Voices of Discovery is DU's diversity dialogue program, bringing together small groups of students from varied backgrounds to share their life and campus experiences related to diversity. The five-week program provides educational and involvement opportunities for student participants, graduate student facilitators and faculty/instructor and program coordinator collaborations.

2012-13 marks Voices' 11th year at DU, as a theory-based, co-curricular program providing student participants the opportunity to engage in facilitated reflection and dialogue about our identities and experiences. The small, diverse groups (no more than 20 participants) engage in face-to-face dialogue around a particular set of group identities (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity) and/or diversity-related topics (worldview, social systems, perceptions in the media, etc). The program consists of five weekly sessions (two hours per week) held during the middle of the quarter, led by a pair of trained graduate student facilitators.

Winter 2013 timeline

• by Monday, 14 January: group topics and schedule posted here and online applications open
• 8am Friday, 18 January: applications due (NOW CLOSED)
• Friday, 18 January afternoon: acceptances and assignments emailed out
• week of 28 January: dialogues begin meeting (for five consecutive weeks)
• week of 25 February: final dialogue meetings

For more information, please select an involvement/information link: Participate | Facilitate | Connect your course/program | Program history and research

We are working on expanding the program to other quarters, and to add groups focused on particular identity intersections (intergroup and intragroup dialogues).

CME co/sponsors other campus dialogue events, including one-time discussions, each quarter. See our homepage, the CME calendar for upcoming opportunities, or contact us to suggest topics, explore co-sponsorships, etc.