P ATHS TO P ROGRESS : Building Cultural Capital & Competence 2016 MIMSAC P RESENTATION B Y Mary E. Clark Belmont University

R EMINDER The purpose of this event to provide a safe environment that will allow for an authentic discussion about the topic at hand. While we all may not agree it is important that we value what each of us brings to the discussion.

B ACKGROUND In an age of "Black Lives Matters", “stay mad Abby", perpetual bullying, and increasingly violent hate crimes against our LGBTQO, religious, gender and ethnic communities, how can institutions with decentralized methods of addressing multiculturalism foster communities of diversity and inclusion?

G OALS This interactive workshop seeks to provide attendees with strategies that will educate, empower and enhance their institutions, students, faculty, staff and surrounding communities to effective and affective activists.  develop specific programming/initiatives that will educate and support the leadership development of undergraduate students as it relates to diversity, inclusion and activism.  identify areas of success, challenges and opportunities as it relates to the engagement and education of the faculty and staff at their institution.  identify real solutions that can be implemented at their institutions that will assist institutions from a mindset of forced obligation to mindful and natural inclusion.

F OUNDATIONAL C ONCEPTS  Cultural Competence  Importance of Diversity & Inclusion  Multiculturalism in Higher Education  Effective Communication as it relates to challenging/difficult topics

C HALLENGES  Lack of understanding  Conflict between institutional identity & institutional needs  Identification of issues  Turning a blind eye toward issues  Others…

S TRATEGIES

K EY S TRATEGIC C OMPONENTS  Authenticity  Honesty  Effort  Communication  Define your institutional identity

D EVELOPING Y OUR P ROCESS  Is this a top down initiative?  What is your institution ready for?  Where will funding come from?  What is your mission?  What type of initiative are you seeking to develop?  Multicultural  Diverse & Inclusive

W HO IS INVOLVED  Students  Faculty  Staff  Internal & External Stakeholders

S PECIFIC I NITIATIVES ( NOT EXHAUSTIVE )  Mini Grants  Campus-wide commitment in word & deed  Scholarship Initiatives  Pipeline Programs  Educators in Residence  Cross Campus Collaborations  Leadership Development  Campus Conversations/Town Halls  Speaker Series  Campus-wide  Student Centered  Faculty Centered  Staff Centered

R ESOURCES  Books  Other Institutions for best practices  University of Memphis  Brown University  Saint Louis University  Professional Organization Committees  ACPA  NASPA  NADE  National Organizations  AmeriCorps  The College Board  Department of Education  ETS  Interactive exhibits  The Ability Exhibit

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