Inside Iowa State
February 5, 1999
Day-long diversity fest planned
by Arianna McKinney, News Service intern
"Diversity Day" will focus on academic, cultural, artistic and athletic opportunities at Iowa State. Events will run from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, in the Memorial Union.
George Jackson, assistant dean of the graduate college and dean for recruitment and outreach, will open the day with a keynote address titled "Diversity Means You" at 10 a.m. in the Gallery.
A series of sessions will follow the keynote address from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. These include "What the Legacy of George Washington Carver Has Meant to Me," a lecture by Sande McNabb, professor of forestry and plant pathology, at 11 a.m.; the Zulu African Drum & Dance Connection workshop at 1 p.m.; and "The Importance of Cultural Heritage and a Positive Sense of Ethnic Identity," a lecture by Meaghan Kozar, program assistant for Minority Student Affairs, at 2 p.m.
A diversity fair from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room will feature booths with information about Iowa State's multicultural student organizations. The day will conclude with a performance by the Zulu African Drum & Dance Connection at 9 p.m. in the Great Hall.
Diversity Day 1999
Memorial Union
(sign will direct to second floor locations, all events are
free)
294-1701
Friday, February 12
- 10-11 a.m., Keynote address, "Diversity Means
You," George Jackson, ISU graduate college, Gallery.
- 11 a.m.-noon, Presentation, "What the Legacy of
George Washington Carver Has Meant to Me," Sande McNabb, ISU
forestry and plant pathology, second floor.
- 11 a.m.-noon, Presentation, "Minority Liaison
Officer and How Students Can Best Utilize the Service," LeAnn
Davis, ISU College of Family and Consumer Sciences, second
floor.
- Noon-1 p.m., Presentation, "The Myth of Race,"
Sedric McClure, Concordia University, St. Paul, second
floor.
- 1-2 p.m., Workshop, Zulu African Drum and Dance
Connection, free, second floor.
- 2-3 p.m., Presentation, "The Importance of
Cultural Heritage and a Positive Sense of Ethnic Identity,"
Meaghan Kozar, ISU minority student affairs, second floor.
- 3 p.m., Fair, booth displays by multicultural
student organizations, Sun Room.
- 9 p.m., Performance, Zulu African Drum and Dance
Connection, Great Hall.
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