Around 30 Dunwoody students, local high school students, and employees attended the 72nd Diversity Forum on Sept. 16, joining Executive Director of Diversity at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Dr. Whitney Harris to celebrate Multicultural Student Day. His talk focused on the importance of being rooted in one’s self and striving toward open-mindedness.
“One thing that most Americans don’t know … is that from the very day this country was founded, we were already the most diverse country in the world, “ Dr. Harris said, “I think there’s a connection between that and some of the things we’ve been able to accomplish as a people.”
To continue moving forward and growing as a people, Dr. Harris encouraged students to sharpen these four diversity skills:
- Be comfortable with who you are
- Be comfortable with differences
- Be comfortable with the ever-changing environment
- Take Risks
“Diversity is just the guts of this country,” he said, “there is no group here that can claim to have built this country. We all did.”
Diversity Forums, which are held once a month throughout the academic year, help the campus community explore different cultures and various perspectives.
October Diversity Forum
The next Diversity Forum will be a Festival of Cultures held at 11:30 a.m. in the McNamara Center on Thursday, Oct. 8.