- In unit 1 we remained focused on mostly ideas regarding diversity and culture and how incorporating multiple voices and backgrounds can really add a lot of enrichment to any environment. In order to further build on the course ideas and help the class expand I would like to delve more into a topic one of the other articles already spoke on, spreading minority awareness and helping them thrive in new environments. Because we all attend the same university I would like to research more about the experiences and challenges undergone by minorities in college and how they manage to create opportunities for themselves in such new environments. Some experts and databases I would like to check up on are the rates of success within organizations designated for minority outreach and success. I would also consider using Syracuse libraries and implementing an article that is close to home and that the class might relate more too. More strictly, if minorities find themselves in leadership positions and manage to assimilate well into their university classes. I would particularly like to go through mostly reputable sources and ones that connect with their audience and use rhetorical elements in their writing.
- As we further delve ourselves into the reading of Austin and Pisano and Kaplan and Donovan, we realize that they use different techniques in order to teach us about advocating for diversity in the workplace. On the one hand A/P focuses on spreading outreach for Neurodiverse individuals and shows how they have implemented different programs and created opportunities for them to find work and excel. On the other hand the article by K/D shows us that although workspaces may strive for equity and inclusivness, they cannot do so unless all members of the community are willing to show leadership and make a change.
Writing and organizational cultures
I think that your article will be really interesting to read, especially because of everything that has happened on campus recently. I know that Syracuse has implemented outreach programs to help minority students. However, I do not know how that has worked so far, so it would be nice to read about how these programs work, and find out if they are successful. For your second response, I like how you talked about the different techniques the authors use to teach their readers about diversity. I agree with your last statement; it is very important that people in leadership positions work hard to strive for diversity and inclusivity!
To echo was Dominique said, I too think it will be interesting to see what you find. The last year or so have been pretty hectic as far as bias incidents in the SU community so (unfortunately) this is a great time to choose how minority students are impacted in the Syracuse University environment. The way you compared and contrasted the two articles in the second question was perfect, you did a really good job at choosing the words that bridge the two topics together that makes the transition smooth to the point where you don’t even realize that you’re doing it.
Right–one of the ways to carve out a spot for yourself in a larger conversation is to focus on how a given issue plays out in a particular place. Our university has certainly been in the spotlight for issues related to diversity in the last several years…
I definitely took the A/P article in the same sense you did, in that diversity is great but how is the environment for it, and what can we learn from the voices in the environment. It will be interesting to read from authors who may come with a different perspective on it. In an overall system that doesn’t necessarily favor diversity, can institutions still foster a healthy environment where it could help all those involved?
I would be really interested in what kind of articles you find regarding how minorities adapt to such a different environment such as college. I think it would also be interesting to see how various colleges around the U.S impact minorities differently and why different environments have this impact. Also looking at the success of these individuals and the leadership positions as you said would be a good approach. As for the second question, I agree with what you said and you did a good job at analyzing the two and saying the differences.