1. How To Implement An Innovative & Interactive Diversity Training Program On Your Campus
Dr. Mamie Thorns  Special Assistant to the President for Diversity Programs Saginaw Valley State University
Leslie Robinson
Inventor
Keep It Real Diverse
Dean Hudlin Wagner 
Vice President for Student Development & Dean of Students
Carleton College

2. Jamal E. Mazyck
Digital Media Manager
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

3. “Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me.”
DIVERSITY
“Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me.”
Carlos Fuentes

4. INCLUSION

5. We have students, faculty and administrators of various backgrounds
We have students, faculty and administrators of various backgrounds. How are we going to “meet them at the door?” How are we going to get them engaged, communicating and feeling like they belong and are full participants in the campus environment?

6. MANAGING DIVERSITY - ISSUES
CAMPUS CULTURE
TEAM BUILDING
INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNICATION
SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS
COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES

9. ENGAGING THE HEART
Author James Baldwin said that Martin Luther King Jr. “has succeeded in a way that no negro before him has managed to do, to carry the battle into the individual heart and make its resolution the province of the individual will. He has made it a matter, on both sides of the fence, of self-examination.”

10. CHALLENGES & FEARS
May not be skilled in engaging others in meaningful discussions, don’t know where to begin
Fear of being judged
Uncomfortable discussing issues around diversity
Afraid I will offend others
Afraid of dealing with emotions
As a privileged white individual, will not be taken seriously
Don’t know how to create a space that allows impactful insights to emerge
Think I’ll look ignorant

11. Video

12. WHY THE KEEP IT REAL DIVERSE GAME?
How do we start the conversation? The Keep It Real Diverse game is the perfect tool to ENGAGE students, faculty and administration in the issues of Diversity and Diversity work.
The technologies exist to bring different people together; what is needed is to EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY and to BRIDGE DIFFERENCES with people from different cultures, races, religions, ages, orientations and countries.

13. Knowing yourself is the beginning
of all wisdom.
~ Aristotle

14. FANTASY / IMAGINATION
If you were a race different from your own, what would you miss about being your race?
If you had the choice, would you rather be a man or a woman? Why?
What social class would you choose to have been born into? Why?
If you are not a minority, how do you think it would feel to be a minority on campus?

15. PERSONAL What is a stereotype of your race that hurts or annoys you?
Do you feel most comfortable with people of your own race? Why or why not?
Do you associate intelligence with race & background? Why or why not?
Do you want to be close friends with more people of different races and religions? If yes, what if anything stops you? If not, why not?

16. REFLECTION Why do you think racism exists?
How important was / is the diversity experience to your college experience?
Do you believe we are culturally conditioned to believe that white people are superior and people of color are inferior? Why or why not?
How much of your identity / who you feel you are, is related to your race and religion?

17. LET US CREATE NEW EXPERIENCES OF ONE ANOTHER!
PREJUDICE
TO PRE JUDGE:
Usually based on ignorance, fears, projections, misunderstandings and bad experiences.
LET US CREATE NEW EXPERIENCES OF ONE ANOTHER!

18. “Watch other people for clues about who they are, not just clues about how much they are or are not like you.”
I wish for you: Simple Wisdom for a Happy Life
Keep It Real GAME PLAY!!!!!!

19. Dean Hudlin Wagner 
Vice President for Student Development & Dean of Students Carleton College
Overview of Diversity Issues
Possible Solutions
Why Keep It Real Diverse?
On-going Diversity Training
Outcomes & Feedback

20. Dr. Mamie Thorns  Special Assistant to the President for Diversity Programs
Saginaw Valley State University
Overview of Diversity Issues
Possible Solutions
Why Keep It Real Diverse?
On-going Diversity Training
Outcomes & Feedback

21. Q & A
Examine & identify your own challenges regarding providing ongoing diversity programming on your campus.

22. Video

24. ICEBREAKERS / EXERCISES
COLOR WARS
PART I

25. DEVELOP YOUR OWN FUTURE VISION
REFLECTION & CREATION

26. HOW CAN WE USE THE KEEP IT REAL DIVERSE GAME?
Diversity and Inclusion
Student Orientation & Engagement
Residence Life
Student Affairs
Leadership and Management
Retention & Transition Initiatives
First Generation
Team-Building
Community Service Providers
Service Learning
International Students
Multi-Cultural Affairs
Fraternities and Sororities / Greek Life
Recruiters
Communication
Mental Health
Retreats
Veterans
Professional Development

27. For more information or to purchase the game:
CONSULTATION
For more information or to purchase the game:

28. Dr. Mamie Thorns Leslie Robinson
Dean Hudlin Wagner
Dr. Mamie Thorns
Leslie Robinson