[Fwd: Dear NASPA Colleague:] (fwd)

Peter Smagorinsky (smago who-is-at peachnet.campus.mci.net)
Mon, 09 Nov 1998 16:40:53 -0500

>>Dear NASPA Colleague:
>>
>>Once again, we here at Georgia State University (GSU) are preparing for
>>our annual Ethnic Crossroads on College Campuses National Student
>>Conference (ECCC), to be held here in Atlanta. As we are all committed to
>>educating students about diversity, I would appreciate your help in
>>"getting the word out" about this event.
>>
>>Now in its eighteenth year, ECCC will be held on GSU's campus in downtown
>>Atlanta, April 9 - 11. Its theme for this year is "Working Through the
>>Pathology of Social Oppressions." The three keynote speakers are Eugene
>>Rivers, author of the Ten Point Plan for a National Church Mobilization to
>>Combat Black-on-Black Violence, Ronald Takaki, the nation's foremost
>>spokesperson for multicultural education and Peggy McIntosh, the founder
>>and co-director of the National S.E.E.D. (Seeking Educational Equity and
>>Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum. There are 12 workshops that
>>include such topics as "Now That I am Aware of My Identity, What do I do
>>With All of This Rage?: Coping with perceptions, prejudices and politics"
>>and "Understanding White Privilege and Responsibility: Acceptance, denial
>>and indifference." For your complete information, I have attached the
>>entire poster/calendar which announces this dynamic conference. Those
>>specific questions of who, what, when, where and how much, are also
>>included. Where I need your specific assistance is in encouraging your
>>student leaders, faculty and staff to register and attend this conference.
>>While the conference's focus is on the development of interpersonal and
>>leadership skills of college students, as it relates to issues of
>>diversity, definite messages for the entire academic community are
>>inherent in its design.
>>
>>Should you have difficulty accessing the attached poster/calendar, please
>>contact me at:
>>
>> John R. Day
>> Diversity Education Programs
>> Georgia State University
>> 400 University Center
>> Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3083
>> www.gsu.edu/~wwwads
>> Office (404) 651-2204
>> FAX (404) 651-4627
>>
>>In closing, thank you for your assistance. I hope that you are having a
>>productive, diverse year and I look forward to your participation in
>>Ethnic Crossroads on College Campuses National Student Conference.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>John R. Day