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OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

MULTICULTURAL CENTER

FY 2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Executive Summary 03

II. Points of Pride 04

III. COVID-19 05

IV. General Information a. Mission/Core Values/Organization Chart 07 b. Total Programs/Visitors Profile/ Visits 08 c. Webpage/Social Media 09 d. Satisfaction Survey 10

V. Programs and Services by Center Areas a. Cultural Celebrations 11 b. Student Success & Outreach 23 c. Diversity Education 31

VI. Professional Staff Activity a. University Committee Service 39 b. Presentations 40 c. Travel/Professional Development 41

VII. End 43

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ______

TRIUMPH, TRAGEDY AND TRANSITION

This year marked a year of Triumph, Tragedy and Transition. The Multicultural Center has been a place of support and refuge for students, staff and faculty. We have continued to provide programming, education and opportunity for the campus community. However, we have been challenged by the COVID-19 Pandemic as well as heightened Racial and Civil Justice unrest to reframe, redesign, and reimagine our programming.

During this time of transition, we were able to pivot and provide over 137 programs, with approximately 15,995 in attendance. We also managed to accommodate over *4,000 visits from students, faculty, staff, and off campus guest, while maintaining an 87% satisfaction rate among our visitors. We think that those numbers are pretty impressive! We’ve had an amazing presence on Social Media as well.

We are very proud to say that we truly stand by our motto: Student Centered. Diversity Driven. This year we experienced the death of an unarmed Black Man by police on national television. The death of George Floyd brought on a heighten awareness of racial and social injustice in the country and at UT Dallas. We were able to provide a space and opportunity for our campus community to process, heal, educate and learn, with the help of partnerships with the Student Counseling Center and the Black Faculty Staff Alliance. The “Enough is Enough: A Conversation about Racism in America”, brought together over 250 students, staff, faculty and administration in a townhall forum to hear the voices of some of our Black Students.

Also, the Multicultural Center Staff has done a great job of engaging our current students in the mission of the university to assist in the recruitment and retention of URM students. The creation of the Diversity Ambassador’s Program to advise and assist our Diversity Education Team has helped in the expansion and creation of new Diversity Workshops with topics such as: Social Media and Diversity, Implicit Bias, Generation E and Mental Health in Communities of Color. The hiring of a new Coordinator for Cultural Events and Programs has increased the participation of our student leaders and participants in our cultural events and programs in person and virtual.

As we continue to work remotely and program virtually, our Team has found ways to continue to serve and connect with our constituents in multiple ways. The commitment to the university and the Multicultural Center has only grown deeper during this Pandemic. Although, the doors of the Multicultural Center are physically closed the MC is still open for student support, connection, programming, activism and education.

*4,000 is reflective of the number of contacts signed into the Multicultural Center and not the individual number of students.

Arthur Gregg Assistant Vice President/Multicultural Affairs Director/Multicultural Center

3 POINTS OF PRIDE ______

Enough is Enough: “A Conversation about Racism in America” The Multicultural Center in collaboration with Black Student Alliance, Women In Social Engagement (WISE) and the Student Counseling Center held its first virtual racial injustice event. This event was in response to the death of George Floyd and other Black Men and Women killed by police. Over 250 students, faculty and staff were in attendance virtually via Microsoft Teams. The forum included a discussion on the racial violence in America facilitated by student leaders, faculty, and staff. The forum was developed to focus on issues dealing with racial injustice in the United States. Also, there was a dialogue surrounding student voices and their lived experiences along with measures students can take to affect meaningful change. A few positive comments from the program evaluations included: "I really appreciate the openness and sincerity this forum created. It was heartbreaking, eye-opening and beautiful". The students' stories were impactful, and I appreciate their courage in sharing". Thank you for organizing, discussing hard but real problems, and allowing others to listen in as a learning opportunity.

SBSLC 2020 The Multicultural Center celebrates the diversity of our Underrepresented Minority (URM) students who have been influential in this year’s leadership conferences and programs. With an increase of over 94% of students who attended these programs from the following year, this year marks the fifth year that UT-Dallas was represented by 33 African, African American and Hispanic student leaders from the African Student Union, Black Student Alliance, National Society of Black Engineers, Student Success Assistants, and Undergraduate Success Scholars (USS) program at the Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference held at Texas A&M University College Station, TX. With the growth in Advance Leadership Institute (A.L.I) participation, one student represented UT Dallas for the fifth year in the A.L.I Oratorical contest. This year’s A.L.I. Oratorical winner was Ifunaya Ngadi, senior, Political Science major.

Virtual Welcome Back Block Party The Multicultural Center held the 6th Welcome Back Block Party as a part of the 50th anniversary of UT Dallas during Weeks of Welcome. This year’s event was different the Block party was held virtually via Twitch, a new technology that allows for virtual engagement. The event was cohosted by two rising juniors, Eric Aaberg and Crystal Ngantcha, and music was provided by our DJ-in-residence DJ Juice. Our program continued to allow students to be educated about the partnering offices’ programs and services. We were able to engage a myriad of students to become social media influencers for this event thus allowing us to garner over 1,500 viewers online for the event. The users generated over 6,000 messages and images in the event chat. This sensational event continues to bring a diverse cross-section of students spanning generations, ethnicities, classifications, majors, languages and now zip codes. We look forward to developing a future hybridized Block Party to be held in person and virtually.

4 MLK Jr. Dream Week Day of Service In January of 2020, the Multicultural Center held its inaugural MLK Jr. Dream Week which consisted of the Diversity Dialogues, MLK Unity Walk, the 20th annual MLK Celebration Breakfast, and the 4th Annual MLK Day of Service. The Diversity Dialogues program featured Dr. Kimberly Hill, associate professor of History who reminded attendees of the social justice focused activism of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and those who marched with him. Dream Week also included a new event — the first campus Unity Walk in honor of the legacy and values of King. Though inclement weather forced the event to be held inside the Student Union, students heard speakers and joined in songs from the civil rights era. Thursday ushered in the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Breakfast which featured spoken word artist and alumna Shyleesa “ShySpeaks” Amos and the former Texas Representative Helen Giddings, a legislator who helped secure state funding for the University’s Academic Bridge Program, which has helped 800 high-potential students from Dallas-area urban high schools succeed at UT Dallas. The annual MLK Day of Service drew 175 volunteers from a wide range of campus groups, including the UT Dallas Cultural Scholars, the Black Faculty and Staff Alliance, the Diversity Scholars Program, Jindal OutREACH, Living Learning Communities, the Multicultural Center, the Office of Student Volunteerism, the Office of Sustainability, Tau Sigma National Honor Society, the Terry Foundation Scholars program and the Undergraduate Success Scholars program. These volunteers came together to pack over 30,000 meals in one hour under the leadership of Feeding Children Everywhere, a national nonprofit organization created to creating a hunger-free world.

Spring Workshop Series/Culture & Cinema Series This year we created and developed our student Diversity Education Ambassadors program. These students worked with our staff to create two very successful and diverse spring programs. We held five successful spring workshops and four programs in our new Culture and Cinema Series. We concluded the semester with a total of nine programs and an attendance of 229 students. The Workshop series topics included; Social Media and Diversity, Implicit Bias, Generation E, Mental Health. The Culture and Cinema Series included; Always Be My Maybe, Understanding Islam, Spiderman, Becoming, and The Help. The vastness and variety of these Diversity topics are a valuable addition to the Diversity presentations done by the Diversity Education Team. These programs highlight the creativity, growth and impact of the Diversity Education teams impact on our campus community.

Freshman First Year Seminar/Diversity 101 Presentation The Diversity 101 presentation has been an established presentation for the First Year Freshman Seminar classes for the past few years. This year the Diversity Education team trained the 86 First Year Leaders (FYLs) on how to present the Diversity 101 presentation and how to navigate difficult dialogues within their classes. The Diversity 101 was presented to 49 Freshman First Year Seminar classes. A total of 1,470 students. Fifty-Six of the FYLs were confident enough to utilize parts of the Diversity 101 or create their own Diversity presentation for their respective classes. The Diversity Education team impacted the 86 First Year Leaders representing 106 Freshman Seminar Classes. Working with Undergraduate Education and the First Year Leaders, the Diversity Education team impacted an estimated 2,150 incoming Freshman students on the values of Diversity.

5 COVID-19 ______

In March of 2020, we found ourselves in the beginnings of a worldwide pandemic called the Coronavirus Disease (a.k.a COVID-19). We were asked not to report back to campus until further notice and to technically work remotely. The Multicultural Center Team went into pivot mode to make sure that there was not a lapse or drop in our programs and services.

We met as a team to look at our upcoming programs and ways that we could continue to offer them virtually. We were able to galvanize our student employees, student leaders and partners to move our End of the Year programs, Diversity Workshops and Cultural Celebrations to a virtual format. We researched various types of Social Media Platforms to find those that would be conducive to the quality and quantity of programs that we provide. We were able to set up virtual office hours so that we could continue to provide support to our students. We worked with several departments such as: Undergraduate Education, Student Affairs, and Financial Aid to gain information on services that our students could benefit from while sheltering in place with the rest of the State. We were able to move all of our program and event planning meetings virtual to keep our programs going and engage our students who were partnering with us.

Since we have had to move all of our programs, events and services virtual we have seen a significant decrease in the number of participant’s that we’ve had participate historically. However, the numbers of students actually engaged in the planning and executing of our programs have continued to stay consistent to what we had on campus. I attribute the consistency of our student planning committees to the work of our student employees who are our connectors to the student population. You will see our COVID-19 programs and events statistics denoted with an asterisk for each area of the Multicultural Center further in this report.

COVID-19 has taught us a few lessons about being flexible, how to pivot and how to provide virtual quality and engaging programming.

6 GENERAL INFORMATION ______

MISSION STATEMENT

The Multicultural Center is committed to providing a variety of quality cultural programs, education resources, leadership opportunities and support services that enhance the ability of UT Dallas students to achieve success in their academic, personal and work lives.

CORE VALUES

• Diversity: We believe that inclusive environments enhance educational experiences and create successful academic outcomes. • Excellence: We pride ourselves on achieving a high standard of quality programs & services which provide the utmost satisfaction. • Student-Focused: We value student involvement, engagement & feedback to provide programs & services that shape the cultural experience of our campus. • Collaboration: We value intentional partnerships at all levels that assist us in service of our students, UTD campus & greater community. • Integrity: We maintain an ethical, professional & just methodology of leadership and service.

STAFF ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Assist. VP/Director Arthur Gregg

Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Admin. Assistant Bruce August Danny Cordova Destiney Tolbert Monica Franco

Coordinator Coordinator Adrienne Watson Klarissa Perez

Multicultural Peer Diversity Peer Student Success Student Employee Advocate (4) Educator (1) Assistant (2) Office Assistants (2)

Marketing Assistant (2)

7 PROGRAMS 4 YEAR PROFILE

Academic Year 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20

Areas Programs Attendance Programs Attendance Programs Attendance Programs Attendance Cultural 35 8,215 33 10,087 31 9,055 37 11,069 Celebrations Student Success 22 542 29 874 35 1,034 22 1,615 Outreach Diversity 80 3,580 61 3,935 83 4,116 78 3,311 Education Total 137 12,337 123 14,896 149 14,205 137 15,995

VISITORS PROFILE

Center Services 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 Study/Computer 3,294 4,499 3,177 1,883 Relax 3,345 3,687 2,414 1,553 Conference Room 188 141 134 101 Advising 669 574 512 351 Visits* 7,496 8,901 6,237 *3,888 *Visits are not a true summation of the total services usage. Students would sometimes select more than one service per visit. *COVID-19 Impact. Center closed in March.

CONFERENCE ROOM USAGE ROOM USAGE: TOTAL COUNT = 60

Student Organizations/Groups Programs/Activities Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. SBLC Pre-Travel African Student Union SCOLA Pre-Travel Black Student Alliance Global Chat WISE Diversity Ambassadors Committees Departmental Meetings Comet Chat-Student Counseling Center Office of Graduate Studies Diversity Ambassador Program Career Center Hispanic Leadership Banquet Committee Health Center Global Chat-Intercultural Programs Education Abroad Undergraduate Success Scholars Program International Center Black Faculty & Staff Alliance SOAR Office Men Arriving Ready for Success Initiative Student Wellness Center Juneteenth Student Counseling Center

8 WEBPAGE/SOCIAL MEDIA ______

GOOGLE ANALYTICS Sept. 1, 2018 – Aug. 31 2019 Sept. 1, 2019 – Aug. 31, 2020 FY2019 FY2020 Page Visits Views Page Visits Views Home 5,268 7,130 Home 2,065 4,621 Cultural 1,032 1,724 Cultural 516 1,453 Celebrations Celebrations Programs & 945 1,249 Programs & 529 1,178 Services Services Calendar 936 1,183 Calendar 380 813 Diversity 398 593 MC Comet 197 505 Education Calendar Feed 219 257 MC Comet 367 435 Calendar Feed- European Our Space Heritage Event 217 239 MC Comet 88 291 Black History Calendar Feed-30 Month day Feed 102 129 Weekend 52 140 Leadership Online Learning Experiences 73 106 MC Comet 65 151 Leadership Calendar Feed- Experiences September 78 103 MC Comet 52 140 Calendar Feed- Presentations October 9,268 12,713 4,837 10,863

FACEBOOK

Facebook Page Likes Reach1 Likes, Comments & Shares Total 2,768 14,836 665 1- Reach is the number of people who received impressions of a Page post.

TWITTER

Twitter Tweets Tweet Impressions Mentions Total 354 130,206 105

INSTAGRAM

Instagram Total Followers Reach Posts Comments Likes Total 1,847 6,085 303 109 6,136

9 SATISFACTION SURVEY SUMMARY ______

2 4 1 3 5 Low Average High How would you rate the customer service provided by the multicultural center staff 4% 4% 4% 8% 80% How valuable is the multicultural center as a resource for you at UTD 4% - 16% 4% 76% How would you rate your overall experience in the Multicultural center 4% - 8% 12% 76% Facilities 2 4 1 3 5 Low Average High Study Room 4% - 8% 12% 76% Computer Lab 4% - 4% 16% 76% TV Lounge 4% - 4% 16% 76% Kitchenette 4% - 12% 12% 72% How often do you visit the center? 1-2 times per 1-2 times per 1-2 times per 1-2 times per

semester month week daily - 8% 44% 48% Have you ever attended any of the MC events? Yes No 56% 40%

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CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS

Bruce August, Jr. Assistant Director Programming & Marketing

Adrienne Watson Coordinator Programs & Events

TOTAL PROGRAMS = 37 TOTAL ATTENDANCE = 11,069

11 CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS ______PROGRAMS/ATTENDANCE - 2 YEAR COMPARISON

Group 18-19 19-20 Programs Programs Programs Attendance Af. American 5 595 8 955 Hispanic 8 890 8 675 Asian 2 1,100 2 1,295 European 1 75 1 45 Native American 1 50 1 50 Mixed Heritage 4 42 4 60 Juneteenth 1 200 5 181 MLK Jr. Breakfast 2 413 5 455 Speaker Series - - - - Co-Sponsor 3 1,240 - - UTD Traditions 4 4,450 2 1,512 Total 31 9,055 37 11,069

Events by Culture Group

African-American Attendance Super Tuesday: Black History Month Kickoff 120 Legacy Legacy Legacy: UTD Black Alumni Panel 25 Meteor Theater Presents: If Beale Street Could Talk 40 Habesha Student Union Presents: Habesha Night 75 Raisin the Bar: Oatmeal Bar 100 Lift Off Music Series: Magna Carda 175 The African Student Union Presents: Africa Night 250 The Big Dinner: African-American Heritage Celebration 170

Hispanic Attendance Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff 250 Merengue with Me Dance Workshop 10 The Latinx Hustle Panel Discussion 20 Movie Night: Stand & Deliver 25 Taboo Topics: Sin Dicho Workshop 20 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 150 Dia De Los Muertos Celebration 200

______Asian Attendance Lunar New Year 550 Asian Heritage Celebration 955 Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration 5,781

12 European Attendance European Heritage Celebration 50 Native American Attendance Native American Heritage Celebration 45 Mixed Heritage Attendance Multiracial Mixer 8 Fall Multiracial Workshop 15 Spring Mixer 10 Spring Multiracial Workshop 27 Juneteenth Attendance Juneteenth Book Club 18 Juneteenth Trivia Contest 17 Juneteenth Movie Screening: Becoming 13 Juneteenth Recipe Book Participation - Juneteenth Celebration 133 MLK Breakfast Attendance MLK Unity Walk 30 MLK Celebration Breakfast 250 MLK Day of Service 175 Speaker Series* Attendance (data included in main event numbers) Co-Sponsor Attendance (data included in main event numbers) UTD Traditions Attendance Welcome Back Block Party 1,547 The Real MC: Living with COVID-19 25

*March 13, 2019 was the last day on campus *COVID-19 Virtual Programming – Additional Data

Program Platform RSVP/ Attendance Chat/Comments Registration Multiracial Workshop: Identity Blackboard 24 27 141 Asian Heritage Celebration Instagram n/a 955 3 Asian American & Pacific Instagram n/a 5,781 n/a Islander Heritage Month Juneteenth Book Club MS Teams 18 18 30 Juneteenth Trivia Contest MS Teams 17 17 n/a Juneteenth Movie Screening: Netflix 13 13 27 Becoming Watch Party Juneteenth Recipe Book Instagram n/a 120 n/a Participation Juneteenth Celebration MS Teams 133 133 50 The Real MC: Living With Blackboard 16 25 102 COVID-19 Welcome Back Block Party Twitch 450 1,547 6,149

13 CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS: EVENT SUMMARIES

AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROGRAMS

Title: Black History Month Kickoff (Super Tuesday) Attendance: 70 Objective: To commemorate the beginning of Black History Month by educating the community on the history of Black suffrage in America, and to tell the community about the upcoming events for the month. Event Summary: Kickoff was a celebratory, high-energy event that included black student organization booths with games and activities that educated guests on disenfranchisement and historical black figures.

Title: Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black Alumni Panel Attendance: 20 Objective: To provide the student body with a history of the development of the black presence at UT Dallas and compel students to get involved and create their own legacies. Event Summary: The event included a group of four black alumni, professionals in various fields. The panelists were asked about their experiences on campus, obstacles they overcame, and then turned around to ask the students questions about what they themselves are doing on campus to make an impact.

Title: Movie Night: If Beale Street Could Talk Attendance: 30-40 Objective: In commemoration of National Black Love Day, this event was meant to meant to celebrate black love and shed light on the discrimination the black community faces. Event Summary: This program was a movie screening for the 2018 film “If Beale Street Could Talk”, a film about Tish and Fonny, a young couple in 1970’s Harlem whose lives—and families—are torn apart when Fonny is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit.

Title: Habesha Night Attendance: 30 Objective: To highlight Habesha culture and raise money for two Ethiopian charities, AHOPE Ethiopia and Eritrean Development Foundation. Event Summary: This event was open to all of UTD and the public and it featured Habesha cuisine, dance performances, and a fashion show.

Title: Raisin’ The Bar Attendance: 30-40 Objective: To educate students on health problems related to diet and how they disproportionately affect the black community, as well as to provide tips on how to live a healthy lifestyle. Event Summary: The event informed attendees on the increased risk the African-American community has for health problems such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, as well as why they are so at-risk. Guests were advised on healthy eating choices and lifestyle changes and an oatmeal bar with fresh fruit was provided for breakfast.

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Title: SUAAB Liftoff Series: Magna Carda Attendance: 50-60 Objective: To expose students to new, innovative musical artists in an intimate concert setting. Event Summary: This event was open to the entire UTD Community and featured the up-and- coming duo Magna Carda, whose music is a mix between the rap, jazz, R&B, and electronic genres.

Title: Africa Night Attendance: 120-140 Objective: To celebrate African culture. Event Summary: This event was open to all of UTD and the public, and it featured traditional Nigerian cuisine, a flag show, a fashion show, and a special performance by the ASU Dance Team. The event featured guest host and comedian, Dulo.

Title: The Big Dinner Attendance: 170 Objective: To educate attendees about the closing of Black History Month and have an overview of events held throughout February. Event Summary: This event was open to the entire UTD Community and included student performances, a keynote speaker, and traditional Soul Food cuisine.

HISPANIC PROGRAMS

Title: Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Attendance: 250-300 Objective: To commemorate the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month by educating the community about why it is celebrated and the history behind it, and tell the community about the upcoming events for the month. Event Summary: Kickoff was a celebratory, high-energy event that included Latinx student organization booths with cultural games or activities that participants could enjoy.

Title: Merengue with Me Dance Workshop Attendance: 25 Objective: To provide an opportunity for attendees to learn the art of the Merengue dance Event Summary: The workshop was led by two professional dancers that provided attendees with both a history of the dance as well as an actual introductory lesson.

Title: Movie Night: Stand & Deliver Attendance: 25-50 Objective: To raise awareness of the history of discrimination towards the Latinx community, especially students. Event Summary: This program was a movie screening for the 1988 film “Stand and Deliver”, a film about a real-life event in which a class of students from an underfunded and underperforming high school all passed the AP Calculus exam and thus faced discrimination by being forced to take the exam again to prove they didn’t cheat.

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Title: The Latinx Hustle Attendance: 30 Objective: To provide the Latinx student community with solid advice as to motivate and excel in their desired career paths. Event Summary: This event included a variety of successful Latinx professionals from different career paths. Panelists were asked a series of questions pertaining to their personal success story, struggles they faced, and inspiring advice for students.

Title: Taboo Topics: Sin Dicho (It goes without saying) Attendance: 20 Objective: To explore “taboo topics” in the Latinx community such as anti-blackness, mental health issues, and nationalism in an educational and informative setting. Event Summary: The event was a panel including panelists with backgrounds of community and mental health advocacy. They were asked questions about a variety of topics including mental health issues, anti-blackness in the Latinx community, and gave advice to the crowd about how to navigate difficult conversations with their peers and families about these topics.

Title: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Attendance: 150 Objective: To educate attendees about the closing of Hispanic Heritage Month and have an overview of events held over the past month. Event Summary: This event was open to the entire UTD Community and included student performances, a keynote speaker talking about Latinx pride and success, and traditional Latinx cuisine.

Title: Dia de los Muertos Celebration Attendance: 125-175 Objective: To educate the UTD community about the meaning behind Dia de los Muertos and give those who celebrate it a place to celebrate their loved ones. Event Summary: This event included an educational explanation about the history of Dia de los Muertos, a performance from a mariachi, student organization booths with face painting, voter registration, and a memory wall, an altar, and traditional winter Latinx cuisine.

16 MULTIRACIAL PROGRAMS

Title: Multiracial Community Fall Mixer Attendance: 8 Objective: To foster an environment where Multiracial students can connect with one another, engage in dialogue concerning their identities on campus, and learn about resources available to them through the Multicultural Center. Event Summary: This event marked the beginning of our Multiracial events for the semester. We began with a presentation that detailed the history of the multiracial community, campus statistics of the community, and resources available to them on UTD and through the Multicultural Center. Attendees had an opportunity to introduce themselves through the “Human Bingo” icebreaker. Attendees then engaged in an activity where they were able to present their experiences being in/or with the multiracial community on campus. Attendees mingle with one another until the event came to a closing.

Title: Multiracial Like Me Workshop Attendance: 15 Objective: To provide a safe space where attendees can learn about and engage in thoughtful dialogue about topics affecting the multiracial community. Event Summary: At this workshop, our multiracial guest speaker presented on the topics of code-switching and implicit bias. They facilitated an educational discussion on these topics with the attendees. Attendees participated in icebreakers and activities that highlighted these topics and had the opportunity to share what they learned and how they were applied to their own personal experiences in the multiracial community.

Title: Multiracial Community Spring Mixer Attendance: 10 Objective: To foster an environment where Multiracial students can connect with one another, engage in dialogue concerning their identities on campus, and learn about resources available to them through the Multicultural Center. Event Summary: This event marked the beginning of our Multiracial events for the semester. We began with a presentation that detailed the history of the multiracial community, campus statistics of the community, and resources available to them on UTD and through the Multicultural Center. Attendees had an opportunity to introduce themselves through the “Human Bingo” icebreaker. Attendees then engaged in a “Get in the Mix” activity where they were asked discussion questions pertaining to their identities, cultures, and experiences. They switched to another attendee per question. This allowed all attendees to get an opportunity to meet each other and engage in thoughtful dialogue with one another. Attendees mingle with one another until the event came to a closing. Fruit and water were served as refreshments for this event.

Title: Multiracial Like Me Workshop: “Passing: Navigating Monoracial Groups as a Multiracial Person” Attendance: 25 Objective: To host an engaging workshop where attendees can become insightful about the topic of “passing” and its role in the Multiracial Community. This workshop was intended to create a safe space for attendees to engage in thoughtful dialogue about their experiences and opinions.

17 Event Summary: This event was held virtually through the Blackboard Collaborate platform. The moderators and speaker were able to use their microphones to speak and attendees utilized the chat function to express their ideas. Attendees got to introduce themselves and engage in an icebreaker to see who could win the “most unique fact” amongst the attendees. We then introduced our guest speaker, Mary Jane Suarez Partain, Director of Living Learning Communities at UT Dallas. Mary Jane gave the attendees a wonderful and inspiring presentation on her experience with “passing’ and her multiracial identity. She explained how she navigates different spaces like work, family, and school. We hosted a Q&A for her, and several attendees were able to ask Mary Jane questions and comment on her presentation. This initiated the next section of our workshop, the facilitated discussion. All the attendees were able to participate and speak on their multiracial experiences with “passing’, microaggressions, and overall how they navigate through their life in educating themselves and others of cultural competence and sensitivity.

Title: Loving Day Trivia Instagram Posts Participants: 40 Viewers: Avg. of 120 Objective: This event was intended for students to learn about the Loving v. Virginia case and its significance as well as become insightful on interracial love and biracial/multiracial experiences. Event Summary: This interactive trivia was hosted via the Multicultural Center’s Instagram Story where attendees could answer a series of questions pertaining to the Loving v. Virginia case and the history of the Loving’s life and family. In between questions, movies about interracial love were highlighted as well as opinion pieces and articles on interracial dating. At the end of the two-hour period of the trivia, the results were tallied, and ten winners were announced. Winners are able to claim their prizes at the Multicultural Center once campus is open.

ASIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE PROGRAMS

Title: Lunar New Year Attendance: 400-450 Objective: To inform students about Lunar New Year and East Asian culture with a multitude of performance and activities. Event Summary: This event recognized the annual Lunar New Year celebrated by the East Asian cultures. Students were able to take part in learning more about each East Asian culture present and represented during the evening. Participants watched a Lion Dance performance and was able to interact with the performers by placing the fortune cards in the lion’s mouth and saw a Kung Fu martial arts performance. Students then were able to see a fashion show with authentic East Asian garb followed by a plethora of cuisine catered by a local restaurant. Student organizations that were involved were; Filipino Student Association, Chinese Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Japanese Student Association, Korean International Student Association, and Venus dance group.

Title: Asian Heritage Celebration* Attendance: 955 Objective: To increase awareness of Asian culture and celebrate the national Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage month.

18 Event Summary: The Asian Heritage Celebration showcases authentic Asian cuisine, music, and performances. The 2020 student committee chose the theme “The Wonders of Asia”, to highlight many of the unique traditions and festivals that are celebrated across the continent. This event was held in conjunction with JSA, CSA, FSA, VSA, Hallyu Wave, ISA, BSO, and PSA to celebrate Asian Heritage Month. In light of COVID-19, each student organizations, created videos and images for social media to engage students and teach them about the various Asian cultures that existed on campus. This program was presented through Instagram posts, IGTV and Instagram stories.

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE PROGRAMS

Title: Native American Heritage Celebration Attendance: 45 Objective: To host a celebration where attendees are able to learn about the history and significance of Indigenous culture and Native American Heritage Month. Event Summary: At this event, we started off with a brief history of Native American Heritage Month. We then introduced our guest performers, Mitotiliztli Yaoyollohtli, an Aztec Dancing Company, who performed traditional Aztec dances. The group also educated the attendees on the significance and meaning of their dances, music, and attire. After the performances, attendees were able to look at posters that displayed history and information on different Native American Tribes.

EUROPEAN HERITAGE PROGRAMS

Title: European Heritage Celebration Attendance: 50 Objective: To host a program where attendees can enrich themselves in European culture through food, performances, and knowledge. This year we highlighted the countries of Ukraine and Poland for attendees to learn about. Summary: We opened this event with an introduction of our performers and format of the program. An ongoing presentation played throughout the night containing fun facts about Ukraine and Poland. The table center pieces also included in-depth facts about these countries. The Jagoda Dance Ensemble performed traditional Polish Folk Dances where students could participate in a segment as well. The Veselka Choir opened up with a presentation about the history of the arts in Ukraine and continued with their performance of traditional Ukrainian music. Our program ended with serving the attendees several different types of Kolaches catered by the Kolache Factory.

19 JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WEEK

Book Club: Mule Bone Act I, II, & III Date: June 15th, 29th & July 13th, 2020 via Microsoft Teams Attendance: 18 Objective: Meeting to discuss Act I of assigned play, Mule Bone. Participants will learn about the history surrounding the play and the different elements that make it unique. Event Summary: Attendees started off with introducing themselves. Then a summary of the history of the play and its writers was given and attendees could give insight as well. Several discussion questions were asked, and attendees were able to answer and engage in their different opinions about Act I of the play. The meeting was concluded with an announcement of the following Juneteenth events and a survey was sent to participants to fill out. For the next month, participants meet every two weeks to discuss the previous acts they read.

Trivia Contest Date: June 16th, 2020 via Blackboard Collaborate/Kahoot Attendance: 17 Objective: Attendees will get to participate in a fun game of trivia about Juneteenth and UTD and also get to learn new facts they didn’t know before. Event Summary: This event was kicked off with introductions and rules were laid out. Participants could join the trivia using Kahoot and were able to answer a series of 17 questions. In between a few questions, announcements about upcoming events were made. The top 3 participants were able to claim their prizes through email.

Community Cookbook Date: June 18th, 2020 via Instagram Participants: 12 Objective: Members of the community could submit their favorite recipes to share with students, staff, and faculty. People had the option to use the recipes and join us the next day for the online celebration. Event Summary: Twelve participants submitted their favorite recipes and the recipes were compiled into a pdf. On this day we released the pdf to be available to download and shared a few recipes on out Instagram story.

Juneteenth Online Celebration Date: June 19th, 2020 via Microsoft Teams Attendance: 40 Objective: For attendees to view the live celebration including discussion to commemorate Juneteenth as well as a DJ to include entertainment. Event Summary: This event was held virtually and started off with a Lift Every Voice and Sing video followed by an overview and history of Juneteenth and why it is celebrated. For the next 35 minutes participants enjoyed live music by our guest DJ and were able to comment in the chat about each song and virtually dance in their own space with one another.

20 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DREAM WEEK

Title: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Walk Attendance: 30 Objective: To strengthen communities, bridge barriers, create solutions to social problems, and move us closer to Dr. King's vision of a "Beloved Community. Summary: – In January of 2020, the Multicultural Center held the first campus Unity Walk in honor of the legacy and values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Though inclement weather forced the event to be held inside the Student Union, students heard speakers and joined in songs from the civil rights era.

Title: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Attendance: 175 Objective: To strengthen communities, bridge barriers, create solutions to social problems, and move us closer to Dr. King's vision of a "Beloved Community. Summary: – In January of 2020, the Multicultural Center collaborated with the Office of Student Volunteerism to create the 4th annual MLK day of service to honor the legacy of late Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Held in conjunction with the National Day of Service, this event brought together UT Dallas Cultural Scholars, the Black Faculty and Staff Alliance, the Diversity Scholars Program, Jindal OutREACH, Living Learning Communities, the Multicultural Center, the Office of Student Volunteerism, the Office of Sustainability, Tau Sigma National Honor Society, the Terry Foundation Scholars program and the Undergraduate Success Scholars program for a “Day on, Not a Day off.” One hundred and seventy-five (175) students, staff and faculty came together to pack more than 30,000 red lentil jambalaya meals for hungry kids in Dallas.

Title: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Breakfast Attendance: 250 Objectives: Educate and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Provide an opportunity to honor Dr. King and celebrate diversity. Educate the campus on ways to continue to strive for diversity and community service/awareness. Summary: A highlight of Dream Week was the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center. Guest speaker former Rep. Helen Giddings, who retired after more than 25 years in the Texas House of Representatives and who was chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, challenged students to carry the torch of King’s moral courage in helping the country attain equality and social justice. In her role as a legislator, Giddings helped secure state funding for the University’s Academic Bridge Program, which has helped 800 high-potential students from Dallas-area urban high schools succeed at UT Dallas. The 20th annual breakfast featured a performance of “Amazing Grace” by Matthew Winser- Johns, assistant director for LGBT+ programs in the Galerstein Gender Center. The event was co-sponsored by the Student Union & Activities Advisory Board and the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement.

21 Title: Welcome Back Block Party Attendance: 1,547 Objectives: • Students will be able to identify and utilize resources to excel academically and develop personally. • Students will be able to create community and discover resources to function in a diverse workforce and global society.

Summary: The UT Dallas Multicultural Center, Office of Title IX Initiatives, Auxiliary Services, Athletics, and Radio UTD teamed up to throw the 6th annual Welcome Back Block Party. This year’s program marked the kickoff of 50th anniversary of the University of Texas at Dallas. The event was quite a success despite reduced numbers of students living on campus and now attending classes virtually. This year’s event was held virtually via Twitch, a new technology that allows for virtual engagement. The event was cohosted by two rising juniors, Eric Aaberg and Crystal Ngantcha, and music was provided by our DJ-in-residence DJ Juice. Our program continues to allow students to be educated about the partnering offices’ programs and services. We were able to engage a myriad of incoming and returning students to become social media influencers for this event thus allowing us to garner over 1,500 viewers online for the event. These users would in turn generate over 6,000 messages and images in the event chat showing their Comet Spirit. This sensational event continues to bring a diverse cross-section of students spanning generations, ethnicities, classifications, majors, languages and now zip codes. We look forward to developing a future hybridized Block Party to be held in person and virtually.

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STUDENT SUCCESS AND OUTREACH

Destiney Tolbert Assistant Director Student Success & Outreach

TOTAL PROGRAMS: 22 TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 1,615

23 SUCCESS AND OUTREACH ______

Underrepresented Minorities (URM). The goal of URM retention is to positively affect the retention and graduation rate of African American and Hispanic Students.

Total Programs: 22 Attendance: 1,615

Program 18-19 19-20 Programs Attendance Programs Attendance Operation I Am: Black Student 1 88 1 128 Leadership Weekend VOICES: Hispanic Student 1 81 1 48 Leadership Weekend Southwestern Black Student 1 30 1 33 Leadership Conference (SBSLC) Student Conference on Latino Affairs 1 30 1 - (SCOLA) Women In Social Engagement 13 13 14 70 Harambee Dinner & Awards 1 100 1 360 Hispanic Leadership Banquet 1 91 1 304 Multicultural Achievement 1 150 1 271 Ceremony When Enough is Enough - - 1 250 Hanging in the MC - - 1 31 Total 20 583 23 1,395

*March 13, 2019 -Last day on campus *COVID-19 Virtual Programs Additional Data Program Platform RSVP/Registrations Chat/Comments WISE Microsoft 79 56 Teams Harambee YouTube No registration required - HLB YouTube No registration required - Multicultural Achievement Microsoft No registration required 1 Ceremony Teams Live Hanging in the MC YouTube/ No registration required - Microsoft Teams

24 RETENTION PROGRAM SUMMARIES

AFRICAN AMERICAN PROGRAMS

Student Organizations

BSA Black Student Alliance BC Black Congress NSBE National Society of Black Engineers ASU African Student Union NSA Nigerian Student Association HSU Habesha Student Union MAPS Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students Kurlfriends Kurlfriends AKA Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated AΦA Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated ΔΣΘ Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated ΣΓΡ Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated NPHC National Pan-Hellenic Council

Operation I AM: Black Student Leadership Weekend 2019 Attendance: 128 Objective: Operation I Am is a leadership weekend for UTD students within the African American community to connect, compete and learn about services and resources on campus. Event Summary: Operation I AM 2019 kicked off on Friday, September 6th during the third week of school. Day one of the program serves as a community building and event evening to kick off the leadership programs that will follow on day 2. Program marketing and advertisement targeted new and returning African and African American undergraduate students through UTD emails, social media, campus media, African and African American student organizations along with outreach with the Undergraduate Success Scholars program within the Office of Undergraduate Education and to members of the African American Student Success Taskforce. New and returning students participated in Saturday’s (Day 2) program of workshops, activities, speakers and corporate informational sessions. During the second day of Operation I Am, students participated in breakout sessions and general sessions from the Career Center, Student Counseling Center, and BB&T. There was a panel of UTD and external speakers to provide new and continuing students with advice and information for student success at and outside of UT Dallas. Team building activities were intentionally built into the day’s programming in order to encourage positive peer interaction and create an environment to foster new relationships.

Women in Social Engagement, Discussion Group Attendance: 70 Objective: Women in Social Engagement (WISE) is a women of color discussion group developed as a collaborative effort from the Student Counseling Center and the Multicultural Center.

25 Event Summary: The WISE program designed for URM women to build community together and to provide a brave space for dialogue and support. WISE was created to continue that safe space for all URM women on campus. WISE offered students multiple opportunities to meet with members of the Multicultural Center and the Student Counseling Center and speak to issues important to them. Though, this year was unique because of Covid-19, several new virtual events were added during the summer, featuring Dallas community guests Naturally Divine Beauty, and the Lillizzie Foundation. As the program has grown, students shared via the evaluations additional topics they would like to explore.

Harambee Awards: A Digital Experience 2020 Views: 366 Objective: The Harambee Dinner and Awards is an annual co-sponsored End-of-Year banquet to recognize the academic achievements, campus involvement, and leadership excellence of African and African American students. Event Summary: Students from the African Student Union, Black Congress, Black Student Alliance, Habesha Student Union, Lambda Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc. Tau Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and other African and African American student groups that have worked with the Multicultural Center were recognized for their achievements. Each of the participating student organizations had the opportunity to recognize the individual efforts of its members, as well as, their new executive board for the upcoming school year.

Multicultural Achievement Ceremony 2020 Attendance: 172 Objective: The goal of the program is to uplift and celebrate the academic achievements of underrepresented minority students at UT Dallas. Event Summary: The third annual Multicultural Achievement Ceremony was a live event held on May 9th via Microsoft Teams. The Multicultural Achievement ceremony recognized just over 300 graduating seniors representing the class of 2020. This ceremony included the Undergraduate Success Scholars and Cultural Scholars from the Office of Undergraduate Education, the Diversity Scholars Program within the Department of Community Engagement, Academic Bridge program within the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and the cultural student groups supported by the Multicultural Center made up the honorees.

Southwest Black Student Leadership Conference 2020 Attendance: 33 Objective: This conference encompasses history, leadership & networking skills, and self- improvement techniques. In addition, the conference values clarification and uses corporate America to inspire and motivate the intellect of young Black collegians to be productive leaders of tomorrow. Event Summary: The 2020 Southwest Black Student Leadership Conference was held on the Texas A&M University-College Station campus in January. This year’s theme was Igniting the Dream: I the Flame, We the Fire”. The conference celebrated its 32nd year as a conference led and facilitated by students from Texas A&M University. Overall, it was a well-attended conference with over 800 African American undergraduate and graduate students from Texas and surrounding states. This year UT-Dallas was represented by 33 African, African American

26 and Hispanic student leaders from the African Student Union, Black Student Alliance, National Society of Black Engineers, Student Success Assistants, and Undergraduate Success Scholars (USS) program. This year, 17 UT Dallas MC student leaders applied and two were selected to participate in the Advance Leadership Institute for a more extensive leadership program. With the growth in Advance Leadership Institute (A.L.I) participation, one student also represented UT Dallas for the fifth year in the A.L.I Oratorical contest. This year’s A.L.I. Oratorical winner was Ifunaya Ngadi, senior, Political Science major. Throughout the course of the conference, UTD students attended interactive workshops on leadership development, group dynamics, and career exploration. While many of our students were inspired to return back to campus to improve student organizations and build new groups with political and social justice aims.

The Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference also served as an opportunity for UTD students to interact with African and African American students from diverse regions, institutions and experiences in an effort to share their campus experiences, and learn from other like-minded peers. One student’s impact expressed “SBSLC gave me more tools, resources and knowledge to equip myself as an effective leader. I gained insight on how to be purposeful as a leader and it has helped me appreciate the opportunity to grow and how to better serve my community here at UTD.”

HISPANIC PROGRAM SUMMARIES

Student Organizations

ALPHA Association of Latin Professionals of America LULAC League of United Latin American Citizens SACNAS Society for the Advancement of Hispanic/Chicanos and Nat. Am. in Science SPYCD Stop Pretending You Can’t Dance SHPE Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers MASA Mexican American Student Association MAPS Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students Multicultural Greek Council ΩΔΦ Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. ΣΛΑ Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. ΣΛΓ Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Incorporated. ΚΔΧ Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Incorporated. ΛΘΦ Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Incorporated

Hispanic Leadership Banquet (HLB) 2020 Views: 282 Objective: Event Summary: The Hispanic Leadership Banquet was a virtual event held on Friday, March 5h. This year we had 9 Hispanic and Latinx student organizations, put together a digital experience video that capture some of our students’ organizations greatest moments and achievements. Each of the participating student organizations had the opportunity to recognize individual efforts of its members, as well as, their new executive board for the upcoming school year

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VOICES: Hispanic Student Leadership Weekend Attendance: 48 Objective: VOICES is a student success program offered by the Multicultural Center and is designed for all Latinx students who attend UT Dallas Event Summary: VOICES: Hispanic Leadership Weekend is a program within Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. It is a two-day program, with day one designed as a family game night and day two is Leadership Day. Day one kicked off on Friday, October 11th during the seventh week of school. Program marketing and advertisement targeted new and returning Hispanic and Latinx undergraduate students through UTD emails, social media, campus media, Latinx and Hispanic student organizations along with outreach with the Undergraduate Success Scholars program within the Office of Undergraduate Education and to members of the Latinx Student Success Network.

New and returning students participated in Saturday’s (Day 2) program of workshops, activities, speakers and corporate informational sessions. Paloma Alvarado, Associate Partner at New York Life Insurance Company, was our keynote speaker. Students also experienced a panel discussion on “How to be Successful” from UTD and external speakers. Team building activities were intentionally built into the day’s programming in order to encourage positive peer interaction and create an environment to foster new relationships.

Overall, VOICES 2019 is newer growing program that has been well received by its participants. The student participant feedback was positive and helpful for improvements on next year’s program.

Women in Social Engagement, Discussion Group Attendance: 70 Objective: Women in Social Engagement (WISE) is a women of color discussion group developed as a collaborative effort from the Student Counseling Center and the Multicultural Center. Event Summary: The WISE program designed for URM women to build community together and to provide a brave space for dialogue and support. WISE was created to continue that safe space for all URM women on campus. WISE offered students multiple opportunities to meet with members of the Multicultural Center and the Student Counseling Center and speak to issues important to them. Though, this year was unique because of Covid-19, several new virtual events were added during the summer, featuring Dallas community guests Naturally Divine Beauty, and the Lillizzie Foundation. As the program has grown, students shared via the evaluations additional topics they would like to explore.

*Student Conference on Latinx Affairs (SCOLA) 2020 Selected/Registered: 16 Objective: Provide a forum for students to discuss significant issues that impact the Latinx community and to foster exemplary leadership and professional development among our members. It is our belief that the interaction, discussion, and enlightenment fostered by the conference effectively creates a stimulating educational and life-changing experience.

28 Event Summary: The following includes students who were selected to attend the SCOLA conference. Due to COVID-19 the SCOLA Conference 2020 was canceled. Sergio Alvarado, Alexa Dinkling, Moses Garcia, Eilas Lozano, Daniela Gonzalez, Raymond Mata, Leslie Medina, Madeline Pargas, Chrystian Rodriguez, Coraima Saavedra, Helen Vaquera, Joel Rocha, Axum Taylor.

GENERAL PROGRAMS SUMMARIES

Diversity Scholars Program, 8th Year Review Attendance: Objective: The Diversity Scholars Program is an intentional integration of academic and non- academic resources to foster learning-center interaction with faculty, staff, and peers for first- time, first-year and transfer traditionally unrepresented students at The University of Texas at Dallas. Event Summary: The Diversity Scholars Program remained a working collaboration between the Office of Diversity & Community Engagement and The Multicultural Center. This program is funded by the Office of Diversity & Community Engagement and the Office of the President. This scholarship program was supervised by two coordinators and consisted of four cohorts of scholarship recipients totaling 78. This number includes Cohort V with 22 returning students, Cohort VI consisting of 17, Cohort VII consisting of 19, and Cohort VIII consisting of 20 students.

Program Components The Diversity Scholarship Program includes specific components to encourage proactive behavior, promote the usage of UTD academic resources, and create accountability measures among scholarship recipients: • Renewable $5000 scholarship award per student for up to 8 semesters • Scholarship Program fall & spring semester orientation • Early-intervention strategy to monitor academic progress • Personalized success plan for each student per semester • Monthly evening programs that highlight student resources • Funding for to participate in leadership conferences off campus • Community Services opportunities

29 RETENTION: LEADERSHIP, TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT (STUDENTS)

African-American

Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference (SBSLC), College Station, Texas MC and USS Staff (2) Students (33): Aisha Manjai, Maryam Alhakim, Stephane Lupulu, Ayomide Irabor-Musa, Sharon Njoki, Axum Taylor, Jemima Kinua, Hadsah Jemal, Ellen McKay, Asha Jackson, Jenelle Boyce, Julian Gay, Gerry Bogonko, Joel Rocha, Johnathan Cipriani, Justin Smith. Kelsey Bassey, Chassity Vanderpool, Kelechi Ajughu, Anthony Opara, Xavier Molyneaux, Dorcas Harrison, Amira Williams, Venisha Harmon, Olayinka Olajubutu, Diandra Nelson, Jennifer Anyaegbu, Titus Ayeni, Demola Adeladan, Brie Haynes, Selam, Mizu, Ifunanya Ngadi, Ester Okuseinde. Kimberly Edwards, Destiney Tolbert

Student Organizations Represented at MC Leaders Retreat Due to COVID-19 this event was canceled.

Hispanic

Student Conference on Latinx Affairs (SCOLA), College Station, Texas: Selected students (13): Sergio Alvarado, Alexa Dinkling, Moses Garcia, Eilas Lozano, Daniela Gonzalez, Raymond Mata, Leslie Medina, Madeline Pargas, Chrystian Rodriguez, Coraima Saavedra, Helen Vaquera, Joel Rocha, Axum Taylor.

Student Organizations Represented at MC Leaders Retreat Due to COVID-19 this event was canceled.

Asian

Student Organizations Represented at MC Leaders Retreat Due to COVID-19 this event was canceled

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DIVERSITY EDUCATION

Danny Cordova Assistant Director Diversity Education

Klarissa Perez Coordinator Diversity Education

TOTAL PROGRAMS: 78 TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 3,311

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Programs 13 471 Activities 7 181 Presentations 56 1550 Online Module 2 1,109 Total 78 3,311

Programs Subject Attendance Diversity Poetry Jam Poetry/Music 135 National Diversity Day Diversity Recognition 20 Diversity Dialogues Diversity Conversation 34 Diversity Dialogues MLK week Diversity Conversation 53 Spring Workshop Series Social Media 26 Spring Workshop Series Implicit Bias 29 Spring Workshop Series Generation E. 22 Spring Workshop Series Invoking Your Power (cancelled) 0 Spring Workshop Series Mental Health/Illness 30 Spring Workshop Series Understanding Islam 37 What’s the Deal/Netflix Always Be My Maybe 15 What’s the Deal/Netflix Spiderman 15 What’s the Deal/Netflix Becoming 40 What’s the Deal/Netflix The Help 15 Count = 13 471

*March 13/2019 Last day on campus *Covid-19 Additional Data Program Topic Platform Registrations Spring Workshop Series Mental Health/Illness Blackboard 73 Spring Workshop Series Understanding Islam Blackboard 27 What’s the Deal/Netflix Always Be My Maybe Netflix 19 What’s the Deal/Netflix Spiderman Netflix 5 What’s the Deal/Netflix Becoming Netflix 33 What’s the Deal/Netflix The Help Netflix 13

Diversity Education Module Count Completion Rate Completed Student Employees 1,210 82% 998 Living Learning Community 111 1,109

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Activities Subject Attendance Diversity Advisory Council Fall 18 Gamma student group Div. Dialogues 38 Habesha student group Div. Dialogues 15 Diversity Advisory Council Collaboration 19 Global Leadership Retreat Diversity 63 UNT Conference Diversity Ambassadors 7 Diversity Advisory Council Spring 21 Count = 7 181

Presentations Subject Attendance FSL Org. Leaders Implicit Bias 25 FSL Org. Advisors Div. 101 17 Volunteerism Div. 101 10 SSC Peer Mentors Race-Ethnicity-Diversity 5 Lambda Theta Phi Div. 101 11 BBS Hum.Dev/Early Childhood Implicit Bias 15 BBS Class 1 Implicit Bias 25 BBS Class 2 Implicit Bias 26 Presentation: FYS Div. 101 27 classes 857 Transfer: SWAT Cultural Competency 14 Leadership GLR Diversity Dialogues 63 Presentation: FYLS Div. 101 4 classes 86 BBS Neuroscience Lab Race-Ethnicity 17 FYLs Div. 101 29 FYLS Nav. Difficult Dialogues 26 FYLs Div. 101 14 FYLs Nav. Difficult Dialogues 15 FYLs Div. 101 24 FYLs Nav. Difficult Dialogues 15 ODCE SD Council Implicit Bias 12 BBS class Diversity 20 Student Union Diversity 25 Orientation Leaders Diversity 70 IMPACT Math Camp Implicit Bias 15 CDI Kickoff MC Overview 50 Comet Camp MC Overview 50 SUAAB Diversity 14 Count = 56 1,550

*Covid-19 Additional Data Online Presentations were in TEAMS or Blackboard

33 DIVERSITY 101 FRESHMAN FIRST YEAR SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

Overview The presentation is designed for the freshman first year experience class. This basic presentation on diversity covers university demographics, transitioning to campus culture, cultural perspectives, importance of understanding diversity, individually and professionally, micro- aggressions and campus resources for diversity education. Presentation is 50 minutes and includes videos and discussion.

Goals • To present the same diversity education material to all freshman seminar courses. • To present a consistent message of the value of diversity to all incoming freshman students. • To positively impact the campus climate through education of the incoming freshman students.

Objectives • Increase knowledge of UTD campus diversity • Increase appreciation of diversity • Increase awareness of campus diversity resources

Presentations Combination of Did their No Attendance Div. 101 by: Div. 101 and own own answer MC DE 27 857 FYLs 17 7 49 6 Prof. 5 Total 49 1,470

MC Presentations by Schools ECS NSM Int.Disc. BBS ATEC EPPS ARHM JSOM 9 6 4 3 2 2 1 0

Total number of FYLs: 86 Total number of classes: 106 49 classes received the full Div. 101 presentation. 46% of the 106 classes received the full Div. 101 presentation.

Evaluation Data

88% of students rated this presentation as above average 83% of students showed an increase in awareness of campus diversity 77% of students showed an increase in knowledge of campus resources 83% of students showed an increase in appreciation of campus diversity

34 STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL

The advisory council was created to give input on the development of the diversity education programs. The council also serves as a resource for campus diversity and as a connection for other campus diversity offices as a means to support the larger campus diversity education initiatives. The following staff members were chosen because of their work in the area of diversity, for the student population they represent and are considered to be subject matter experts. Chosen areas of diversity are but not limited to race/ethnicity, gender, disability, veterans, sexual orientation, religion and international students. Topics addressed as part of the council initiatives. Campus student climate, diversity workshops and dialogues, student staff training module review, support for campus diversity education programs, such as safe zone and green zone.

Advisory Council Aisha Evans Student Counseling Center Alex Rodriquez Military & Veteran Center Arthur Gregg Multicultural Center Daniel Hernandez Fraternity & Sorority Life Danny Cordova Multicultural Center Jacqueline Prince Galerstein Gender Center Jasmine Johnson Institutional Diversity Jerry Alexander ECS Student Services Katie Russo Intercultural Center Kimberly Burdine Student Counseling Center Klarissa Perez Multicultural Center Louis Edwards Residential Life Marco Mendoza Compliance, Equity, & Title IX Mary Partain Living Learning Communities Matt Winser-Johns Galerstein Gender Center Prachi Charma Student Counseling Center Ron Venable Student AccessAbility Ryan Wasilewski Residential Life Shelley Lane Undergraduate Education Tamara West Intercultural Programs Terry Cartwright Human Resources The advisory group is hosted by the Multicultural Center/Diversity Education.

The council met 2 times for the academic year. The summer meeting did not happen due to the COVID-19 adjustments.

35 PROGRAM SUMMARIES

Title: Diversity Poetry Jam Attendance: 130 Objective: A night of spoken work performances by local and established artist. An inspirational showcase of talent and cultural diversity. Event Summary: Evaluation results from participants. 97% rated the program above average. 95% rated the poetry performances above average. 97% rated the music performances above average. 91% of participants showed an increase in appreciation for campus diversity. The featured poet Joaquin Zihuatanejo and featured musician Edgar Cruz were amazing and inspirational. The students were exceptional and well received. The host was good but could have been better prepared. Blessedness does add a warm touch with his saxophone. Logistical setup was smooth. All the student performers showed for the sound check. This was a first time that this happened. The meet the poet time was not well attended. An idea was to have the poets meet during the sound check. Adding food or just having pizza available to the sound check time would be beneficial to everyone working the program, including the sound crew. Another idea is to shorten the time for the student performers and add time for the musician. Challenges for the program. Welcome week scheduling overlapped with two other main programs. Welcome week date confirmation is late for the time needed for performer contracts, signatures and internal processing. We need to add something in the program to showcase the Diversity Education programs. Overall this is a great program.

Title: Diversity Dialogues/Fall Attendance: 34 Event Summary: Results for evaluation summary. 91% of participants rated this program as above average. 91% of showed an increase in understanding of other cultures. 73% showed an increase sensitivity to other cultures. 91% showed an increase in ability to listen to other cultural points of view. This program featured a guest speaker in the opening. This did not turn out as expected. The speaker took more time, had media problems and struggled with audience interactions. Attendance was low. Recommendations. Be sure opening speaker only takes 10 to 15 minutes and is structured like a TED Talk. Have the program in the evening. The 5-7 time seems to be more relaxed and participants stay longer. The Faculty/Staff dining room works well, especially with the addition of visuals. Room reservations is always a challenge. This program was held earlier in the semester to coincide with National Diversity Day. This did not seem to help with getting the attention and connection with students. Hosting this earlier in the semester was helpful in the Diversity Education scheduling. This allowed us to focus more on the Div. 101 presentations instead of overlapping these programs.

Title: Global Leadership Retreat Attendance: 63 Total attendees: 54 Attendees, 9 Small Group Facilitators, 5 Full Time Staff Members = 68 total and 49 Survey Responses, Diversity Dialogues; 63 attendees Per GLR evaluation: How useful did you find the workshop "Diversity Dialogues"? 88% extremely or very useful (highest ranked activity at the GLR)

36 Title: Diversity Dialogues/Spring Attendance: 53 Event Summary: 97% of participants rated this program above average. Dr. Kimberly Hill was the guest speaker. She did a great job and was a definite positive addition to the program. Her presentation was spot on and she kept to the designated time. This was the first year to include this as part of MLK Dream week. This was a good addition to attach this to this week. It helped increase the presence of the program. 92% of participants showed increase in sensitivity to other cultures. Hosting this program at the traditional time from 5pm to 7pm was helpful in increasing the attendance from the Fall program, which was held at lunchtime.

Title: National Diversity Day Attendance: 20 Event Summary: National Diversity Day is a day to embrace all the identities we hold as individuals and celebrate our differences, no matter what race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, or disability. On this day we reflect on and learn about the different cultures, communities, and ideologies. The Multicultural Center is celebrating National Diversity Day this year to recognize the many different identities and communities at UT Dallas. A day for all UT Dallas student and staff to mix and mingle and learn about the culture and identities of individuals they may not have come across.

Title: Spring Workshop Series: What’s the D.E.A.L? Social Media: Ingrid Kibler, Media-Trend Micro Implicit Bias. Angie Lee, RISD Generation E. Amber Givens Davis, Dallas County Judge Understanding Islam: Sheikh Arsalan Haque, Taqwa Seminary of Collin County Mental Health and Minorities, Kimberly Burdine, UTD Counseling Center Invoking Your Power, Gabriella Castillo, RAICES. Cancelled due to Covid Attendance: 114 Event Summary: Overall the program was a success. Overall ratings for the programs were as follows. Social Media 91%. Implicit Bias 99%. Generation E. 90%. Understanding Islam 100%. The topic choice for the series programs were relevant and appreciated. They were very relevant for the time and social awareness. Speaker choices were very good and overall did engaging presentations and were well received. Suggestions for next year is to expand on the topics and increase the number of series events.

Title: What’s the DEAL: Culture and Cinema Series Always Be My Maybe - Spiderman Into the Universe – Becoming - The Help Attendance: 85 Event Summary: The Culture and Cinema Series was created in response to the Covid shut down of the university. The program featured different movies that highlight culture. We incorporated cultural knowledge and discussion points based on unique aspects of the films and how they incorporated culture into the film. Also including notes from the actors, directors and producers regarding the use of culture within the films. Overall the films were well received and enjoyed by the participants. Participation was adequate for this type of program. The program also allowed space for connections with the students in the chat room.

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PROFESSIONAL STAFF ACTIVITY

38 UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE SERVICE

Arthur Gregg • URM Recruitment and Retention Taskforce (Enrollment Services) • UTD First Gen. Committee • New Student Orientation Committee • Black Faculty Staff Alliance Executive Sponsor • UTD ERG Advisory Board

Danny Cordova • NSEB New Student Engagement Board • Staff Council, General attendance • Diversity Education Advisory Council • PISD Plano Diversity Advisory Committee • DACA Development Committee • Juneteenth Planning Committee

Bruce August, Jr. • Employee Resource Group Leadership Council • Student Union Advisory Committee • Weeks of Welcome Planning Committee • Student Affairs Professional Development Committee: Onboarding • New Student Engagement Board: Service Learning Subcommittee • African American Student Success Taskforce • Latinx Student Success Network • Men Arriving Ready for Success Initiative Committee • Chair, Juneteenth Planning Committee • Chair, Welcome Back Block Party Committee • Fraternity & Sorority Life Taskforce • Fraternity & Sorority Life Expansion Committee • Living Our Values – Orientation Subcommittee • Development & Alumni Relations Comet Values Committee

Destiney Tolbert • URM Recruitment and Retention Taskforce (Enrollment Services) • African American Student Success Taskforce • Latinx American Student Success Taskforce • DACA Development Committee • NSEB New Student Engagement Board • Student Success Data Sync Up • Young Professionals ERG • Black Faculty Staff Alliance

39 Klarissa Perez • Omega Delta Phi, Staff Advisor • JOLT, Staff Advisor • QTPOC, Staff Advisor • Culture of Equity, Facilitator • Latino Faculty Staff Association, Member

Adrienne Watson • Black Faculty Staff Alliance

PRESENTATIONS

Arthur Gregg • Corporate Day, UT Dallas • National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) National Convention • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. National Convention • National Alliance of Black School Educators (NASBE) National Convention • UT Dallas Counselor Update- Houston • Explore UT Dallas- Houston • LeaderShape

Bruce August, Jr. • Student Affairs On-Boarding Presentation • “Preparing for the next Phase of Academic Leadership: Perspectives of Alumni on the LMI Experience”, Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education Conference • Dallas, Texas-State Conference Review & Wrap up, Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education Board Retreat 2020 • Social Media 101 for Student Employees • Online Resources & Working from Home 101 for Student Employees

Danny Cordova • Div. 101 • Implicit Bias • Cultural Competency

Destiney Tolbert • Student Ambassadors Enough is Enough: A Conversation about the BLM Movement & Advocacy at UTD. • Student Ambassadors Affirmative Action • Graduate Student Assembly Cultural Diversity and Social Advocacy

40 Klarissa Perez • Diversity 101 • Culture of Equity

Adrienne Watson • Juneteenth Celebration • Multicultural Peer Advocate Student Employee Retreat

TRAVEL /PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (STAFF)

Arthur Gregg • National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), National Convention (Memphis, TN) • LeaderShape Co-Lead Training • CTL Workshop

Bruce August, Jr. • Conference Chair, Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education Conference (TABPHE) • Online Event Production through StreamYard, Black Greek Leadership Consortium • Office of Diversity & Community Engagement Professional Development Day • Microsoft Teams Training, UT Dallas • Blackboard Collaborate Training, UT Dallas • Remote Working Essentials for Higher Education Professionals • Increasing Student Engagement through Instagram • AABHE Webinar: Impact of the Pandemic on Colleges and Universities Currently and Down the Road • Communication and Leading Your Team Virtually - With Colleen Dutton, Chief Human Resources Officer

Danny Cordova • CTL workshop • Fred Pryor Business Writing • UNT Diversity Conference • HR Communication and Leading • ODCE Professional Development Day • A&H Living Legacies of White Supremacy • OU Webinar Race and Higher Education • USC Webinar Race & Equity Center • Tim Wise Webinar

Destiney Tolbert • Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference (Texas A&M University, College Station, TX) • Thriving While Working From Home

41 • Workplace Motivation: Motivating Yourself and Others • Increasing Student Engagement Through Instagram • Bias Barriers: Allyship, Inclusion and Everyday Behaviors • May Day Message from Angela Davis • LinkedIn o Public Speaking Foundations o Building Trust o Body Language for Women o Being an Effective team Member • Spotify Podcast: o Race, Mass Shootings & intersectionality o White Like me o The Limits of Empathy o Machismo Mindsets o It's Not Just About Blood

Klarissa Perez • UNT Diversity Conference • ODCE Professional Development Day • LinkedIn Modules • CTL Workshops • Creating and listening to Spotify playlists

Adrienne Watson • ODCE Professional Development Day • Thriving – Work Life Balance • Remote Working Essentials for Higher Education Professionals • Increasing Student Engagement through Instagram • Virtual Engagement & Programming Master Class

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