Idaho State University
College of Education
 Diversity Committee Newsletter
(March-April 2003)

http://ed.isu.edu/diversity
Dr. Pemberton (Chair),
Dr. Luckey, Dr. Wilkins, Dr. J. Strickland, Ms. Lori Head, Ms. Nancy Call, Ms. Xuejun Shen, Mr. Rafael S. Cde Baca Jr.

Learning to Teach for Social Justice--A Gift of Book!
    By now you should have received the book Learning to Teach for Social Justice as a gift from the Committee to all ISU COE faculty. We present you with the book in a effort to say "thank you" for your contribution and support to the Committee's COE Faculty Interview Project and other work, and hope that you enjoy reading it. Special thanks to Dean Larry Harris for making this purchase possible.

Faculty Members Present "Call for PEACE"--March 27!
    ISU faculty members from several departments will volunteer their talents for the mission of peace at a special “Call for Peace” program on March 27. “ISU sports science, P.E., and dance will express its voice to end war and terrorism by introducing the community to a variety of activities,” said Dr. Merav Nagel, assistant professor in the department.
     The program is open to the public and will begin at 6 p.m. in Reed Gym. Donations will be accepted for the People’s Campaign for Peace, a non-violent national campaign that promotes a peaceful ending of terrorism and war. Participants are asked to wear comfortable attire.
    The program will consist of an introduction by Dr. Cynthia Pemberton and instruction in yoga by Paulette Canfield; dance, Lauralee Zimmerly; Judo, Sami Tadehara; Pilates, Molly Smith; and Tae Kwon Do, Dr. Ron LeBlanc. Closing remarks will be by Nagel.
    “My philosophy is based on the fact that all human beings are connected, and therefore we must care,” Nagel said. “We cannot claim that war and terrorism reside in remote locations. History has taught us that eventually everybody is affected." “Today more than ever we know how close we are to the boiling point,” Nagel continued. “Peace Day is neither about Saddam nor North Korea, it is about us giving our best to create a better world in which all can peacefully coexist together.” For information, contact Nagel at 282-4058.

Women's History Month--March 2003!
    ISU is celebrating Women’s History Month in March with a variety of free events. The overall theme will be “Women Pioneering the Future.” The opening event, scheduled on March 1, was a luncheon and auction that included Corrine Jones as a speaker on the topic “A History of Women’s Progress in the Business World.”
    Other main events include:
• “From the Inside,” an art and poetry exhibit by inmates from the Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center. The show remains at Main Street Coffee and News, 234 N. Main, through March 31.
• Women’s studies forums sponsored by the ISU Women’s Studies Program on March 4 and 25.
• Idaho Humanities Council (IHC) and WHMC sponsored a series of lectures March 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, and 26. For more information, contact Susan Barger at (208) 282-5197.
• “Biologues,” featuring creator/actress Melissa Stevenson. For more information, contact Susan Barger at (208) 282-5197.
• The first-ever ISU Women’s Choir Festival and Dr. Katherine Lehmann as guest conductor/clinician, March 14
• “Women and Work— Exploring the Possibilities,” career fair, fashion show and roundtable discussion from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 27 in the PSUB. It includes Christine King, CEO of AMIS, and Donna Beegle as speakers.
• A movie festival March 29 featuring “Thelma and Louise” at noon, “The Last of the Blonde Bombshells” at 2:30 p.m., “The Women” at 4 p.m., and “Fried Green Tomatoes” at 6 p.m. in the Bengal Café.
• Barbara McAlister, dramatic mezzo-soprano, will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 31 in Goranson Hall in the ISU Fine Arts Building. In the same building, McAlister will offer a vocal masterclass from 1 to 3 p.m. March 29 in Room 102.
• “Performing the Border,” video/roundtable discussion, from noon to 1 p.m. April 1 in the PSUB Clearwater Room.The discussion will be mainly about Mexican-American women and American culture versus Hispanic culture. For more information, contact Susan Barger at (208) 282-5197.
• Jayne Schubert Memorial Scholarship Luncheon, April 5 in the PSUB Little Wood River Room. Proceeds from the luncheon help fund the Women’s Club Scholarship program. For nearly 40 years, the program has awarded three annual scholarships to a junior woman, a student in the College of Technology, and a child of an ISU employee. Luncheon tickets are $10. For more information, contact Kris Kunze at (208) 238-9385.
• Dr. Merav Nagel, ISU assistant professor of sport science, physical education, and dance, will speak on “Women in the Military” at 7 p.m. April 15 in the PSUB Bear River Room.
Summer Opportunities for Undergraduate Minority Students
    A "2003 Resource Guide of Summer Opportunities for Minority Undergraduate Students" is available online at http://prindia1.tripod.com/opps/index.html Illustrated in the guide is detailed information of more than 130 programs. Please encourage interested students to look at this resource and to apply for those programs which they are eligible for. A specific program for minority education majors is sampled from the guide and briefly introduced below.
    Program Title: Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT); Sponsor: Phillips Academy/Andover; Location
Andover, MA; Website: http://www.andover.edu/irt;
Dates : July 1st - July 27th, 2003; Deadline Date: Rolling admission; final deadline is May 1st, 2003; Program Description: The IRT identifies talented minority students and encourages them to pursue graduate degrees and careers in teaching, and sponsors students in two categories: interns and associates; Eligibility Criteria: African-American, Latino/a, Chicano/a, Native American student with minimum GPA of 3.2, Seriously considering a career in education at the elementary, high school or university level...(and other requirements)
Supporting Affirmative Action and Title IX
    The Bush administration filed a brief Jan. 17, 2003 with the U.S. Supreme Court siding with a suit that challenges affirmative action policies of the University of Michigan that give minority students 20 extra points on the basis of race. The President's remarks regarding this issue are published in "President Bush Discusses Michigan Affirmative Action" at the White House Web site.
    In addition, at the request of the President, the law of Title IX that ensures sex equality in sport participation has been under review of a commission appointed by the Department of Education (DOE). On Feb. 26, 2003 the commission released a final report, and the Secretary of Education Rod Paige's statement addressing the final report is published at the DOE Web site. Included in the commission's final report is a minority report titled "Minority Views on the Report of the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics" submitted by at least two commission dissenters who favor Title IX standards essentially intact.
    In support of Affirmative Action and Title IX that correct discrimination and advance social justice, listed below are the links leading to selected articles and Web sites reiterating the rationales why we need Affirmative Action and Title IX:
    Articles Supporting Affirmative Action:
"Don't Undo Good Done by Affirmative Action" by Todd Nichols, Attorney; "The Affirmative-Action President's Dilemma" by David B. Wilkins, Prof. of Law, Harvard Law School; Gore's Affirmative Action Versus Bush's Affirmative Access: Why Color-Blindness Still Won't Work by Michael C. Dorf, Prof. of Law, Columbia Univ.; "Why We Need Affirmative Action" by Daniel Hiroyuki Teraguchi (ISU Ed.D. program graduate)
    Articles Supporting Title IX:
SaveTitleIX.com sponsored by National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education; "Title IX: Overview of Current Development" by Women’s Sports Foundation; A Comprehensive Overview Web Site hosted by National Women's Law Center; "Justice Answers Suit, Not Title IX's Merits" by Erik Brady and Thomas O'Toole, USA TODAY