Activities

DACD and its subcommittees sponsor several kinds of events and programs to highlight diversity issues and to build community at ISR. DACD-sponsored activities have included:

• Movies on social justice issues, including Crash, North Country, and Milk, held at the Michigan Theater
• Book discussions (ISR Reads) on social justice topics
• "Getting to Know You" events over lunch with a facilitator to build connections among staff
• Women's issues events, including a presentation by the director of the University's Center for Education of Women
• Poverty awareness events, including a panel discussion and a display of what people eat around the world
• Common interest groups in which staff come together around themes and hobbies
• Celebrations such as the winter parties for information sharing and building community
• Bulletin boards and posters for raising awareness

In addition, together with others at ISR, DACD supports a periodic Climate Survey to gauge attitudes and the overall workplace climate at ISR. Such surveys have been carried out in 1999, 2006, and 2008.