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is the multitude of personal
characteristics that make each of us unique,
many of which are attributed to our
demographic backgrounds, e.g. race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion,
socioeconomic strata, and many other visible
or detectable traits. This multiplicity of
personal traits contributes to
of our campus.
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At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology our
mission is to attract the best students, faculty
and staff from all backgrounds to a campus
family that:
Understands the concept of diversity
Appreciates its impact
Routinely and comfortably engages across
diverse lines
Instinctively demonstrates support for all
members
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First Year – First Quarter Success
The Rose-Hulman
Center For Diversity
Presents . . .
Tips For Students, Especially
Freshmen,
As They Begin Their
Coursework At Rose . . .
How Not To Fall Behind
Where To Find Learning
Resources
The Criticality Of Connecting
With Professors, And
The Folly Of Operating As A
“Lone Ranger”
September 14,
2016
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Diversity Connection Breakfast
An Information Breakfast To Introduce The
Center for Diversity To Companies Interested In
Learning More . . .
About Our Diverse Students
About The Center For Diversity
About Our Upcoming Diversity Events
About How To Become Involved In Diversity
Initiatives at Rose
September 28, 2016
The Rose-Hulman
Center For Diversity
Presents . . .
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Royal Mandarin
Chavas Taj Mahal
Rick’s Grand Traverse
Homey’s Pie Company
The Rose-Hulman
Center For
Diversity
Presents . . .
October 22,
2016
4:30 – 6:00 PM
SRC Fieldhouse
Saturday Supper & ALL THAT JAZZ!
A relaxed, fun-filled break from studies to engage in a wonderful
meal, great conversation, incredible music - with guest Flautist
Galen Abdur, the Rose-Hulman Jazz Band, and loads of fun.
And the food - catered from some of the most popular
restaurants in town - showcasing an amazingly diverse and
appetizing menu.
Audience: All Students, Staff, Faculty & Families
Noor Tagouri
November 7,
2016
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Hatfield Hall
The Rose-Hulman
Center For Diversity
Presents . . .
She Is A Journalist Determined to
For CBS Radio, become the first hijabi
Local News
journalist on US
Reporter For CTV television, Noor
News, And A Tagouri has gained
Social Media international attention
Phenomenon
as one of the
She Travels The country’s most talked
World Celebrating about young adults.
Diversity & Audience: All
Individuality Students, Staff &
She Has Broken Faculty
Down Multiple
Diversity Barriers
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In 1998, Judy Shepard lost her son, Matthew,
to a murder motivated by anti-gay hate.
Determined to prevent Matthew's fate from
befalling others,
she became actively involved in public speaking,
writing and promoting tolerance, diversity and
safer schools for gay students.
Judy December 5,
Shepard 2016
5:30 – 7:00 PM
The Kahn Room, HMU
The Rose-Hulman
Center For
Diversity
Presents . . .
Audience: All Students, Staff & Faculty
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January 16, 2017
11:05 AM – 12:20 PM
Hatfield Hall Auditorium
Chef Jeff
Henderson
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
Chef Jeff Now an award-
discovered his winning chef, best-
passion and gift selling author and
for cooking in a Food Network star -
most unlikely
place—prison. The Chef Jeff Project,
Family Style with Chef
The Rose- Jeff, and Flip My
Hulman
Center For Food, he is one of the
Diversity most influential role
Presents . . . models in the
country, inspiring
audiences to climb
the ladder to success.
Audience: All Students,
Staff & Faculty
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Rose Diversity Connect
An all-day January 24, 2017
campus event
that will foster 8:05 AM – 4:15 PM
RHIT Campus
closer
connections
between our
Corporate
Community and
our students.
The Rose-Hulman The day will include:
Center For
Diversity Exciting Student
Presents . . . Competitions
Leadership
Simulations
Corporate-hosted
Luncheon Bistros
Audience: All students with special emphasis on NSBE, SASE, SHPE,
SWE, UNITY and WOLFPAC
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The Rose-Hulman
Center For Diversity
Presents . . .
March 13, 2017
11:05 AM – 12:20 PM
Hatfield Hall Auditorium
Internationally acclaimed, Freddie Ravel
molds speaking with masterful piano
performances. Drawing upon his unique
multi-cultural back-ground, Ravel
provides the ideal balance of
entertainment and content, bridging
together cultures and uplifting the
audience - All Students, Staff & Faculty.
Freddie Ravel, The Keynote Maestro
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March 18, 2017
Hulbert Arena
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Rose-Hulman
Center For Diversity
Presents . . .
The SPARK Competition
An exciting competition pairing high
school juniors in teams with our own
Rose-Hulman students to respond to a
computer/robotics challenge.
Fantastic prizes will be awarded to the
top-winning teams who build the
winning design.
Audience: RHIT Students,
High School Juniors
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Another relaxed, fun-filled The Rose-Hulman
break from studies to engage Center For Diversity
in a fantastic meal, great Presents . . .
conversation, phenomenal
music and incredible
competitions - with prizes.
And the food - catered from
some of the most popular
restaurants in town -
showcasing an amazingly
diverse and appetizing menu.
Audience: All Students, Staff ,
Faculty & Families
Saturday Supper & Rose Family Fun!
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Dr. Terrell
Strayhorn
April 4, 2017
The Rose-Hulman
Center For
Diversity
Presents . . .
Terrell Strayhorn, Ph.D., is
Professor and Director of
the Center for Higher
Education Enterprise at
Ohio State University. He is
a renowned student success
scholar, highly acclaimed
public speaker with over
300 keynote addresses &
lectures around the world
including TEDtalk, and
author of 10 books.
Audience: All Students, Staff &
Faculty
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Diversity Success Accelerator -
Speed Mentoring
The Rose-Hulman April 18, 2017
Center For Diversity
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Presents . . . SRC – Arena Balcony
Designed in a speed-dating format,
students rotate to different corporate-
staffed tables for each course of a
wonderful meal, meeting new
professionals at each table. These
seasoned professionals will coach
students, providing tips & insights on
critical leadership and development
skills for the workplace.
Audience: All Students With Special Emphasis On
Rosebud Scholars And NSBE, SASE, SHPE, SWE &
UNITY Members
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Coming Soon . . . Stay Tuned . . .
11:05 AM – 12:20 PM
Hatfield Auditorium
President Conwell will introduce Rose-
Hulman’s diversity and inclusion plan
by engaging the audience in a fun and
competitive experience to discover his
“true identity.” You may be amazed at
what you will discover!
Audience: All Students, Staff & Faculty
The Rose-Hulman
Center For Diversity
Presents . . .
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Diversity Training
BiasBusters is modeled on Google’s Bias-
Busting@Work program, and designed in
concert with Carnegie Mellon University to
engage over issues of bias, diversity and
inclusion.
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