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What?
Diversity Theatre uses theatre and theatrical techniques as a means of
creating meaningful audience experiences within the context of diversity
and inclusion education.
Who?
The program is made up of faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
Goals?
- To expose the RIT community to discerning diversity issues regarding changing
populations in the RIT community, their respective careers and the world.
- To use theater and performing arts as a vehicle to educate,motivate and address
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
HIGHER EDUCATION
CONFERENCE 2016
GET INVOLVED!
RIT Community
Diversity Theatre
collaborate
plan
perform
How to get involved?
Tina Chapman DaCosta, txcvks@ rit.edu
Why diversity theatre? by georgeanne hogan
Why do you think this initiative is important?
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KEYNOTE
DR. BRIAN UZZI
it, we’ve done the training, watched the videos and welcomed the
Richard L. Thomas
Distinguished Professor
of Leaderships,
Northwestern University
and NICO
most inspirational speakers to campus. So what do we do with all
that information?
Diversity Theatre is our chance to take what we’ve
learned and apply our knowledge in interactive, meaningful ways whether
it be through stage performance, improvisation, reader’s theatre and other
possibilities we haven’t even thought of yet. What people don’t realize yet is that
DR. AMY BRUINOOGE
Diversity Theatre can be the vehicle to keep open dialog going under the guise of theatre presentation.
Why did you get involved?
Though I’m not an experienced actor, the support of Tina Chapman (our herculean director), the faculty, staff
humanity that bind us together.
and student team is nurturing for me. As I learn how diversity and inclusion education is applied through
theatre, I’m learning about myself at the same time. And the great part about being involved in a theatre
program – especially this program – is that there is something for everyone to do both on stage and off stage.
What would you like to see as it continues to develop?
I would love to see more involvement across campus. If people could set aside their fear of the unknown
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The Young Professionals in Higher Education Conference, hosted by the
RIT Young Professionals and the University of Rochester Young Leaders
was a full day conference focusing on helping young professionals move
forward in their careers.
important conversations we’ve already started here at RIT. Let’s face
When the call for performers went out in the spring of 2015, I knew right away I wanted to be involved.
- To foster positive changes.
Both keynote speakers and workshop speakers focused on the
transformational power of relationships and networks in leadership and
professional growth.
Diversity Theatre is a whole new way to bring people together to continue
community's capacity to recognize the most basic and common elements of
diversity issues, social justice and community standards.
Executive Professor of
Business Administration,
Simon Business School,
University of Rochester
Friday, March 25, 2016
sociological, psychological and cultural diversity issues that can enhance the
- To help participants elevate their level of thinking regarding the complexities of
DAVID OLIVEIRI
and take the chance to get involved, they’ll see we’ve got good stuff going on right here.
Assistant Dean of Academic
& Financial Operations,
Simon Business School,
University of Rochester
BRYAN GOPAUL, PH.D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Warner
School of Education, Univers