Special Events
The Jeffco Schools Office of Culture and Diversity Invites You to Our 2011 Symposium: "As Diversity Grows, So Must We"
When
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wheat Ridge High School
9505 West 32nd Avenue
Keynote Speaker: Gary Howard
Gary Howard has over 35 years of experience working with issues of civil rights, social justice, equity, education and diversity, including 28 years as the founder of the REACH Center for Multicultural Education. He is a keynote speaker, writer and workshop leader who travels extensively throughout the United States and Australia. Mr. Howard completed his undergraduate work in cultural anthropology and social psychology at Yale University and did graduate work in ethics and social justice at Yale Divinity School. He has served as an adjunct professor at Western Washington University and Seattle University. He holds a master's degree in education and is the author of "We Can't Teach What We Don't Know"
Please RSVP to Joyce Rogers, Office of Culture and Diversity, jrogers@jeffco.k12.co.us
Red Rocks Community College 10th Annual Celebration of Humanity Feb. 2011
The keynote was Adriana Nieto, PhD. Assistant Professor in Chicano Studies, Metro State College of Denver. She teaches several Women’ s Studies courses and spoke about the legacy and impact of Martin Luther King Jr. The speech was open to the public. Lunch was for those who have RSVP'd.
Red Rocks Community College Diversity Guiding Principle
“We will value and respect our inherent differences and endeavor to learn from each other...Our educational programs, services and activities will reflect this commitment to diversity.
Diversity Quote
“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same."
- Anne Frank
