Jumpstart Your Jumpstart Your College Career Today!College Career Today!

A Presentation by Kimberly Knowles DeRoche and Lisa Weiss

OSU Multicultural Center – Diversity Leadership Transcript Program

kderoche@studentaffairs.osu.edu

lweiss@studentaffairs.osu.edu

Goals for This Goals for This SessionSession• To share with you how you can jumpstart your

college career by developing diversity awareness and appreciation.

• To help you gain an increased understanding of privilege, oppression & stereotyping.

• To share with you ways that you can work for social justice.

• To share with you how the Multicultural Center can be a resource for you during your time at Ohio State and beyond.

Your GoalsYour Goals

What Do You Hope to Achieve?

Make a Difference

Have fun

Get good grades

Make your parents proud

Get Into Graduate

School

Make friends

Stay out of trouble

Get a Job

Graduate

Your Challenge – Your Challenge – What Will You Need? What Will You Need?

In order to succeed at OSU and beyond, you will need to:

Decide what kind of person you want to become Work effectively with others on group projects Get along well with people on your floor Prepare yourself to live and work in an increasingly

interconnected, global world

In order to do all of that, you will need to develop diversity awareness and appreciation!

Human BingoHuman Bingo

• Just to show you it’s not all hard work and no play…let’s play a little game

• Find different people in the room to sign their name in each box – try to get as many as possible!

• Whoever gets the most wins a prize…

Let’s Debrief!Let’s Debrief!

• What was it like to play Human Bingo?• Which boxes were easier to fill in? • Which boxes were harder to fill in?• Which characteristics in the boxes would

make it easier to succeed at OSU & which could make it more difficult?

"Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day." Author Unknown

Let’s Talk About Let’s Talk About Stereotypes!Stereotypes!

• What is a stereotype?• Who can be a victim of stereotyping?• What are some common stereotypes about

“young people”?

What does it feel like to be stereotyped?

Work for Social JusticeWork for Social Justice

How can we counteract privilege, oppression & stereotypes?

• Learn from people who are different than you• Keep an open mind – don’t assume – ask!• Form authentic relationships with others• Refuse to accept the status quo• Become an ally - use your areas of privilege to stand

up for disadvantaged groups

“Know that the past is not your fault, but the present and the future are your responsibility." Author Unknown

OSU Multicultural OSU Multicultural CenterCenterWorking for Social Justice

• Social Justice Cohort• National Coalition Building Institute

Advocacy and Education• African American Student Services• American Indian Student Services• Asian American Student Services• Hispanic Student Services• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Services• Women’s Student Services

Expanding the Conversation• New Diversity Initiatives• Men’s Initiatives

How Can OSU Help?How Can OSU Help? Other Diversity ResourcesOther Diversity Resources

In-Class Learning• Service-Learning Initiative Website• Office of International Education• Diversity-Themed Coursework

Out-of-Class Learning• Student Organization Resource Center (SOURCE)• Community Connection• Living-Learning Communities• President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture Series

How Can OSU Help?How Can OSU Help? Diversity Leadership Transcript Diversity Leadership Transcript ProgramProgramFounded for the following two reasons:1. To empower students to develop competencies

related to Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity.2. To provide students with a way to document their

new competencies and activities for future career efforts and academic pursuits.

DLTP is currently making changes to serve you better – look for news early

winter quarter!

Top 3 Things to Do Top 3 Things to Do This Quarter! This Quarter!

1. Register to take a service-learning or diversity-related class in winter !

2. Attend at least one MCC-sponsored event and bring a friend!

3. Make a point to attend at least one other diversity-themed FYSS session!

Questions??