Projects for the Office of Diversity Initiatives ENC 4294 Documentation and Client-Based Collaboration- Fall 2011

University of Central Florida

Office of Diversity Initiatives

Anti-Bullying Guide

The team for The History of Jim Crowe created four 2-hour modules for the Office of Diversity Initiatives to use for presentations. They edited a series of videos into short segments to use in tandem with worksheets and groups activities. The final product consisted of a facilitator’s guide with outlines of the modules, the edited videos, scripts, activities, and reference list.

History of Jim Crow

Modules

ODI Facts

History of Hate

Belief Systems

• Facilitates over 300 workshops on more than 120 topics reaching over 7500 participants annually.

• Cultivates relationships with influential individuals, educational institutions, businesses, and social justice organizations in support of the UCF goal to become more inclusive and diverse.

• Provided the impetus for the development of the UCF Summer Faculty Development Conference and continues to sponsor a conference diversity track on curriculum transformation.

• Played a substantial leadership role in the development of 21 cultural competencies for UCF undergraduate education.

• Designs and implements the Leadership Enhancement Program for members of the UCF faculty and staff in partnership with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

• Sponsors the LEGACY Leadership and Mentoring Program for students which focuses on scholarship, identity development, leadership, career development, and community service.

• Initiated the activities that led to the creation of the UCF Community Veterans History Project.

• Hosted the Florida Diversity and Leadership Conference at UCF in 2010 and 2011.

• Received diversity awards from the Beacon Network, Seminole State College, and the UCF Division of Student Development and Enrollment Services.

• Was awarded an unsolicited grant from Google to support the mission and goals of the unit

Our vision is to position UCF as a center of excellence that is nationally recognized as a higher education model for its practices, policies, and attitudes in the area of domestic diversity.

This group compiled activities for students, faculty, and staff at UCF and the surrounding area, and for the staff in the work place, that are age-appropriate in order to raise awareness of bullying and help the classroom and or workplace environment to become an inclusive place. The guide centers on activities that will prevent bullying by educating people, building a sense of community, teaching rules and guidelines to follow, showing how to model good behavior, and explaining how to deal with bullying the workplace. It addresses ways to prevent bullying, rather than merely dealing with its effects.

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The History of Hate consisted of several modules focusing on specific groups: Native Americans, African Americans, and women. Each begins with breaking the ice and get attendees talking. The facilitator provides foundational information and scaffolding for the rest of the workshop. The goal is to inspire thought about the nature and consequences of hate. Activities, videos, and discussions are included to elaborate on certain events in history and further participant knowledge on each subject.

The Belief Systems group will be designing a series of workshops to help spread information and dispel misconceptions in regards to various religions, helping people to understand where those of different religions come from, and separate what society has made them believe from the reality of the situation. For each belief system the group created a pamphlet, facilitator’s guide, and PowerPoint. The beliefs systems covered were chosen in hopes of providing new insight into some of the more popular religions, as well as shedding light on some of the lesser known belief systems.

The mission of the Office of Diversity Initiatives is to assist the University of Central Florida in reaching its strategic goal to "Become More Inclusive and Diverse" by facilitating diversity processes, programs, and policies that promote social justice, enhance cultural competencies, and develop capacious leaders. Our students, colleagues, and constituents represent diverse peoples and perspectives across multiple generations.

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Jim

Cro

we • Early History of

Jim Crow (Pre-Reconstruction)

• Reconstruction—WWI

• WWI–Gaines v. Canada

• WWII–Civil Rights

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• Native Americans • African

Americans • Women

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e • Spread Awareness

• Foster Community

• Establish Rules • Model Behavior • Stand up in the

Workplace

Bel

ief

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s • Baha’i Faith • Buddhism • Catholicism • Islam • Wicca • Jehovah’s

Witnesses • Judaism • Mormonism • Scientology

Each project divided the content into a set of modules. Each module covered a key point or issue on each topic.