| Description: | Social Justice Immersion project is part of the course requirements for a graduate course, Cultural Diversity in Higher Education, required for students enrolled in the master’s program in Higher Education Administration and Higher Education Student Affairs Administration. To serve the purpose of better understanding others who are culturally different from oneself, students were asked to immerse themselves in other cultures, increase their social contact with others and possibly experience a new minority status by (a) attending activities or events related to a specific social identity group other than that of their own, or providing some type of service to a social justice related group or organization that addresses issues that do not pertain to their social identity groups; (b) reflecting on their own assumptions, biases and stereotypes regarding the activity or services; and (c) presenting the lessons learned from the experience with the class and in writing. |
| Project/Activity Leader(s): | Raechele Pope, Associate Professor |
| Unit: | Graduate School of Education |
| Department: | Educational Leadership and Policy |
| City: | Buffalo |
| State: | NY |
| Country: | United States |
| External Funding: | No |
| Start Date: | 2014-09-09 |
| End Date: | 2014-10-28 |
| Internal Partners: | Student Association clubs: Asian American Student Union, Korean-American Student Association, Latin American Student Association; Challah for Hunger; Division of Athletics; Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Undergraduate Education, Office of Academic Affairs; Intercultural and Diversity Center, Student Life, Student Affairs, University Life & Services; LGBTQ Students of Color Group, Wellness Education Services, University Life & Services |
| External Partners: | Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Western New York Chapter; Center for Veterans and Veteran Family Services, Daemen College; Ganondagan Native American Community; Buffalo Gay Men's Book Club; Pride Center of Western New York; Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper; Veterans One-Stop Center of Western New York Inc. |
| Are UB students involved? | Yes |
