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Welcome to the 22nd annual Dealing With Differences Institute!
The Expanding Cultural Diversity Project is proud to sponsor
this event designed to present interactive programs, films, paper
presentations, and panels to educate WIU faculty, staff, students,
and community members on issues of diversity and social justice.
THURSDAY
7:00pm- 8:30pm
Woke Up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom
Dr. Fannie Rushing, Professor of History, Benedictine University
(Chicago, Illinois)
This year's Institute theme: Speak Out, Step Up, and Stand Together puts into action
WIU's 2014- 2015 University Theme Ethics: A Foundation for Personal Growth & Social
Responsibility and asks institute participants to:
Co-Sponsored by the ECDP and Departments of African American Studies and History
Keynote
Inaugural C. T. Vivian Lecture
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
Speak Out: Share personal stories and perspectives
Dr. Rushing, a civil rights veteran was a volunteer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC),
she developed a keen interest in the civil rights movement while still at Hirsch High School. In 1961, Rushing
briefly attended University of Illinois before serving as a SNCC field secretary and Freedom School teacher
from 1962 to 1966. Today Dr. Rushing specializes in the history and culture of African people in Latin America
and the Caribbean. "The civil rights movement and SNCC was the crucible in which I was forged and it has
continued to guide and shape my life. My work with Freedom Schools still denes my philosophy of teaching. My
concern now is that so much of what was learned has been lost or deeded awaY:'
Step Up: A call to action and share resources to make the action successful
Stand Together: Reflection, discussion, and dialogue to move beyond the conference
During the Institute questions can be directed to any member of the DWDI Planning
Committee. There are a few other pieces of information we want you to keep in mind as you
enjoy all the opportunities DWDI is thrilled to present to you:
8:30pm - 9:00pm
Dr. Fannie Rushing Reception
• We invite you to follow us on Twitter at #DWDI20 15.
Women's Center Lounge, Multicultural Center
• Coffee and light breakfast foods will be available at Sam both Friday and Saturday.
• We welcome you to join us· during lunch to our socials in the Multicultural Center,
but we ask that you bring your own food. International Sandwich Shop, Domino's,
and Jimmy John's all deliver. Also, on Friday, the Bistro will be open in the Union.
• Please remember to sign it at each breakout session you attend. This will assist us with
our assessment and will allow you to receive a link for our feedback survey next week.
• Please return your nametag holders to the registration table
in the Multicultural Center before you leave.
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FRIDAY
8:00am - 9:00am
Coffee/Light Breakfast
Women's Center Lounge, Multicultural Center
8:15am- 9:00am
IACD Board meeting
Open to all DWDI attendees
Casa Latina Lounge, Multicultural Center
Any questions you have following the institute should be directed to:
dwdinstitute@gmail.com.
We hope you enjoy your experience!
WIU's Expanding Cultural Diversity Project (ECDP) team:
9:00am - 9:50am
Civic Reflection
Tammy La Prad and Karen Mauldin-Curtis
Stand Together
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
Dr. Rebekah Buchanan, Dr. Jim La Prad, Ms. Amy Bumatai, Ms. Melinda Daniels, and Ms.
Jess L. Girdler
Civic Reflection generates challenging, open discussions by bringing together small groups of individuals
to engage in reflection and discussion around their shared work. During the facilitated discussion, attendees
will engage with one or two brief but provocative readings or images addressing matters of difference
and connection.
Rising Above Microaggressions
Adrianna Marshall, Ph.D.
Step Up
Board Room, Multicultural Center
While racial relations on U.S. college campuses vary, it is important to recognize how microagrressions affect
the communication and socialization among undergraduate and graduate students. This session will address
how microaggressions are defined and classified. This session also offers strategies on how to overcome hidden
prejudices and successfully manage reactions to racial microaggressions.
America's Civil Rights Movement: A Time for Justice
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
This film is an Academy Award winning film by Charles Guggenheim that illustrates a short history of the Civil
Rights Movement through footage and testimonials.
!O:OOam- !0:50am
Moving Beyond Civility: Enabling Interactions Across Ability
Jeremy Robinett and Rachel Smith
Step Up
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
ll:OOam- !2:30pm
Why Is It So Hard to Talk about Race, And How Can We Get Better At It?
Dr. Stephen Quaye, Associate Professor of Education, Miami University
(Oxford, Ohio)
Co-Sponsored by the ECDP and the College Student Personnel Program
Keynote
Multicultural Center
Stephen John Quaye is an Associate Professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education Program at Miami
University. He is a 2009 ACPA Emerging Scholar & was awarded the 2009 Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of
the Year Award from NASPA. Stephen's research and teaching broadly focus on understanding how to enable
undergraduate and graduate students to engage difficult issues (e.g., privilege, oppression, power) civilly and
honestly, as well as how storytelling is used as an educational tool to foster reflection and learning across
differences. He also is interested in the strategies educators use to facilitate these dialogues & what they learn
about themselves in the process. His work is published in different venues, including The Review of Higher
Education, Teachers College Record, Journal of College Student Development, & Equity & Excellence in
Education. He is co-editor (with Shaun R. Harper) of the second edition of Student Engagement in Higher
Education: Theoretical Perspectives & Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations. He holds degrees from The
Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D.), Miami University (M.S.), & James Madison University (B.S.).
1:00pm- 1:50pm
Lunch Break/Hot Topic Roundtables
The purpose of this discussion-based workshop will be to describe, expose and challenge pervasive social
practices that limit interactions between individuals perceived as able-bodied and those perceived as disabled.
Through the use of small group discussions about hypothetical situations, we will explore how we come to
understand some bodies as more or less abled than others.
Board Room, Multicultural Center
Dealing with the Elephant in the Room
Black Lives Matter
Erika Buckley
Stand Together
Board Room, Multicultural Center
Featuring 2014 March and Rally Facilitators
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
Bring your lunch and engage in conversation about how to create a safe space for all spiritualities to be accepted.
1:00pm- 1:50pm
Bring your lunch and engage in conversation about the Black Lives matter movement at WIU and beyond.
Using a multi-media presentation we will have a discussion about differences, privileges that different
communities have, and assumptions we make about others.
2:00p.m - 2:50pm
Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History
Defining Morality
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
Dr. Yuki Hasebe
Step Up
Board Room, Multicultural Center
This documentary showcases one student's experiences with anti-gay bullies. This film was designed to help
administrators, teachers, & counselors create a safer school environment for all students and to help students
understand the consequences ofbulling and be encouraged to stand up for their peers.
Justice/moral education is limited because morality is not clearly defined. I present social domain theory
(Turiel,l983; Hasebe, 2011) that empirically differentiates morality (welfare & unprovoked harm to others) from
social conventions (e.g., table manners) and virtues (e.g.,honesty) along with brief data about people's moral
judgments and autonomy relevant to moral decisions.
Lessons Learned Through Service
Alternative Spring Break 2015 Participants
Speak Out
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
This past March, 12 students engaged in a service immersion trip in Memphis, TN where they worked with
many organizations to make the world a better place including the YMCA, Memphis Zoo, Alpha Omega
Veterans Services, Living Lands & Waters, and ReStore. During this session, some of these participants will
share and respond questions about their experiences.
Mighty Times: The Children's March
Poetic Lifestyle
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
Torey Earl
Speak Out
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
This 2004 Academy Award winning documentary is about the Birmingham civil rights marches. The focus of
the film is on children's attempts to challenge segregation.
3:00pm - 3:50pm
The performance will be 2-4 short poetry pieces dealing with gender, class, privilege, and mainly identity
development. The poems are from different parts of my life and how those experiences shaped myself into the
person I am today.
Forum Theater
Viva La Causa
Alex Freeman, Matt Saltzberg, Jason Shores, Rachel Chaves
Step Up
Multipurpose Room, Multicultural Center
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
This film follows the 1960s grape strike and boycott led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, and demonstrates
how thousands of people came together to achieve justice for farm workers.
We will host a Forum event, based on the work of seminal social justice theatre practitioner Augusto Boa!. A
Forum is a type of interactive theatre event which presents the audience with a short play that contains a social
justice issue, and then invites them to suggest and enact solutions to that issue. The goal of the Forum is to
empower participants to believe they can enact social change.
6:30pm - 9:00pm
6th Annual OMG Drag Show
Django's Invisible Chains: Exploring Masculinity in the
Black Community
LGBT*QA Resource Center & Unity
DWDI Related Event, $5 Cover
FORUM, Macomb
Justin Wilson and LaTessa Black
Stand Together
Board Room, Multicultural Center
Professional drag artists! And did I hear something about Cher? Come to the annual drag show sponsored
by Unity!
The purpose of this presentation is to educate, inspire self-exploration, and create a safe space to begin to
normalize discussion about the masculinity of Black men. The presentation will collaboratively explore
hegemonic masculinity and discuss masculinity.
Undocumented Student and Allies Coalition
John Contreras and Leslie Ducay
Speak Out
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
We welcome you to hear stories from undocumented students and undocumented student allies, members of
the newly recognized Undocumented Students and Allies Coalition (USAC) at WIU. Learn about common
misconceptions about undocumented college students and how USAC hopes to continue supporting
undocumented students at WIU.
7:30pm- 9:30pm
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The Colored Museum
Department of Theatre & Dance
DWDI Related Event, Free for Students with ID, $2 General Admission
Simpkins Theatre
The eleven exhibits demonstrated here undermine old and new black stereotypes. The Colored Museum will
redefine what it means to be black in today's American society.
SATURDAY
Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot
8:00am - 9:00am
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
Women's Center Lounge, Multicultural Center
This film follows the story of a group of students and teachers who fought a nonviolent battle for African
American voting rights despite jim Crow, a segregationist state, and federal government slow to actively
encourage equality.
Coffee/ light Breakfast
8:30am - 9:50am
UnderSTAND Bystander Intervention
4:00pm - 4:50pm
The Uses of Self Interest for Advocacy
Steven Rogers, lwona Lech, Mao Lee, Francesca Pase
Step Up
Board Room, Multicultural Center
This session highlights the results of a study on a professional development academy aimed at introducing PK-12
administrators to the world of the English Learner. Attendees will learn the five types and uses of self-interest, its
relation to advocacy and funds of knowledge.
Center for the Study of Masculinities and Men's Development
Step Up
Board Room, Multicultural Center
UnderSTAND is a bystander program that specifically addresses sexual assault and interpersonal violence. The
first part of the presentation has participants learn about interpersonal violence, consent and Title IX at WIU,
and ways to become a bystander interventionist as a way to stop the violence. Part two consists of small group
activities that ground the information given in part one.
9:00am - 9:50am
1:00pm- 1:50pm
"Empowering Potential" Opening the Door and Closing the Gap
Am I All Wrong or Am I All Right: A Narrative Collage
Steve Van De Walle
Jamiece Adams and Jacqueline Wilson-Jordan
Speak Out
Speak Out
Multipurpose Room, Multicultural Center
Multipurpose Room, Multicultural Center
Empowering immigrant, refugee and all underprivileged youth with hope and opportunity. Teaching the belief
that the potential within them is greater than any obstacle in front of them. My message is filled with a series of
triumphs that are used to inspire all those who work with underprivileged youth.
Over the two decades that I (Jacque) have been privileged to teach writing, I have been profoundly moved by
the stories that students write about their own identities. In 2011, my student Jamiece Adams won first prize in
the Bruce H. Leland Essay Contest with her essay about her journey of personal self-discovery. She is a WIU
graduate who now works in Chicago. Following my introduction, Jamiece will read her story and talk about the
evolution of her creative writing.
Let's Talk about Able-bodied Privilege
Jacquelyn Heidegger
Stand Together
Teaching and Assessing Linguistically Diverse Students
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
Bonnie Sonnek, Dakota Carlson, Ashley Grady, Ashley Hill, Katie Oleson
"I cannot believe she is taking the elevator to the third floor!" One privilege we don't often discuss is able-bodied/
able-minded privilege. The language we use and environments we create cause persons with visible and invisible
disabilities to be oppressed. In this presentation, we will define and discuss able-bodied privilege and explore
ways to support and advocate for persons with disabilities.
Stand Together
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
One of the candidates will present research that examines whether African-American English is a dialect or a
language. The presenters also discuss grammar assessment and dialect. And finally, the researchers will discuss
possible ways that teachers can structure a curriculum and avoid prejudice.
America's Civil Rights Movement: A Time for Justice
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
This film is an Academy Award winning film by Charles Guggenheim that illustrates a short history of the Civil
Rights Movement through footage and testimonials.
I O:OOam- I 1:30am
Creating Cultural Responsive Environments: Activities to Facilitate
Exploring Diversity
Halli Stewart
Keynote Workshop
Multicultural Center
Halli Stewart is in her ninth year as an educator with Racine Unified School District, located in Racine,
Wisconsin. In her current position as an Instructional Methods Coordinator she supports administrators and
teachers in the implementation of equitable practices and creating culturally responsive environments. Halli
holds a Masters of Arts in Education from Alverno College and is currently completing a doctorate in Urban
Education-Educational Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In her free time, Halli
enjoys spending time with family, playing volleyball and reading. She resides in Elm Grove, Wisconsin with her
son Noah.
I 2:00pm- !2:50pm
Lunch Break/Hot Topic Roundtables
What Now at WIU
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
Bring your lunch and engage in conversation about what to do to improve campus climate and put everything we
have discussed to use.
What would de Tocqueville say? How to disrupt the prison pipeline
Rebekah Buchanan, Barbara Harroun, Jim Ia Prad, Shaka Rawls, Byron Shabazz
Multipurpose Room, Multicultural Center
Social justice collogues will share their experiences, thoughts and tentative plans to disrupt the school to prison
pipeline and reduce recidivism. Discussion will include $tateville performances to Teaching The New Jim Crow.
Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
This documentary showcases one student's experiences with anti-gay bullies. This film was designed to help
administrators, teachers, and counselors create a safer school environment for all students and to help students
understand the consequences ofbulling and be encouraged to stand up for their peers.
2:00pm - 2:50pm
21st Century Skills for a Global Community
Darlene von Behren
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Transcendence of Culture: Where do we draw the Line between Race/ethnicity,
Gender and Authority in the Classroom?
Safoura Boukari, Ph.D.
Joanne Sullen, Session Chair
Step Up
Board Room, Multicultural Center
The first presentation shares one district's experience in intentionally developing new teachers intercultural
competency skills through the development of an intercultural training program. This presentation will focus
on the research and the components of the intercultural training program.The second presentation is a tentative
exploration of the pervasive pattern of experiences that faculty of color have experienced and continue to
undergo throughout their careers in academia. People of color in this particular context of study should be
understood as being of Asian background, Hispanic, Native American, people of African Descent (African,
African American, and Caribbean).
Language Myths
Bonnie Sonnek, Kimberley Ackers, Presley Di Nardi, MaryBeth Hornbaker
Step Up
Multipurpose Room, Multicultural Center
Three teacher education candidates will be presenting research on 1) giving students tools to code switch; 2)
correcting students' speech; and 3) playing the language game. One candidate will discuss language myths, one
candidate discusses whose voice is heard, whose is silent. The third candidate argues the teacher's practice of
correcting students' speech is ineffective, distracting, and harmful.
Beads of Privilege: Making the Invisible Visible
Mighty Times: The Children's March
Barbara Harroun
Step Up
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
This workshop is not about blame or shame, but it works to make visible, through the creation of a bracelet
that can later be worn, privileges that are often invisible and not acknowledged. Following this activity, we will
discuss what the activity brings to the surface about privilege and power. How do we talk about privilege and
power? How do we address it? How do we use it to enact change?
This 2004 Academy Award winning documentary is about the Birmingham civil rights marches. The focus of
the film is on children's attempts to challenge segregation.
4:00pm - 4:50pm
Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot
Viva La Causa
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
Teaching Tolerance Documentary
Sandburg Theatre, University Union
This film follows the 1960s grape strike and boycott led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, and demonstrates
how thousands of people carne together to achieve justice for farm workers.
This film follows the story of a group of students and teachers who fought a nonviolent battle for African
American voting rights despite Jim Crow, a segregationist state, and federal government slow to actively
encourage equality.
3:00pm - 4:30 p.m.
5:00pm
Safe Space Training
DWDI 2015 Dinner (Ticketed)
Zachary Neil of the LGBTQIA Resource Center
Step Up
Board Room, Multicultural Center
Musical Performances: Tradici6n Latin Dance Team
Aftrican Students Association
Multicultural Center
LGBTQ .. A.. M ... N .... O..... P? Our world is not pink or blue, gay or straight. You have identities and make
assumptions on others' identities. It's ok, everyone does it. But is it ok? What if we created a place where we talk
about gender, sex, and sexuality? Enter Safe Space! Let's talk about the LGBT community and this thing called
'ally'. Get Safe Space trained and start making campus better for everyone!
This celebration dinner is open to all DWDI participants. Colleagues will have an opportunity to share institute
highlights and discuss future collaborative opportunities.
3:00pm - 3:50pm
De-bunking the Myth of Stable Personality Types: Why It is Both Harmful and
Inaccurate to Think That There are Types of Students
Jessica Schwartz and Abraham Graber
Stand Together
Multipurpose Room, Multicultural Center
After introducing the ways in which reliance on student personality traits appear both in the classroom and in
academic research, we will argue that explaining student success and failure in terms of stable personality traits is
harmful to minority students and that stable personality traits have little explanatory value.
Veterans Voices: The Genesis and Development of a Literary Journal for the
WIU Community
Jacqueline Wilson-Jordan, Barbara Harroun, Ryan Bronaugh, Dan Holst,
Jared Worley
Speak out
Gwendolyn Brooks Lounge, Multicultural Center
"Veteran's Voices: Stories of Combat and Peace" is a student literary journal that will be published at the end
of the semester. The project grew out of English professors Barbara Harroun and jacque Wilson-jordan's work
with veterans in composition and creative writing classes. In this session, a panel will talk about the genesis and
development of the project, and share some of the amazing work we received.