Center For Multicultural Excellence
Voices of Discovery
The Voices of Discovery Intergroup Dialogue Program brings together small groups of students from diverse backgrounds to share their life and campus experiences related to diversity. Participants explore a variety of questions including: How do other students experience DU in similar and different ways than you? What would you like to know about a group different from your own? What would you like to teach others about the groups to which you belong? The dialogues are more than just conversation; they’re focused—exploring campus experiences, in relation to group identity; facilitated—led by 2 trained facilitators, one representing each identity group involved; and fair and full—having roughly equal numbers of each group represented in each dialogue group.
Are you interested in being a Voices Facilitator?
We are looking for graduate students to serve as facilitators of this dialogue which is focused on issues of identity, privilege and social justice. As a facilitator the program gives you the opportunity to build you resume to give you the competitive edge when applying for jobs, internships, and higher education.
We are looking for people who have facilitation experience, have done social justice related work or have taken classes related to multiculturalism, identity, etc.
Benefits of facilitating:
1. Experience as a trained facilitator of intergroup dialogue
2. Training in intergroup dynamics and theory
3. Practice being an Ally with self-learning
4. Build your resume and credentials
As a facilitator, you will be asked to undertake the following:
1. Attend the Facilitator Training on Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 9:30am-4:00pm at the Center for Multicultural Excellence.
For a campus map to this location, please click here.
2. Read the Voices of Discovery Facilitator Manual (and possibly a small number of additional readings) prior to the Facilitator Training (readings will all be given to you during the Winter break upon your agreement to volunteer as a facilitator).
To download a copy of the Facilitator Manual, please click here.
3. Facilitate intergroup dialogue sessions two hours each week for five weeks, from the week of January 25, 2010 through the week of February 22, 2010.
The groups meet at various times (in the late afternoon and evening hours) and days of the week which are determined by your schedule.
*Facilitator Registration is Now Closed*
For more information, please contact:
Mia Elizardi, mia.elizardi@du.edu, 303.871.2270 or
Su Pal, HED Student and CME Volunteer, sudikshya.pal@du.edu or
David Kugler, HED Student and CME Volunteer, david.kugler@du.edu
Interested to see what the [dis]claimer says about Voices of Discovery...
Click here to read an article written by Hannah Morris.