Presence in the Community
The Access/Equity/Diversity Office has a history of collaborating with other departments and organizations at SCC to offer a diverse array of activities and events to SCC staff and students.
The Outfit:
A Bluegrass/Newgrass Band
July 28, 2023
Noon-1 p.m.
Diversity opportunity.
Recent programs and speakers that the AED office has collaboratively supported include:
- “OUCH! That Stereotype Hurts!” workshop
- A panel discussion on human trafficking
- “SEXUAL HARASSMENT, WHAT IT IS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT” panel discussion co-sponsored by the SCC Office of Professional Development.
- Humanities division “Read-In” programs focusing on African American, Native American, and Hispanic literature.
SCC Armchair Traveler Program
In collaboration with the Global Education team, the office has introduced staff and students to two online databases:“CultureGrams” and "A to Z World Food".
- The CultureGrams database offers reports for 190 countries and territories. Each report includes 25 categories such as land and climate, history, personal appearance, greetings, gestures, family, diet, holidays, economy, education, health, and events and trends.
- “A to Z World Food” introduces users to thousands of international recipes, hundreds of fascinating culture and ingredient articles, and essential culinary resources for countries ranging from Albania to Zimbabwe.
Staff receives 0.5 hour diversity credit for reviewing a trio of select countries
each month.