1. Center for Teaching Learning and Academic Technology
(CTLAT)
Introducing a Lecture Series on Multiculturalism
Today’s Session: FLCs Review,
Reconnect and Reflect
Dillard University
2601 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
Kearny Hall West Dining Room
Dr. Steve A. Buddington, Professor of Social Work; Dr. Eartha Lee Johnson, Associate Professor of Psychology
Ms. Diane Magee, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
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Discussion Leaders
January 30, 2013 ~ 12:15 p.m.

2. DU ~ Center for Teaching Learning
and Academic Technology 2

3. • Dillard University's mission is to produce graduates who
excel, become world leaders, are broadly
educated, culturally aware, and concerned with
improving the human condition. Through a highly
personalized and learning-centered approach, Dillard's
students are able to meet the competitive demands of a
diverse, global and technologically advanced society.
Mission Statement 3

4. • Dillard University will be a premier private undergraduate university
in the region and in the world of Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.
• Dillard University will expand selectively into graduate studies,
building on its best programs that represent future projections of
workforce needs.
• Dillard University will increase and enhance its commitment to and
production of quality, useful research.
• Dillard University will infuse globalization into its curriculum so
that it expands its reach to other languages, cultures and countries.
• Dillard University will demonstrate commitment to all students’
success.
Dillard University’s
Strategic Pillars 4

5. • Dillard University will develop student leadership training and
enriched educational opportunities outside of the classroom to
offer a balanced environment as part of the college experience.
• Dillard University will continue to attract and graduate
talented African American students, while welcoming those
from a diverse background who can benefit from the unique
experience we offer.
• Dillard University will demonstrate commitment to technology
as subject matter, a teaching tool and the underpinnings of
internal systems that are efficient, reliable and cost-effective.
Dillard University’s
Strategic Pillars 5

6. • Dillard University will show fiscal integrity, with
systems of financial and professional accountability and
stability.
• Dillard University will be engaged in the revitalization of
its home, New Orleans.
• Dillard University will develop and promulgate practices
relative to the greening of its campus and the promotion
of environmental sustainability.
• Dillard University will develop a Gulf Coast Public
Policy Center
Dillard University’s
Strategic Pillars 6

7. • Diane Magee, Assistant Professor of
Criminal Justice
• Social Sciences Department
• DU ~ PEW Charitable Trust Grant
Shares Real Experiences on Faculty
Learning Communities 7

8. Multiculturalism 8

9. • Powerful means of serving an increasingly diverse
population of students
• Address diverse learning styles
• Dramatically increase student and faculty retention
• Significant impact on the institution
• Interdisciplinary faculty learning communities
Why Now – FLC on
Multiculturalism? 9

10. http://www.njresources.com/about/our-commitment/diversity.asp
What do we mean when we say we have
“diversity” and “multiculturalism” on our
campus?” 10

11. Do we need to pay attention to
http://www.jeremycwilson.com/2010/02/diverse-admit-day/
diversity issues only if our
course content centers around
them? 11

12. How do faculty whose training occurred at least ten years ago (last
degree received) feel about teaching content with multicultural
complexities e.g. race relations, same sex marriages and issues in
general regarding , human sexuality? 12

13. What questions do we ask ourselves as
we prepare to teach a more diverse
classroom? 13

14. http://www.examiner.com/article/diversity-the-classroom
What agendas and experiences do students,
both white students and students of color,
bring with them about multicultural issues in
class? 14

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What different learning styles and
strengths do different students bring to
class that we need to be aware of? 15

16. http://minutemennews.com/2013/01/
What is our goal for changes in value and
attitudes when we teach about diversity
issues, if any – over and above “learning the
material?” Should we have such goals? 16

17. Brazil is here!
Stay tuned…
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18. • Dr. Julie Basu-Ray
• Dr. Lovell Agwaramgbo
• Dr. Dorothy J. Smith
• Dr. Ruby L. Broadway
• Dr. Nchor Okorn
• Dr. Christian Fugar
• Dr. Lana N. Chambliss
• Dr. Eartha Lee Johnson
• Dr. Steve A. Buddington
• Mr. Ray Vrazel
• Dr. Hong Dai
• The dates will be announced as our scholars confirm. Please
join in. There are dates available through May, 2013.
Presentations by our
Honored Scholars 18