February 2016 E-News from Diversity and Inclusion
February 2016 E-News from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Welcome!
In this monthly e-newsletter, you will find information on upcoming programs, workshops,
and other events. Your input, ideas, and questions are welcome! Please contact Christy
Walker, Director, Diversity and Inclusion at
cwalker2@cocc.edu or call 383-7412 for more information or visit our webpage at:
www.cocc.edu/multicultural.
Programs and Events for February 2016
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
Wednesday, February 3, 1 3 pm, Residence Hall Kitchen
Learn how to make Chinese dumplings!
Monday, February 8, 11 am 3 pm, Campus Center Dining Room and Multicultural Center
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a traditional Lion Dance in the dining room and then
learn more about the holiday with David Liu in the Multicultural Center at 2 pm.
LGBTQ SAFE ZONE TRAINING for Students *
Friday, February 26, 9 am - 4 pm
Safe Zones are confidential and safe environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. This program offers education for our campus community
on how to create a safer, more respectful environment for LGBTQ students and colleagues.
Register with Christy Walker at cwalker2@cocc.edu
2016 SEASON OF NONVIOLENCE
Our annual Season of Nonviolence is dedicated to the work for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Cesar Chavez, and Chief Wilma Mankiller. Please join us in honoring their work of advocacy for social justice and nonviolent change. All events are free and open to the public.
Community Book Conversations *
Several community organizations are joining COCC and Building Common Ground in hosting
book conversations on Claude M. Steeles Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do. The conversations will span a period of four - six weeks beginning on the dates
and times listed below. To join in this community-wide conversation, choose a group
that works for you and register with the organizer of that group discussion. Books
are available at local book stores, online, and at public libraries.
We hope you will join in this powerful exploration of stereotypes and advance our
understanding of how to work for social justice in our community. For the most up
to date list of conversation groups, visit the Diversity and Inclusion website: www.cocc.edu/multicultural/
.
Book Conversations Celebration: A Community United Against Racism
Monday, February 29, 46 p.m., Wille Hall, COCC Coats Campus Center, Bend
How Much Inequality is Acceptable? A Conversation with Julia Hammond *
Thursday, February 11, 6:30 p.m.
Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Campus
Inequality seems a natural consequence of rewarding excellence and innovation in a
capitalist economy. But the level of inequality changes with the times. Some economists
have recently suggested that we, in America, are now living with the largest income
gap in the history of the world. In this conversation, writer and educator Julia
Hammond will explore our beliefs and values around income inequality. Is it an incentive
for hard work and invention, an acceptable part of community life? Or does that story
no longer make sense? At what point, if ever, is the gap too large?
Julia Hammond, owner of Folklala and Oregon Humanities Conversation Project Leader,
will lead participants in a conversation around these questions.
Film and Discussion: Waking in Oak Creek *
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 4 5:30 pm, Hitchcock Auditorium, 201 Pioneer, Bend Campus
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 4 5:30 pm, 306, Building 3, Redmond Campus
As the Sikh community in Oak Creek, Wisconsin prepares for Sunday prayers, a deadly
hate attack shatters their lives, but not their resilience. This film was produced
in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office as part of the Not
In Our Town: Working Together for Safe, Inclusive Communities Initiative.
Film: The Cherokee Word for Water *
Monday, February 22, 3 4:30 pm, Community Room, Madras Campus
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 3 - 5 pm, Hitchcock Auditorium, 201 Pioneer, Bend Campus
The Cherokee Word for Water is a feature-length motion picture that tells the story
of the work that led Wilma Mankiller to become the first modern female Chief of the
Cherokee Nation.
* This program earns hours towards the Diversity Education Program Award. See the
website: www.cocc.edu/diversity-committee/diversity-education-award/ for more information, and contact Christy Walker, cwalker2@cocc.edu to sign up.
Student Club Meetings
Asian Student Club, Contact David Liu: dliu@cocc.edu, 541 383-7725
Aztec Dance Group, For more information, contact Bill Hoppe: whoppe@cocc.edu
First Nations Student Union Bend Campus, Wednesdays, noon -1pm, Multicultural Center, 217 Coats Campus Center, Bend Campus.
Contact Gina Ricketts for more information:
rricketts@cocc.edu
First Nations Student Union Madras Campus, Mondays, 5pm, Community Room, Madras Campus. Contact Gina Ricketts for more information:
rricketts@cocc.edu
Gay Straight Alliance, Tuesdays, 2:15 - 3:15 pm, Multicultural Center, 217 Coats Campus Center, Bend Campus.
Contact Chris Rubio for more information:
crubio@cocc.edu
Jewish Student Club, Contact Pat Givens for more information, pgivens@cocc.edu.
Latino Club Bend Campus, Tuesdays, noon - 1 pm, Multicultural Center, 217 Coats Campus Center, Bend Campus.
Contact Evelia Sandoval for more information:
esandoval@cocc.edu
Latino Club Redmond Campus, Wednesdays, noon - 1 pm, Multicultural Center, 303 Building 3, Redmond Campus.
Contact Evelia Sandoval for more information:
esandoval@cocc.edu
Lactation Spaces on Campus
Room 226 in the library.
Ask for the lactation room key/fob at the circulation desk located near the front
door of the Barber Library. Room 226 is a staff conference room that may be used
for lactation needs when not in use. It is available until 6 pm Monday through Thursday
and until 5 pm on Fridays.
Grandview 2nd floor bathroom/shower next to the regular bathrooms.
Ask for a key from the Math Department office on the second floor of Grandview or
the Business and Aviation Department office on the first floor of Grandview from 8
am 5 pm (offices are closed during the lunch hour and on weekends and during the
summer months.)
For those who need access at other times, please contact the Student Life Office,
209 Campus Center, by phone at 541-383-7211, or Christy Walker at cwalker2@cocc.edu.
COCC Diversity and Inclusion
For current information about COCC, please visit www.cocc.edu/mcc-events.
Contact Us.
Christy Walker - Director of Diversity and Inclusion
216 Campus Center
Central Oregon Community College
2600 NW College Way
Bend, OR 97703
541-383-7412
cwalker2@cocc.edu
Central Oregon Community College
2600 N.W. College Way
Bend, Oregon 97703
541-383-7700
