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Diversity Reflective Report

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Before I came to the Florida State College at Jacksonville, I already had have the prior knowledge that this institution embraced a very diverse student population. Even with this idea in mind, I am still fascinated by the racial and ethnic diversity at FSCJ. For the class on Thursday, the speakers from Multicultural & Diversity Affairs discussed the topic of diversity. The presentation raised my awareness of cultural diversity, changed my perspective on diversity, encouraged me to apply the learnings to my future time at FSCJ, and also allowed me to understand the importance of diversity for not only first generation students but also for people in general. The presentation and the interactive activities were mainly focused on personal and social identities; they were overall very organized and concise. The speakers were helpful when clarifying the definitions of some commonly misused words such as “Gender” and ‘Sexual Orientation” before the later activities. Moreover, the “Identity Wheel” …show more content…

After participation, my perspective of diversity change, and I also want to apply my learnings to promote a campus community with greater awareness of diversity. Previously, although I acknowledged cultural and racial differences, but I never considered them as vital components of daily communications. Now I learn that because everyone comes from a unique ethnic group, it is important to respect and understand others’ cultural backgrounds to avoid possible miscommunications. To apply my learnings of diversity at FSCJ, I am interested in joining the Multicultural & Diversity Affair. With my membership in this organization, I am able to gain the knowledge about multiculturalism by involving in meaningful activities and to motivate others to develop better intercultural understandings. In addition, I will also pay more attention to my peers’ cultural backgrounds when engaging in conversations or collaborative

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One of the events of University’s history that I found very fascinating is how Roosevelt University practiced non-discrimination in admissions for its students and faculty members since 1946. The University was recognized nation-wide in press coverage for taking small steps towards creating an academic environment where students and staff members were selected based on their knowledge and passion, rather than their race or gender. Also, there is a lot of diversity in current classes at Roosevelt University; it helps to improve work efficiency because people from different cultural background can bring variety of skills, capabilities, and knowledge that can constitute a better team work. This aspect of the University’s history reminded me

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Some strategies that can be used to enrich children’s understanding and respect for cultural identities within the services community may include: - • providing activities and opportunities that engage other cultures These activities could be a culture celebration for a day or week such as Chinese New Year, St Patrick’s Day, Christmas etc., where the children could come dressed up as something that represents that particular culture i.e. dragon, leppricon, Noah etc. and play games that originated from that culture, do drawings of things found in that culture or read books at story time that give information and embraces the culture. • engaging parents and families to discuss cultural practices.

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The rumor regarding cultural diversity on PWI campuses must be conceded due to the race dominance that is apparent at these schools. However, making a statement that African-Americans at PWIs forget the culture that they come from would be truly false. Comprehending the lack of minority students at college allows for those minorities to use that lack of diversity as an advantage. With a little number of minorities, it enables them to understand oneself and the circumstances that surround them more deeply. This results in more diverse opinions and perspective to be a factor in conversations, changing viewpoints on different situations.

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