{"id":1476,"date":"2015-09-17T13:02:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T18:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2015-09-17T13:03:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T18:03:52","slug":"dr-whitney-harris-speaks-at-72nd-diversity-forum-multicultural-student-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2015\/dr-whitney-harris-speaks-at-72nd-diversity-forum-multicultural-student-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Whitney Harris Speaks at 72nd Diversity Forum: Multicultural Student Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1477\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1562-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Whitney Harris Speaks at Diversity Forum\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1562-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1562-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>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\u2019s self and striving toward open-mindedness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing that most Americans don\u2019t know \u2026 is that from the very day this country was founded, we were already the most diverse country in the world, \u201c Dr. Harris said, \u201cI think there\u2019s a connection between that and some of the things we\u2019ve been able to accomplish as a people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To continue moving forward and growing as a people, Dr. Harris encouraged students to sharpen these four diversity skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be comfortable with who you are<\/li>\n<li>Be comfortable with differences<\/li>\n<li>Be comfortable with the ever-changing environment<\/li>\n<li>Take Risks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cDiversity is just the guts of this country,\u201d he said, \u201cthere is no group here that can claim to have built this country. We <em>all <\/em>did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diversity Forums, which are held once a month throughout the academic year, help the campus community explore different cultures and various perspectives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1478\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1478 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1560-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Whitney Harris poses with President Rich Wagner and Dr. Leo Parvis\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1560-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_1560-1024x645.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: President Rich Wagner, Dr. Whitney Harris, and Dr. Leo Parvis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>October Diversity Forum<br \/>\n<\/strong>The next Diversity Forum will be a Festival of Cultures held at 11:30 a.m. in the McNamara Center on Thursday, Oct. 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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