Diversity Events Summary

Diversity and Inclusion Events at PVCC

Goal: 1

Date: 9/7, 9/8, 9/14, 9/15 and 9/282012

Name of activity: COM101: MOSAIC for Students

Statement of outcome: We talk about diversity, inclusion and valuing differences at PVCC. But what does it mean? How does it relate to our daily work environments and what is the impact on the organization? MOSAIC Overview: What is this Series About This session provides participants with an overview of the 24-hour MOSAIC series. Participants will have an opportunity to be actively involved, at a basic level, in the complex yet rewarding journey that the MOSAIC series will take them in creating a service oriented, respectful, inclusive and equitable environment that will engage students, staff, and the Maricopa County community. Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will: Have participated in activities to help enhance their understanding of diversity, inclusion and engagement as life-long learning. Understand and appreciate the importance of MOSAIC as a basic and necessary 24-hour series. MOSAIC is a series of six sequential workshops designed for all employees to help answer these questions. Through awareness, knowledge, skills and application strategies, participants will: Appreciate the importance of being part of an inclusive culture Strengthen skills necessary for effective intergroup communication Recognize and respond to harmful (discriminatory, biased or exclusionary) comments, attitudes, behaviors, and Increase our understanding of how inclusion impacts the entire organization. MOSAIC Level I - Knowing Ourselves and Others - provides the framework for diversity and inclusion at Maricopa. MOSAIC Level II - Recognizing Bias and its Consequences -- provides a deeper understanding of the impact of bias on the faculty, staff, students and the organization. MOSAIC Level III - Strengthening Maricopa Through Action -- provides participants with an understanding of their own spheres of influence and power in identifying and correcting barriers to ensure an inclusive environment for everyone.

Number in attendance: 29 students, 2 members of the Diversity and Inclusion Team from District Office, 2 faculty, one staff member, and 11 DiI student

Goal: 1,2

Date: 4/10

Name of activity: Borderlinks and Women's Issues

Statement of outcome: Students in ASB211 and SOC212 explored the use of cartoon images to reflect on the social climate facing immigrants in the U.S., with an emphasis on gender; engaged in role-play and discussion about the systemic and social challenges facing undocumented women in the U.S.; discovered the historical and current trends in migration and how women in particular have experienced migration; and examined how gendered and racist/xenophobic language both shapes and reflects ideology and political and social choices.

Number in attendance: 60

Goal: 1,2

Date: 2/5

Name of activity: Project Civil Discourse

Statement of outcome: The lecture for students "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Walls, Boundaries, Lines in the Sand, and the Yankee Poet" used a Robert Frost poem to examine and discuss the social issue of immigration.

Number in attendance: 25

Goal: 1,2

Date: 10/10/12

Name of activity: 405 Years of Immigration

Statement of outcome: Diverse campus experience. Presentation by Dr. Brian Gratton on the topic of immigration will lead to a discussion of civil discourse on a particularly sensitive and volatile issue within this and other countries.

Number in attendance: 96

Goal: 1,2,3

Date: 9/5, 9/19, 10/3, & 10/17

Name of activity: PVCC International Film Festival

Statement of outcome: The film festival showcases the lives of peoples of other cultures for the purposes of demonstrating the richness of our diverse world and our shared humanity. The 2012/13 theme was Hispanic Cinema.

Number in attendance: 600

Goal: 1,2,3

Date: 9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/17

Name of activity: PVCC International Film Festival

Statement of outcome: Diverse campus experience. The film festival showcases the lives of peoples of other cultures for the purposes of demonstrating the richness of our diverse world and our shared humanity.

Number in attendance: 600

Goal: 1,2,3,4

Date: Spring 2013

Name of activity: Hoop of Learning: Digital Storybook Class

Statement of outcome: For the past four years the Hoop of Learning program has enrolled students in CPD103 BE- Native American Pride and Awareness and AIS 140 - American Indian History with the intent of integrating diversity and inclusion outcomes into their curricular experience at PVCC. These courses (also open to mainstream students if space allows) would not be offered if not for the Hoop of Learning Program. Additionally, Hoop seniors take a one credit STO 145 - Digital Storybook Class. This is a capstone experience for seniors through which they reflect on their experience in Hoop including how the cultural classes impacted them and what was learned. One specific dimension on the rubric used for the digital stories assess the extent to which they demonstrate the development of an indigenous world view.

Number in attendance: 13

Goal: 1,2,3,4

Date: 3/26 & 4/8

Name of activity: Preparing Teachers to work with Muslim students & Women and Islam

Statement of outcome: Diverse Learning Experience. The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona hosted sessions in ASB and EDU courses for students to learn the basic principles of one of the world's largest religions to dispel stereotypes about its followers, beliefs, and practices.

Number in attendance: 50

Goal: 1,2,3,4

Date: 8/22, 8/29, 10/23, 11/14

Name of activity: Understanding Islam

Statement of outcome: Diverse campus experience. The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona hosts session in ASB, COM, and EDU courses for students to learn the basic principles of one of the world's largest religions to dispel stereotypes about its followers, beliefs, and practices.

Number in attendance: 160

Goal: 1,2,3,4,7

Date: Fall 2012 (each Fall)

Name of activity: ACE - CPD160 - Introduction to Multiculturalism

Statement of outcome: For the past two years the ACE program has enrolled the junior cohort in CPD160 - Introduction to Multiculturalism with the intent of integrating diversity and inclusion outcomes into their curricular experience at PVCC. This course was offered through the Counseling division previously but did not have the necessary enrollment and was cancelled. Each Fall ACE now schedules three-four sections of this course.

Number in attendance: 66 (Fall 12)

Goal: 1,3,4

Date: 9/12, 9/26, 9/27, 10/ 15, 10/26, 11/14

Name of activity: Refugee Speakers Bureau

Statement of outcome: Diverse campus experience. The Catholic Charities office of Refugee Resettlement hosts presentations their the country of origin. Presenters discuss socio-cultural, religious, economic, and political conflicts that cause people to flee their homeland, becoming refugees, and being resettled in the United States.

Number in attendance: 352

Goal: 1,4

Date: 2012-13 Academic year

Name of activity: Host Visiting Fulbright scholar in residence

Statement of outcome: Diverse campus experience. Scholar is teaching courses, hosting lectures, attending college meetings, and contributing to international-mindedness of internal and external stakeholders.

Number in attendance: 300+

Goal: 1,5,7

Date: Spring 2013

Name of activity: Rosetta Stone

Statement of outcome: Participants practice immersion pronunciation, speaking, and listening to improve fluency in English or Spanish (required for PVCC Spanish classes).

Number in attendance: 127 (41, or 32%, are community members)

Goal: 2

Date: 4/10 & 4/11

Name of activity: Anti-Human Trafficking presentations

Statement of outcome: These presentations seek to increase student's awareness on the social issue of human trafficking which is prevalent locally, nationally, and internationally. Students are taught the legal definition of human trafficking and how to identify local businesses that may be trafficking humans, and how to respond to such a suspicion to improve the lives of our community members.

Number in attendance: 90

Goal: 2

Date: 9/7/12

Name of activity: Los Tres Tenores

Statement of outcome: A musical concert presented by the Phoenix Opera. The concert was a mix of entertainment and education as the musicians presented several songs in foreign languages, included Mexican ranchero songs, Italian opera arias, and French chansons.

Number in attendance: 330

Goal: 2

Date: 10/6/12

Name of activity: First Saturday Concert Series: Women That Rock

Statement of outcome: A musical concert featuring the contributions of female singers, songwriters, band leaders and all-girl bands. Female artists are not typically highlighted in MHL 153 - Rock Music and Culture class, so this concert was a good way to introduce the accomplishments of female artists to students and to community/audience members.

Number in attendance: 300

Goal: 2

Date: 9/1/12

Name of activity: First Saturday Concert Series: Grupo Liberdade

Statement of outcome: Grupo Liberdade presented an evening of music, culture and dancing from Brazil and Latin America. Their presentation was a mix of entertainment and education, as many audience members in attendance were new to the college and new to the specific different forms of Brazilian music.

Number in attendance: 180

Goal: 2

Date: October 27, 2012

Name of activity: Introduction to the Mayan Calendar

Statement of outcome: This course will provide an understanding of the Mayan Calendar that the movie “2012” did not. Learn about Mayan Mathematics, the origin of the Mayan Calendar, the 260-day Sacred Calendar, the 365-day Solar Calendar, the 52-year Calendar Round, and the 5,125-year Long Count Great Cycle ending December 21, 2012! Also included is the relationship of the 52-year Calendar Round to the mythical Quetzalcoatl and the planet Venus.

Number in attendance: 50

Goal: 2

Date: December 4, 2012

Name of activity: The "Arab Spring"

Statement of outcome: Learn about the forces that resulted in a phenomenal uprising in the Arab world later known as the ‘Arab Spring’. What was the origin? How did the timeline effect one dictatorial regime from another. How and why some had a successful revolution by the peoples’ power while others are still struggling for democracy.

Number in attendance: 32

Goal: 2

Date: December 3, 2012

Name of activity: Modernity and Muslim Responses

Statement of outcome: You will explore the historical construction of the concept of modernity, and subsequently Muslim responses to it over the past 150 years. Analysis of the results of the breakup of the Ottoman Kingdom and the secular revolution in Turkey. How in many ways that failed and today’s Turkey is as religious as it is secular.

Number in attendance: 32

Goal: 2

Date: October 30 - November 13, 2012, 3 Classes

Name of activity: Eastern Spiritual Traditions

Statement of outcome: Learn how Eastern spiritual traditions evolved from the ancient Aryans to Hinduism and to Buddhism. We’ll look at some of the ancient writings including the Rig Veda, the Upanishads, and the Sutras of the Pali Canon, and explore how Eastern spirituality eventually came to the West via European archeologists, Orientalists and Theosophists.

Number in attendance: 32

Goal: 2

Date: October 11 - November 15, 2012, 4 Classes

Name of activity: Things You Never Knew Series!

Statement of outcome: This series of fun lectures taught by Hadara Carol focuses on unusual cultural and historical contributions and origins to our language and modern lives. Class 1: Sumerians, Babylonians, Hittites, Phoenicians & Lydians, Class 2: Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians & Indians, Class 3: Chinese, Greeks & Romans, Class 4: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Exploration and French Philosophers.

Number in attendance: 32

Goal: 2

Date: October 15 - November 5, 2012, 4 Classes

Name of activity: World Cultures Series: Afghanistan

Statement of outcome: A brief overview of history and culture. Explore major events, economic and political structure during diff erent time periods and the multi-cultural, multilingual character of the nation. Learn what major issues confront Afghanistan in today’s changing global environment and the impact on the country. A look at the art and music of Afghanistan over the centuries. Th e amazing architecture, tile work, illustrations, bronze, stone and wood work and of course their famous carpets. Learn about the music from religious to classic to pop. Learn about the possible future direction of the country, the desires of the people for their future from our presenter.

Number in attendance: 32

Goal: 2

Date: October 17- November 14, 2012, 5 Classes

Name of activity: World Cultures Series: Iran

Statement of outcome: A brief overview of history and culture: Major events, economic and political structure during different time periods. You will learn some surprising facts about this culture. Learn what major issues confront Iran in today’s changing global environment and the impact on the country and its diverse population. Review of literature over the centuries. Learn of the integral connection between Iranian music and poetry. The instructor will give a reading of his original poetry. A look at the art and music of Iran over the centuries. Learn about the music from classics to pop. You will have an opportunity to listen to live music played on Iranian musical instruments. Learn about the future direction of the Country as a whole, the diverse desires of the people within Iran and world events that could influence the future.

Number in attendance: 50

Goal: 2

Date: October 2 - October 23, 2012, 4 Tuesdays

Name of activity: World Cultures Series: Experience China

Statement of outcome: This class will look at Chinese values, customs and a historical perspective of what shaped these values and customs from thousands of years ago. The class will also demonstrate how these values and customs have been challenged in the contemporary and modern China by new ideologies and western culture. It is a foundation of understanding the fundamentals of Chinese culture and interactions with the rest of the world. You will learn about feudal society and dynasty structure, Confucianism, the Communist party, the Cultural Revolution, modernization, old values and new values and Chinese customs.

Number in attendance: 32

Goal: 2

Date: August 16, 2012

Name of activity: LSC All-Staff Training

Statement of outcome: Esther Schon joined us at and brought Steve Moser, a volunteer tutor with Disabilities Resources, to the LSC's all-staff training. Our learning outcome was to find the most appropriate ways to address students' learning needs, regardless of ability or disability. Esther and Steve brought us ideas, insights, and strategies that will enrich our work with all students.

Number in attendance: 27

Goal: 2,3,4

Date: 2/20, 2/21, 2/25, 3/5, 3/18, 3/19, 3/26, 3/27, 3/28, & 4/5

Name of activity: Refugee stories from Catholic Charities Office of Refugee Resettlement

Statement of outcome: This program brings refugees that are current caseworkers at the Catholic Charities Office of Refugee Resettlement into selected social science classrooms for presentations that provide students with experiential opportunities to understand the material and non-material culture from different regions of the globe.

Number in attendance: 380

Goal: 2,3,4

Date: 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, & 3/20

Name of activity: PVCC Film Festival

Statement of outcome: This educational experience brings students, community members, and employees together for screenings to increase cultural awareness and intercultural competence through introduction of the film, screening of the film, and post-film discussion.

Number in attendance: 600

Goal: 2,3,5

Date: Spring 2013

Name of activity: World Languages Tutoring and Conversation Groups

Statement of outcome: Participants practice and increase their fluency as students of French and German, both in conversation groups and individually with faculty.

Number in attendance: 16 (11 in French and 5 in German)

Goal: 2,5

Date: Spring 2013

Name of activity: Grammar Workshops

Statement of outcome: Participants will develop greater understanding of English grammar and punctuation in order to write and speak English correctly.

Number in attendance: 144 (including 23 ESL students and 50 community members, 51% of attendees))

Goal: 2,5

Date: Spring 2013

Name of activity: ESL Conversation Groups

Statement of outcome: Participants will develop and increase their fluency in English in order to take classes at PVCC and to become more strongly engaged in the English-speaking community.

Number in attendance: 119 (102 community members and 17 PVCC students)

Goal: 2,5

Date: June 2012

Name of activity: STEM Bootcamp for High School Sophomores

Statement of outcome: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is designed to revolutionize the teaching of subject areas such as math and science by incorporating technology and engineering into regular curriculum by creating a "meta-discipline." STEM encourages a curriculum that is driven by problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning, and requires students to actively engage a situation in order to find its solution. Through an assortment of compelling multimedia tools, students learn that STEM applies directly to virtually every career field. The goal of STEM programs nation-wide is to engage our youth (K-12) and stimulate interest in science and technology careers to remain competitive in the global economy. A significant component of the initiative is to attract unrealized talent from within the ranks of women and under-represented minorities. In June 2012, the Science Division held a STEM summer Boot Camp for high school sophomores. Ten students from two different high schools attended the two-week Camp. Various activities representing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math were presented by PVCC full-time and adjunct faculty. At the end of the Boot Camp, an assessment of this program was conducted. On a scale of 1 to 5, the students rated six different categories an average of 4.5 for the Camp. Students were most impressed with the labs and being exposed to different scientific careers that would be available to them. At the Closing Ceremony, a parent commented to us that before the Camp began, her son had grave reservations about the Camp and did not want to attend. She persisted, and sent him to the Boot Camp on the first day. When he came home that afternoon, he was extremely excited about what he had experienced and what was to occur during the remainder of the Camp.

Number in attendance: 10 high school sophomores

Goal: 3

Date: 9/26/12, 10/24/12, 11/21/12

Name of activity: Puma Press publication (school newspaper)

Statement of outcome: The newspaper published numerous stories covering issues pertaining to diversity, such as affirmative action and hiring, the Deferred Action program for undocumented immigrants, the PVCC Male Empowerment Network, Congolese refugees in the PVCC sports program, Native American Heritage Month, the Hispanic Film Festival, and support for homeless families.

Number in attendance: Circulation 2000 on campus plus online exposure

Goal: 3

Date: Fall 2012

Name of activity: World Languages Tutoring

Statement of outcome: The LSC introduced world languages tutoring, offered by adjunct world languages instructors, during the semester as a way of increasing language acquisition, practice, cultural immersion, and persistence to a bachelor's degree.

Number in attendance: 23

Goal: 3

Date: September 9, 2012

Name of activity: Interpersonal Interaction from a Confucian Perspective

Statement of outcome: Developed an understanding of interpersonal relations in business and educational contexts. Gained a perspective on the Chinese and Taiwanese cultures Developed an understanding of the origin of roles in different cultures

Number in attendance: 10

Goal: 3

Date: August 17, 18, 2012

Name of activity: Ready, Set. Go New Adjunct Faculty Orientation

Statement of outcome: Engaged new adjunct faculty in a learning activity about student diversity in the classroom.

Number in attendance: 29

Goal: 4

Date: Fall 2012

Name of activity: Rosetta Stone

Statement of outcome: Students used Rosetta Stone for Spanish and for ESL to enhance their language-learning experiences; among these were 93 members of the community who used Rosetta Stone to supplement their grammar workshops and ESL conversation groups to better prepare to take ESL classes at the college.

Number in attendance: 328

Goal: 4

Date: October 10, 2012

Name of activity: M.E.N. Program Student Panel Discussion

Statement of outcome: The Male Empowerment Network Program is committed to working collectively and responsibly to meet the life-long learning needs of our diverse male student population. This discussion allows for open direct dialogue on issues that effect college men and their ability to be successful in their personal, academic, and career lives.

Number in attendance: 80

Goal: 4,5

Date: January 9, 2013

Name of activity: Customer Ticket Management

Statement of outcome: Training for IRTS technicians that are heavily involved with providing support to end users on a daily basis. This training included managing of customer and student issues, the programs being supported on campus, and the diverse environment that we work in.

Number in attendance: 12

Goal: 5

Date: Spring 2013

Name of activity: Writing Center Sessions

Statement of outcome: Participants work one-on-one with professional and student writing tutors to address various stages of the writing process in English, including thesis, organization, sentence structure, transitions, grammar, punctuation, usage, documentation, proofreading, and editing.

Number in attendance: 88 ESL students (17% of the 517 students using the Writing Center)

Goal: 5

Date: Summers 2012/2013

Name of activity: ACE/Hoop Math Camp

Statement of outcome: Historically, students in the ACE program have generally been unsuccessful in Math. In 2012 a proposal was developed to address concerns about poor math performance to provide students with free, non-credit individualized Math instruction using a pre-diagnostic with pre/post placement testing. The project was piloted Summer 2012 and is being offered again Summer 2013.

Number in attendance: 35

Goal: 5

Date: Fall 2012

Name of activity: Get-to-Know-Grammar Workshops

Statement of outcome: These weekly workshops allow ESL students to learn more about idioms, usage, and grammar in English to better allow them to succeed in their composition classes.

Number in attendance: 153

Goal: 5

Date: Fall 2012

Name of activity: ESL conversation groups

Statement of outcome: The beginning and advanced conversation groups offered weekly at the LSC to the community provide English-language learners a start in acquiring enough listening and speaking skills in English to be able to enroll in ESL classes at PVCC.

Number in attendance: 104

Goal: 7

Date: 12/21/2012

Name of activity: Cross-Cultural Research

Statement of outcome: Having taught Sociology and having lived in Europe for almost 4 years, I am totally aware of diversity/cultures of at least part of the world. Now I teach Justice Studies which is a social/behavioral subject and every class I have a few students from Mexico, Serbia, Canada, England, Kenya, Middle East, etc. In order to enhance student awareness and understanding of other cultures, every term paper for the past 15 yrs. has a "Cross-Cultural" requirement to address the Topic of the Term Paper by indicating how other parts of the world address the same issue we have in the US (child protection, domestic violence, prisons, drugs, etc.). By becoming aware of other cultural methods, students can learn of solutions and other approaches to a subject. I do not have a rubric, but every Term Paper has to at least address the cultural topic.

Number in attendance: Approximately 100 students per semester.

Goal: 7

Date: August 14, 2012

Name of activity: Diversity and Global Awareness General Education Rubric

Statement of outcome: During the Fall 2012 Assessment meeting, the new diversity and global awareness general education rubric was presented for general education learning outcome assessment pilot this acadenic year.

Number in attendance: 50+

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