{"id":1569,"date":"2016-09-07T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T15:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1569"},"modified":"2018-07-18T02:45:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T02:45:59","slug":"assignment-diversity-and-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-buffalo-wmopen-collegesuccess\/chapter\/assignment-diversity-and-accessibility\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Diversity and Accessibility","rendered":"Assignment: Diversity and Accessibility"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Objective<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify ways in which you can make diversity more personal<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Directions<\/h2>\r\nThis activity will help you examine ways in which you can develop\u00a0your awareness of and commitment to diversity on campus. Answer the following questions to the best of your ability:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What are my plans for expanding myself personally and intellectually in college?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What kind of community will help me expand most fully, with diversity as a factor in my expansion?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What are my comfort zones, and how might I expand them to connect more diversely?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do I want to be challenged by new viewpoints, or will I feel more comfortable connecting with people who are\u00a0like me?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What are my biggest questions about diversity?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Write several paragraphs reflecting on the questions above.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Submit this assignment according to directions from your instructor.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nConsider the following strategies to help you answer the questions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Examine extracurricular activities. Can you get involved with clubs or organizations that promote and expand diversity?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Review your college\u2019s curriculum. In what ways does it reflect diversity? Does it have departments and courses on historically unrepresented peoples, e.g., cultural and ethnic studies, and gender and sexuality studies. Look for study-abroad programs, as well.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Read your college\u2019s mission statement. Read the mission statement of other colleges. How do they match up with your values and beliefs? How do they align\u00a0with the value of diversity?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Inquire with friends, faculty, colleagues, family. Be open about diversity. What does it mean to others? What positive effects has it had on them? Ask people about diversity.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Research can help. 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