1. Projects for the Office of Diversity Initiatives
ENC 4294 Documentation and Client-Based Collaboration- Fall 2011
University of Central Florida
Office of Diversity Initiatives
Anti-Bullying Guide
The team for The History of Jim Crowe created four 2-hour
modules for the Office of Diversity Initiatives to use for
presentations. They edited a series of videos into short
segments to use in tandem with worksheets and groups
activities. The final product consisted of a facilitator’s guide
with outlines of the modules, the edited videos, scripts,
activities, and reference list.
History of Jim Crow
Modules
ODI Facts
History of Hate
Belief Systems
• Facilitates over 300 workshops on more than 120 topics
reaching over 7500 participants annually.
• Cultivates relationships with influential individuals,
educational institutions, businesses, and social justice
organizations in support of the UCF goal to become more
inclusive and diverse.
• Provided the impetus for the development of the UCF
Summer Faculty Development Conference and continues
to sponsor a conference diversity track on curriculum
transformation.
• Played a substantial leadership role in the development of
21 cultural competencies for UCF undergraduate
education.
• Designs and implements the Leadership Enhancement
Program for members of the UCF faculty and staff in
partnership with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
• Sponsors the LEGACY Leadership and Mentoring Program
for students which focuses on scholarship, identity
development, leadership, career development, and
community service.
• Initiated the activities that led to the creation of the UCF
Community Veterans History Project.
• Hosted the Florida Diversity and Leadership Conference at
UCF in 2010 and 2011.
• Received diversity awards from the Beacon Network,
Seminole State College, and the UCF Division of Student
Development and Enrollment Services.
• Was awarded an unsolicited grant from Google to support
the mission and goals of the unit
Our vision is to position UCF as a center of excellence that is nationally
recognized as a higher education model for its practices, policies, and attitudes
in the area of domestic diversity.
This group compiled activities for students, faculty, and
staff at UCF and the surrounding area, and for the staff in
the work place, that are age-appropriate in order to raise
awareness of bullying and help the classroom and or
workplace environment to become an inclusive place. The
guide centers on activities that will prevent bullying by
educating people, building a sense of community, teaching
rules and guidelines to follow, showing how to model good
behavior, and explaining how to deal with bullying the
workplace. It addresses ways to prevent bullying, rather
than merely dealing with its effects.
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The History of Hate consisted of several modules focusing
on specific groups: Native Americans, African Americans,
and women. Each begins with breaking the ice and get
attendees talking. The facilitator provides foundational
information and scaffolding for the rest of the workshop.
The goal is to inspire thought about the nature and
consequences of hate. Activities, videos, and discussions
are included to elaborate on certain events in history and
further participant knowledge on each subject.
The Belief Systems group will be designing a series of
workshops to help spread information and dispel
misconceptions in regards to various religions, helping
people to understand where those of different religions come
from, and separate what society has made them believe from
the reality of the situation. For each belief system the group
created a pamphlet, facilitator’s guide, and PowerPoint. The
beliefs systems covered were chosen in hopes of providing
new insight into some of the more popular religions, as well
as shedding light on some of the lesser known belief systems.
The mission of the Office of Diversity Initiatives
is to assist the University of Central Florida in
reaching its strategic goal to "Become More
Inclusive and Diverse" by facilitating diversity
processes, programs, and policies that promote
social justice, enhance cultural competencies,
and develop capacious leaders. Our students,
colleagues, and constituents represent diverse
peoples and perspectives across multiple
generations.
HistoryofJimCrowe
• Early History of
Jim Crow (Pre-
Reconstruction)
• Reconstruction—
WWI
• WWI–Gaines v.
Canada
• WWII–Civil
Rights
HistoryofHate
• Native Americans
• African
Americans
• Women
Anti-BullyingGuide
• Spread
Awareness
• Foster
Community
• Establish Rules
• Model Behavior
• Stand up in the
Workplace
BeliefSystems
• Baha’i Faith
• Buddhism
• Catholicism
• Islam
• Wicca
• Jehovah’s
Witnesses
• Judaism
• Mormonism
• Scientology
Each project divided the content into a set of modules. Each module
covered a key point or issue on each topic.