Upcoming Events
The iSchool Diversity Committee plans activities for each academic quarter. Please continue to check here or the resources and events page for news on upcoming events.
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Monday, April 27, 2009, 10am to 12pm,
Diversity Committee Planning Meeting for 2009-10, MGH 136
For those interested in joining the Diversity Committee or planning diversity and diversity-related outreach and recruitment events next year.
Monday, May 11, 2009, 12pm to 1:30pm, Black Room, ECC (3931 Brooklyn Ave NE)
iDiversity Book Club discussion, Ch. 3 of Paolo Friere's Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Bring your lunch!
Monday, June 8, 2009, 12pm to 1:30pm, Black Room, ECC (3931 Brooklyn Ave NE)
iDiversity Book Club discussion, Ch. 4 of Paolo Friere's Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Bring your lunch!
(The Diversity Committee and iDiversity will help subsidize the purchase cost of the book. Please email iDiversity for details.)
Recruitment
Washington Library Association Annual Conference 2009
Dates: April 16-17, 2009 Exhibitor dates/times: 4/16: 9am-5pm, 4/17: 9am-3:30pm
Washington Student of Color Conference, Yakima WA
Date: April 16-18, 2009 Times: TBA
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Diversity Home
Welcome to the iSchool Diversity Homepage! This is the place to find events, resources, and more information on iSchool diversity related efforts.
The Diversity Committee
Through outreach, recruitment, and retention, the Committee works to foster an openness regarding diverse ideas and perspectives. The Committee meets regularly to review diversity needs and efforts of the iSchool and help plan programs, host events, disseminate information, and initiate discussion on diversity. The Committee is dedicated to gathering and sharing different viewpoints and perspectives on information education and information professions. Membership includes faculty, staff, and students.
The 2008-2009 Diversity Committee consists of the following faculty, staff, and students:
Want to Attend a Diversity Committee Meeting?
Diversity Committee meetings are open to everybody, and we appreciate input from the iSchool community. Scheduled meetings for the rest of the quarter are:
April 13
April 27
May 11
All meetings take place from 10am to 12pm in MGH 136.
Join the Diversity Committee!
Interested in planning diversity and diversity-related outreach and recruitment events in 2009-10? Come to the April 27 and May 11 meetings! Please feel free to email any of the above committee members - we'd love to have you join us!
If you would like to share your thoughts or ideas with the Diversity Committee, please email
Cynthia or
Matt.
iDiversity Student Group
iDiversity is a student-run organization that puts on various cultural and diversity events and panels throughout the year. Past events have included potlucks and panels on cross-cultural communications in libraries. For more information, please email
iDiversity or visit our
Facebook page.
Diversity Listserv
This mailing list has announcements regarding iSchool, UW, and community events, activities, programs, scholarships, internships, jobs, and much more that relate to diversity. It is an open list, and all are welcome to join! To subscribe to iDiversity, the iSchool's Diversity Listserv, click
here.
Diversity Events
The Information School sponsors activities that highlight diversity in our community and also in the information field. Upcoming events will be listed on this website. To learn more about the types of events we offer and support we provide, please visit
iSchool Resources.
If you have corrections, additions, or suggestions about the diversity section of the website, please email Alice Tsoi.