SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
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Office for Diversity Enhancement records
 

Administrative Information | Search Terms | Background Note | Scope and Contents Note | Arrangement | PDF of Finding Aid
 

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:     Office for Diversity Enhancement records

Dates:     1996-2008

Creator:    Office for Diversity Enhancement, South Dakota State University

Physical description:      0.21 linear feet—1 container

Collection number:     UA 45

Language:     Collection material in English.

Repository:     South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Abstract:     Collection is composed of brochures and flyers for events sponsored by the Office of Diversity Enhancement. Also included are schedules, newsletters and clippings.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance This collection consists of material that arrived in the archives through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals.

Access Restrictions:     This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Copyright Status:     Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid.

It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003)

Preferred citation:     [Identification of item]. Office for Diversity Enhancement records, UA 45, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Processing information:     This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on April 14, 1999 with revisions on November 3, 2008 (cjg).

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Subjects:

  • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990—South Dakota State University.

  • Discrimination in employment—South Dakota State University.

  • Discrimination in higher education—South Dakota State University.

  • Diversity Enhancement, Office of—Newsletters—South Dakota State University.

  • Diversity Enhancement, Office of—South Dakota State University.

  • Diversity Lecture Series—South Dakota State University.

  • Festival of Cultures—South Dakota State University.

  • Sexual harassment in employment—South Dakota State University.

  • Sexual harassment in higher education—South Dakota State University.

BACKGROUND NOTE

The Office for Diversity Enhancement, previously known as the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, promotes South Dakota State University's commitment to diversity in all its aspects by advising the university community, and developing and implementing diversity enhancement programming. This includes activities enhancing teaching, learning, and direct experiencing of diverse cultures and points of view. The office works with Admissions to facilitate minority student recruiting and with Human Resources to facilitate Equal Opportunity. An annual Festival of Cultures is organized by the office to celebrate our institutional diversity.  The University is committed to maintaining an environment that respects individual dignity and encourages members of the campus community to achieve their maximum potential, free from discrimination and harassment.

Related Material:

South Dakota State University, Office of Diversity Enhancement and Equal Opportunity, An intellectual discourse [videorecording]: the facts about Islam, Brookings, S.D., SDSU Instructional Technologies Center, 2001. [SD Collection: BP165.I57 2001 video]

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

This series is composed of brochures and flyers for events sponsored by the Office of Diversity Enhancement. Also included are schedules, newsletters and clippings.

 

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS 

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Disabilities brochure

1998 February

2

Diversity Enhancement brochures

1999-2000

3

Diversity Enhancement calendar

2000-2007

4

Diversity Lecture Series flyers

2006

5

Ethnicity Matters

2003, 2006

6

Event flyers

1999-2005

7

Faces of America

2000

8

Festival of Cultures

2000-2008

9

Iraq War, American Foreign Policy and the Mass Media panel

2006 October

10

Lecture: Dr. Imad Moustapha "Syria and the Changing Middle East"

2006 November

11

Logo Contest

2000

12

Prejudice and Discrimination brochures

1996-2001

13

Service-Learning Newsletter

2007 Fall

14

Sexual Harassment

1996-2001

15

Teaching at SDSU with Diversity in Mind

[n.d.]

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Updated 3 November 2008 by cjg

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