Information concerning Diversity in college campuses and bullying

1. Diversit
y
Marcus Simmons
Itawamba Community College
Coordinator-Supportive Services

2. What is Diversity – What
does it mean?
What does it mean when colleges and
universities talk about “diversity”? The
word is often used when talking about the
presence of people on a campus who differ
in terms of race, culture, ethnicity,
religion, socioeconomic status, sexual
orientation, and ability. It also means the
presence of people with diverse opinions,
political views, and academic passions.
However, a true, comprehensive definition
of diversity should also include ways in
which a diverse population engages with
and explores its differences
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3. Why is Diversity
important?
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4. Diversity is important
because
1. Diversity expands
worldliness
2. Diversity enhances
one’s social development
3. Diversity prepares
students for future career
success
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5. Diversity is important
because
4. Diversity prepares students
for work in a global society
5. Diversity increase our knowledge
base as we interact with people
different from ourselves
6. Diversity promotes
crea tive thinking
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6. Diversity is important
because
7. Diversity promotes self
awareness
8. Diversity enriches the multiple
perspectives developed in a liberal
arts curriculum
9. Diversity can promote
understanding, patience, and
cooperation
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7. Tell who is… (1) the race car driver (2) The Multi-millionaire (3) President of an European
Country (4) Famous Chef (5) Professional Basketball Player (6) Cheerleader (7) Preacher
(8) Famous Model

8. Dolly Parton –
Multi-millionaire
worth about 246
million
Jay Bakker – son of
Tammy Faye and
Jimmy Bakker is a
youth Preacher in
L.A.
Gerry Garvin – A
very famous
American Chef
Katie Christensen –
Professional basketball
player
Danica Patrick –
Professional Race
Car Driver
Andrea Boschim – a
famous plus size model
from Brazil
Dalia Grybauskaite –
President of Lithuania
B.B. – middle school
cheerleader in Louisville KY.

9. DIVERSITY
BINGO

10. Diversity Bingo
For Diversity bingo create a bingo style
card on a sheet of paper and in each
square place a type of person etc…
examples would be – native American,
Older student, freshman student, female
student, student over 6 feet tall, student
under 5 feet tall. Students are given time
to go ahead campus and meet students
that are different from them and have
them sign their Bingo Sheets

11. Are Bullying
and Diversity
Related?
Yes! People are
bullied because of
their perceived
differences or
diverse nature
DiversityCouncil.org

12. What Exactly is Bullying?
A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly
and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or
more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending
himself or herself. This definition includes three important
components:
1. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted,
negative actions.
2. It involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time.
3. It involves an imbalance of power or strength.
DiversityCouncil.org

13. The Deadly Truth about Bullying
 77% of all
students are
bullied
 1 in 5 students
admit to being
bullied or
bullying
 8% of all students
miss at least one
day of school for
fear of bullies
 28% of students
carrying weapons
have witnessed
violence at home.
 35% of adults in the
work place
experience bullying
at work
 282,000 students are
attacked in secondary
schools each month
 Bullying victims
are between 2 to
9 times more
likely to consider
suicide than non-victims
 Every 7 minutes a
child is bullies –
intervention from
adults 4%, peers
11%, and no
intervention 85%
DiversityCouncil.org

14. What can you do about
Bullying?
First, do not be a bully
yourself
Don’t encoura ge other bullies
by laughing or egging them
on
Don’t protect the bully

15. What can you do about
Bullying
Don’t stay silent. Use your
power to speak out
If you cannot, find an
adult to stop the bullying
Support the victim. Be a friend,
socialize with them, eat lunch with
them

16. What you can do about
Bullying
Support others tha t speak out against
bullying – strength in numbers
Respect yourself and
respect others
Appreciate others for
their dif ferences

17. What you can do about
Bullying
Crea te a culture of
friendship and inclusion
Make it clear that you feel
bullying is NOT cool
Be a part of the solution –
not part of the problem

18. What you can do about
Bullying
Take the anti-bullying
pledge – sign it and live by
it
Remember if you do not act to stop
bullying or take some stance – you
are just as guilty as the Bully
Join diversity supportive
groups – ICC Diversity
Club

19. The
Pledge

20. Questions?
Marcus Simmons
Coordinator – Supportive Services
Itawamba Community College
Tupelo Campus
Phone: 662.620.5314
Email: mgsimmons@iccms.edu