VanDiversity Week

VanDiversity is a weeklong celebration of multiculturalism at Vanderbilt.  Each day, there are activities that highlight different aspects of diversity, tolerance, and multiculturalism. This series of events began in the fall of 2007 when our campus faced an incident that involved an alleged hate crime. The continued effort to plan this week is supported by an ongoing partnership with the Diversity Initiatives Committee and the Office of the Dean of Students.

Times, Locations and Dates will vary.

VanDiversity Week 2010: Be Counted!!!

April 12 – 17, 2010
Raising awareness of diverse identities on our campus through celebrations of culture.Monday, April 12, 2010

• I Am Vanderbilt
  Sarratt Promenade, 11:00AM – 1:00PM
  Come out to Sarratt Promenade and leave your mark! Be counted in the Vanderbilt census, have your picture taken, and learn about your peers.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

• Lavender Graduation Celebration
  SLC Board of Trust Room, 5:30PM
  Celebrate the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and allied graduating undergraduate and graduate students. Keynote speaker will be Mr. Michael B. Keegan.
  RSVP Required – visit Vanderbilt.edu/lgbtqi
• Closet Conversations: Feared or Ignored
  Towers West Formal Lounge, 8:00PM
  Engage in interactive dialogue exploring the hidden prejudice and bias which students face.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

• World on Wednesdays, 12:00PM
  SLC Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1 &2
  Find out about the richness and struggles of the Roma People from Fulbright Scholar, Cristiana Gigore.
• International Lens, 7:00PM
  Sarratt Cinema
  View the documentary “The Believers” about the world’s first transgender gospel choir and engage in discussion with panelist Tamura King, Andrea Tucker, and Benjamin Macarthur, from the Department of Religious studies, following the film.

Friday, April 16, 2010

• TGILGBTQIF Lunch
  K.C. Potter Center, 12:00PM
  Enjoy a brown-bag lunch with members of the Queer and Questioning group in the Divinity School.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

• inVUsion
  Alumni Lawn, 2:00PM
  Spice Up Your Life with a carnival sponsored by Multicultural Leadership Council.
  Purchase tickets fro $8 from Sarratt Ticketmaster
• For Colored Girls
  Sarratt Cinema , 7:00PM
  Experience Vanderbilt’s adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem which deals with love, abandonment, rape, and abortion.
  Purchase tickets for $5 from Sarratt Ticketmaster

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For more information on the programs contact:

Traci R. Ray   Associate Director, Residential Education
t.ray@vanderbilt.edu

Links for RA’s only:

• Think Tank
• RABiz