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APRIL 2013

CONTENTS APRIL: NATIONAL MONTHWe celebrate diversity with the month of April. April is recognized as “National Month” and right-fully so with over a dozen celebrated holidayspertaining to diversity. With these holidays impacting an eclectic array of individuals around the world, it continues to hone in on our overall theme of the newsletter- to celebrate all aspects of diversity. Below we have listed a few of the holidays celebrated this month; but for a complete list, please visit the attributed website here.

NATIONAL AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH AFRICAN AMERICAN

WOMEN’S FITNESS MONTH

ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN

HERITAGE MONTHNATIONAL OLDER AMERICANS MONTH

JEWISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

INTRODUCTION

IN THE NEWS

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DIVERSITY DATA

CONNECT

DIVERSITY MONTH

NATIONAL PARKINSON’S AWARENESS MONTH

THAI HERITAGE MONTH

JEWISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

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Queen Elizabeth II, after what many consider years of neutral-ity, has signed a charter taking a stand against discrimination. Her signature will induce a symbolic pledge for equal rights for billions of people in 54 countries in the British Commonwealth around the world. The Commonwealth Char-ter states opposition to “all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, po-litical belief or other grounds.” For more on the charter, watch the video below, courtesy of Yahoo! News.SOURCE: “Queen Elizabeth Takes Historic Stand Against Dis-crimination,” last modified March 11, 2013, http://gma.yahoo.com/queen-elizabeth-fights-discrimination-114804600--abc-news-topstories.html.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II TAKES A STAND AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

AP Photo By: PA, Philip Toscano

Simulations for Equity in Education (SEE) is a collabora-tion project between UNICEF and the World Bank that helps “countries identify cost-effective strategies for reaching chil-dren who are excluded from or underserved by education sys-tems.” “For both UNICEF and the World Bank, equity is a key-stone approach to education.” They are also using technology as the centerpiece that assesses and helps discover the facts of the educational costs of the initiative. Read more about this proj-ect and the new technological model on the UNICEF website.

SOURCE: “Basic education and gender equality,” last modified March 14, 2013, http://www.unicef.org/education/bege_SEE.html?p=printme.

UNICEF and WORLD BANK ‘SEE’ A CHANGE

FACEBOOK LEADER TALKS EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE

IN THE NEWS

With Facebook being a multibillion-dollar company, one would have to trust the masterminds in the background with any task, business endeavor or idea. Sheryl Sandberg,one of the leaders behind the social media giant, has a new book entitled, Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead. In an interview with USA Today, Sandberg was quoted as saying “we need a new dialogue on gender.” For more on this story and the “Lean In” movement, visit leanin.org. SOURCE: Jon Swartz, “Facebook’s Sandberg wants to lead new women’s movement,” USA Today, March 11, 2013, accessed March 14, 2013, http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/10/facebook-google-sandberg-zuckerberg/1927887/.

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Walk & Roll in My Shoes is an event at Clemson University that “pairs able-bodied administrators and faculty members with students with various dis-abilities.” While some individuals at Clemson view the event as groundbreaking and an extraordinary opportunity for able-bodied individuals to learn and understand a different culture so to speak, a few faculty members, some with disabilities, insist that it provokes pity and promotes the wrong message.

Such a program at other universities could be innova-tive, although one would have to weigh the pros and cons. For more on the article entitled, “Disability Awareness Draws Scrutiny,” visit Inside Higher Ed. SOURCE: Carl Straumsheim , “Disability Awareness Draws Scrutiny,” New York Times, March 7, 2013, accessed March 14, 2013, http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/07/clemson-professors-criticize-trivializing-disability-awareness-event.

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@ ECU

On April 8th at the Murphy Center from 4:30 pm until 6:30 pm, the Chancellor’s Commit-tee on the Status of Women (CCSW) will hold their biennial ‘Women of Distinction Awards.’ The keynote speaker will be Dr. Jo Allen, an ECU alumnae. For more information regard-ing the event, please contact Professor Beth Velde.

WOD AWARDS at THE MURPHY CENTER

As the Ethnic Film Series continues for the month of April, “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers” will be shown this month on the 23rd. The film, di-rected by Wayne Wang, is about an elderly Chinese widower who travels to the U.S. to see his estranged daughter. The widower spends his days taking in the unfamiliar culture and befriends an Iranian woman. The film will be shown from 6 pm - 8:30 pm in Bate Building 1031. For more information, visit here.

Th ink L ik e a W oman,

Change t h e Wor ld

You are cordially invited to attend East Carolina University's

Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony and Reception

hosted by the Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women

April 8th

4:30pm - 6:30 pm The Murphy Center

East Carolina University  

The  keynote  speaker  is  Dr.  Jo  Allen,  the  8th  President  of   Meredith   College   and   alumna   of   East   Carolina  University.  She  was   lead  coordinator   for   the  Council  of   Europe   and   the   American   Educational   Coalition’s  review   of   assessment   strategies   for   civic  engagement.   Allen   has   served   as   tenured   associate  professor   of   English   at   East   Carolina   University   and  North  Carolina  State  University.      

Please  RSVP  by  April  1st  :  http://tinyurl.com/cbj5mjf  

Celebrating ECU Women of Distinction and their Impact on the World

DISABILITY AWARENESS EVENT DRAWS DIFFERENT OPINIONS

EVERY PLACE IS A GOOD PLACE, ONLY TIME GOES WRONG

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Colleen Tallen, MDColleen Tallen, MD, is a palliative medicine specialist who has assisted thousands of patients grappling with difficult medical decisions. She has worked extensively in intensive care, oncology, pediatrics and ethics.

Presently, Dr. Tallen is Medical Director of Saint Mary’s Health Care’s Pain and Palliative Care Program as well as the Director of Cancer Survivorship for the Lacks Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute Selected Community Cancer Center located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Dr. Tallen also is an assistant professor at Michigan State University’s School of Human Medicine and a Clinical Preceptor for physician fellows and residents, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Colleen attended Loma Linda University in Southern California for medical school. She completed a Family Medicine residency at the University of Michigan, and is board certified in both Family Medicine and Palliative Medicine.

Dr. Tallen will be attending the Third Annual Fundraiser for the Endowed Professorship in Palliative Care.

Please join us.

Endowed Professorship in Palliative Care Third Annual Fundraiser

April 25, 2013 6-9 pm

Special Guest:Colleen Tallen, MD

Starlight Café104 West 5th Street • Greenville NC

Tickets are $60.00 or $100.00 per coupleFor more information, call 252-847-3599 or 252-744-3261

(Sponsored by End of Life Care Coalition of Eastern Carolina and funded by donations)

@ ECU

The next Downtown Dialogues will be held on April 3rd at the Greenville Museum of Art, featuring guest speaker Professor Kenneth Price from the University of Nebraska. Professor Price will be speaking on the topic “Literary Studies in the Digital Age.” The event will held from 5 pm until 8 pm. For more information please contact Dr. Kate LeMere. Please RSVP here.Greenville Mueseum of Art Address:802 South Evans StreetGreenville, NC 27858

DOWNTOWN DIALOGUES: THE DIGITAL

HUMANITIES AT ECU and BEYOND

Colleen Tallen, MD, is a palliative medi-cine specialist who has assisted thousands of patients grappling with difficult medi-cal decisions. She has worked extensively in intensive care, oncology, pediatrics and ethics. Dr. Tallen will be attending the Third Annual Fundraiser for the Endowed Professorship in Palliative Care. The event will be April 25th from 6pm - 8pm. Tick-ets are $60 or $100 per couple. For more information, call Brenda Poole at 252-847-3599 or 252-744-3261.

Wednesday, April 3rd5:00-8:00 pm

Greenville Museum of ArtRSVP by March 29thgo to: blog.ecu.edu/sites/downtowndialogues

with special guest lecture:

Literary Studies in a Digital AgeKenneth Price Professor of English, University of Nebraska, editor of "The Whitman Archive" http://www.whitmanarchive.org/

and spotlighting ECU digital humanities projects:Thomas Herron, Associate Professor of English, "Centering Spenser: A digital resource for the Munster Plantation"http://core.ecu.edu/umc/Munster/index.htmlSusan Holland, Assistant Professor, North Carolina Reference Librarian, Verona Joyner Langford North Carolina Collection, Joyner Library, "North Carolina Periodical Index"http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/ncc/scope.cfmJoyce Newman, Instructional Consultant, Office of Faculty Excellence, "The Allen Parker Slave Narrative"http://core.ecu.edu/hist/cecelskid/Matt Reynolds, Digital Collections Librarian, Joyner Library, "My Digital Collection" toolGary Stringer, Whichard Professor of English, "Digital Donne"http://digitaldonne.tamu.edu/Karin Zipf, Associate Professor of History, "The Politics of a Massacre: Discovering Wilmington, 1898"http://core.ecu.edu/umc/wilmington/Larry Tise, Wilbur and Orville Wright Disttinguished Professor of History, "Neyuheruke 300"

http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/nooherooka/

The Digital Humanities at ECU and Beyond

ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN PALLIATIVE CARETHIRD ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

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The 2013 Administrative Personnel Conference “Get in the Game” will be held April 26th in Mendenhall Student Center. The conference is geared to the professional development of Administrative Assistants on university campuses across NC. The conference takes place during Administrative Assistant Appreciation Week. To register, visit http://www.mynccpa.org.

GET IN THE GAME!

Mamadi Corra, an associate professor

of Sociology at ECU has been granted $191,514 from

the National Science Founda-tion. He will begin research on

the project entitled “Inequality and Multiracial Gatekeeping” in July

2013.Source: Front Page. The East Carolinian.

RESEARCH AWARDED

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DIVERSITY DATA

Adrienne Asch of Columbia University and Michelle Fine of the University of Pennsylvania published a research article taking an extensive look at the nature and meaning of disability. The ar-ticle, entitled “Disability Beyond Stigma: Social Interaction, Discrimination, and Activism,” cri-tiques assumptions surrounding the subject and proposes a return to a Lewinian/minority-group analysis of the subject concerning people with dis-abilities. As we focus to educate the community about disability awareness, please take some time to read the research article that can be found here.

SOURCE: Fine, M. and Asch, A. (1988), Disability Beyond Stigma: Social Interaction, Discrimination, and Activism. Journal of Social Issues, 44: 3–21. doi:

10.1111/j.1540-4560.1988.tb02045.x

With universities providing distance learning to almost two million users, one may ponder the ac-comodation of students with disabilities. Jane K. Seale published a book entitled E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education: Accessibility Re-search and Practice. In her book, she examines “the social, educational and political background behind making e-learning accessible in higher and further education.” She also “evaluates current practice and provision and explores the tools, methods and ap-proaches available for improving accessible practice.” To research more about making e-learning inclusive in higher education, read the educause.edu article as well as consider investing in the Jane Seale book.SOURCES: Ruth, Stephen R. “E-Learning—A Financial and Strategic Perspective.” Educause Quarterly . Accessed March 15, 2013. http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/e-learning%E2%80%94-financial-and-strategic-perspective .

“E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education: Accessibility Research and Prac-tice,” Amazon, accessed March 15, 2013, http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Disability-Higher-Education-Accessibility/dp/0415383102.

DISABILITY AWARENESS RESEARCH

AUTISM AWARENESS INFOGRAPHIC

BOOK REVIEW: INCLUSIVE E-LEARNING

Diversity Data

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EQUITY & DIVERSITY FACTS

National origin is defined as “characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; of

or related to ancestral beginnings.” It includes the origin of the individual and his or her ancestors and possession by an individual of physical, cultural, or linguistic characteristics of a national origin group. National origin discrimination involves subjecting someone to unequal treatment because of his or her country of origin. Examples of inappropriate conduct based on national

origin include, but are not limited to, refusal to hire a qualified individual because of the individual’s national origin and disparaging remarks about an individual’s national origin, including jokes about an individual’s accent or customs. ECU prohibits harassment and discrimination on the basis of national origin under the Equal Employment Opportunity and ECU’s Notice of Nondiscrimination. To view these policies, click here.

EQUITY & DIVERSITY

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What is equal employment opportunity? Equal employment opportunity means providing

the same opportunities with regards to employment decisions to all individuals without discriminating based upon their membership in or identification with a protected class group. (Note: A protected class is a group of people who share common characteristics and are protected from employment discrimination by federal and/or state law or University policy. There are twelve protected classes or groups at East Carolina University: race/ethnicity,

sex, creed, religion, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, political affiliation, color, and disability.) In the recruitment and selection process, this means applying the same standards to all applicants both in the application review and the interview process. In the spirit of equal employment opportunity, it is recommended that the search committee meet before the application review begins to agree on the job-related criteria upon which each applicant will be evaluated and develop a rating sheet to be used for this purpose.

PROTECTED CLASS

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