Abstract
The Committee on Diversity in the Collegeof Educationof ColumbusStateUniversityhas been involved in several programs since 2004 to increase the diversity in the college, both with students and faculty/staff. This has been accomplished by involving the community in and around Columbus, Georgia. This article addresses the committee’s work to adapt several strategies to develop a three-pronged approach: (1) acceptance of diversity within our ranks, (2) partnering with One Columbus, a community organization to promote diversity, racial harmony, and unity in Columbus, and (3) participation with CHISPA, a Hispanic organization intended to recruit and retain Hispanic students at CSU and to build community in the College of Education. Ideas for each of these are shared.
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Ripple, R., & Villavicencio, J. A. (2009). Understanding and Encouraging Student Diversity: Involving the Community. Perspectives In Learning, 10 (1). Retrieved from https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/pil/vol10/iss1/7
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