Dialogue Offerings

DD Fall 17 Wrap Up

“DD allowed us to connect personal and real life examples to the theories we learned about in class.”

– Student Particpant Spring 2017

A Different Dialogue is designed for students of all backgrounds to engage in discussions around promoting, fostering, and sustaining diversity. They are offered in two modalities: curricular and co-curricular. 

The curricular modality is facilitated by staff, administrators and faculty and it is a credit-component of a course that students take in the semester. Based on their interests, students can also participate in a peer-facilitated co-curricular modality flexible to their schedules. 

Fall 2019

  • A Different Dialogue on Race and Ethnicity peer-facilitated by Maya Gabby & Grace Ramstad.
  • A Different Dialogue on Religion and Spirituality peer-facilitated by Amina Sadural & Madeleine Gibbons-Shapiro.
  • A Different Dialogue on Sociology of Sexualities, with SOCI 160, staff-facilitated by: Alisha Ghosh & Lavon Davis; Betsy Milarcik & Jazmin Ramirez; Chelsea Burwell & Julian Haas; Jieun Kang & Matt Hall

Fall 2018

  • A Different Dialogue on Diverse Abilities peer-facilitated by Susu Zhao & Madeleine Gibbons-Shapiro

Spring 2018

  • A Different Dialogue on Diverse Abilities with ANTH 256, staff-facilitated by Alisha Ghosh & Betsy Milarcik; Melody Fox Ahmed & Melody McKeogh; Christa Pluff & Rameen Dhindsa
  • A Different Dialogue on Gender, Gender Expression & Presentation with SOCI 261, staff-facilitated by Adam Leader-Smith & Colleen Roberts

Fall 2017

  • A Different Dialogue on Race & Ethnicity, peer-facilitated by William Hockaday & Carolina Sosa
  • A Different Dialogue on Nationality, Origin, & Status, peer-facilitated by Susu Zhao & Mena Mohamed 

Spring 2017

  • A Different Dialogue on Race & Ethnicity with SOCI 244, staff-facilitated by L.J. Moore & Madeline Vitek
  • A Different Dialogue on Race & Ethnicity with SOCI 244, staff-facilitated by Melissa Bernard & Joelle Tolifero
  • A Different Dialogue on Race & Ethnicity with SOCI 244, staff-facilitated by Eileen Rodriguez & Daniela Brancaforte

Fall 2016

  • A Different Dialogue on Race & Ethnicity, peer-facilitated by Daniel Zager & Kaylan Coke
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class & Capital, peer-facilitated by Alexis Larios & Maddy Moore

Spring 2016

  • A Different Dialogue with SOCI 244 on Race, Ethnicity, & Nationality, staff-facilitated by Katherine Himmelman & Eileen Rodriguez
  • A Different Dialogue with SOCI 244 on Social Class & Social Capital, staff-facilitated by Jessica F. Chilin-Hernández & Kenny Steelman
  • A Different Dialogue with SOCI 244 on Gender Identity & Expression, staff-facilitated by Marivel Soria & Brad Seligmann

Fall 2015

  • A Different Dialogue on Sexuality & Gender Identity, staff-facilitated by Eileen Rodriguez & Kenny Steelman
  • A Different Dialogue on Nationality & Status, staff-facilitated by Christopher Barth & Shereen Hassanein

Spring 2015

  • A Different Dialogue on Gender: Women/Men/Transgender Identities, staff-facilitated by Shereen Hassanein & Christopher Barth
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class: Lower/Middle/Upper/Working Class Identities, staff-facilitated by Jasmin Bush & Andrew Erdmann
  • A Different Dialogue on Race: Focusing on Whiteness, staff-facilitated by Madeline Vitek & Bill Huff
  • A Different Dialogue on Race: Focusing on Racism Experienced by People of Color, staff-facilitated by Quintin Veasley & Daviree Velazquez

Fall 2014

  • A Different Dialogue on Gender: Women/Men/Transgender Identities, staff-facilitated by Madeline Vitek and Cory Boone
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class: Lower/Middle/Upper/Working Class Identities, staff-facilitated by Sarah Jones and Kendra Northington

Spring 2014

  • A Different Dialogue on Ability and Disability: All Abilities and Disabilities, staff-facilitated by Jessica A. Perrilliat and Lauren Jarema
  • A Different Dialogue on Religion: Spiritual/Religious and Atheist/Agnositic, staff-facilitated by Katie Peters and Shereen Hassanein
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class: Lower & Working & Middle & Upper, staff-facilitated by Madeline Vitek and Christopher McCarty

Fall 2013

  • A Different Dialogue on Ability and Disability, staff-facilitated by Bill Huff and Lauren Jarema
  • A Different Dialogue on Sexual Orientation, staff-facilitated by Cory Boone and Ryan Griffiths
  • A Different Dialogue on Intra-Race, staff-facilitated by Viraj Patel and Ambre Reed

Spring 2013

  • A Different Dialogue on Nationality
  • A Different Dialogue on Religion
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class

Fall 2012

  • A Different Dialogue on Gender, staff-facilitated by Bill Huff and Jackie Hyman
  • A Different Dialogue on Race, staff-facilitated by Viraj Patel and Matt LeBlanc
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class, staff-facilitated by Jacqueline Mac and Madeline Vitek

Spring 2012

  • A Different Dialogue on Race, staff-facilitated by Bill Huff and Jamie Adasi
  • A Different Dialogue on Sexual Orientation, staff-facilitated by Madeline Vitek and Jacqueline Mac
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class, staff-facilitated by James Lorello and Viraj Patel

Fall 2011

  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class: Lower/Working/Middle/Upper Classes
  • A Different Dialogue on Race: Intra-Community of Color
  • A Different Dialogue on Nationality: International Students & U.S. Students

Spring 2011

  • A Different Dialogue on Gender: Men/Women/Transgender
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class: Lower/Working/Middle/Upper Classes
  • A Different Dialogue on Religion: Interfaith/Secular

Fall 2010

  • A Different Dialogue on Race, staff-facilitated by Aeriel Anderson and Dana Frommer
  • A Different Dialogue on Sexual Orientation, staff-facilitated by Kevin Stensberg and Amanda Taylor
  • A Different Dialogue on Social Class, staff-facilitated by Bill Huff and Evan Berard