UNL Libraries are academic leaders in valuing diversity in the workplace and in meeting the needs of the university's goal to welcome a "diversity of ideas and people" in Nebraska and globally.
Our Mission Statement is:
"UNL Libraries values diversity and empowers our staff to take active responsibility in developing a supportive diverse environment. We will use our talents, expertise, collections and services to coordinate with UNL's effort to embrace diversity" (University of Nebraska–Lincoln University Libraries, 2008).
The Diversity Librarian works closely with the Multicultural Studies Librarian and other UNL faculty and staff to support the Institute for Ethnic Studies programs, Women and Gender Studies, including LGBTQ/Sexuality Studies and other related areas of research. In addition, we strive to support and fulfill the information needs of UNL community members engaged in multicultural and diversity research.
Proactive support for diversity is integrated into the operational fabric of UNL Libraries through our strategic plan priorities and through the university's core values. This web page provides the links to diversity related programs, services, digital collections, physical resources and library committees.
These are the key library groups and strategic plans and reports that focus on diversity and workplace climate issues.
Diversity Committee
• Toni Anaya, Multicultural Studies Librarian, (ex-officio)• Holli Beckmann, Circulation
• Staci Blaschko, Technical Services
• Anita Breckbill, Music Librarian
• Mary Cassner, Liaison Librarian, CYT, (co-chair)
• Scott Ideen, Geology and Math, (co-chair)
• Susan Leach, Research and Instructional Services
• Charlene Maxey-Harris, Diversity Librarian, (standing member)
• Tom McFarland, Staff Development Officer, (standing member)
Diversity Committee charge:
- Develop and implement strategies to recruit and retain faculty and staff from under-represented groups
- Foster an inclusive work environment – one that values each individual’s culture, experience, racial/ethnic background, age, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, disabilities, gender, language, philosophy or diversity of thought
Commonly used e-resources
Other collections and resources:
African American & African Studies Subject Guides
Diversity Research
Documents
Studies Examine Major Influences on Freshmen's Academic Success. Chronicle of Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education)
Best Practices for Managing Organizational Diversity (2007)
Diversity Plans and Programs: ARL Spec Kit (2011)
Websites
Diversity Web: An interactive resource hub for higher education
March Diversity Calendar 2013
Date |
Event |
| All Month | National Women’s History Month |
Local Community Events
Date |
Event |
| March 1 - 14 Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center |
Featuring Women’s Week 2013: Women Make Movies @40 Showings are the Ross Theater, come celebrate the 40th anniversary of Women Make Movies, a nonprofit media arts organization. For 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Go to Ross Theater’s website @theross.org for show times, titles and dates. |
| March 1 - 31 Nebraska East Union Loft Gallery |
Nebraska Women’s Art Caucus Exhibit at the Nebraska East Union |
| March 9 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m Nebraska Union Georgian Room |
Real Women Run Conference Be a candidate, help a candidate, get involved! Meet women elected officials and learn how to find your voice. Read women run…and win! Register and find more information at http://realwomenrun2013.eventbrite.com Sponsored by the Women’s Foundation of Lincoln and Lancaster County. |
| March 11 - 14 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m Nebraska Union Rotunda Gallery |
Wanda Ewing Art Exhibit Wanda Ewing is the Associate Professor in Art and Art History at UNO. Her art explores race, beauty standards, sexuality and identity. For more of her work visit http://www.wandaewing.com/ |
| March 11 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Nebraska Union |
Leadership Luncheon: Developing a Professional Persona with speakers: Manashi Chatterjee, Ph.D., Lecturer, Chemistry; Mary Anne Holmes, Ph.D., Director of ADVANCE- Nebraska and Professor of Practice, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; Anna Shavers, J.D., Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law. How do women and new professionals get respect in the workplace? This panel will discuss challenges, strategies and resources to help establish your professional status. Registration is required but lunch is free. Call 472-2597 to register. |
| March 11 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Nebraska Union Rotunda Gallery |
Reception with Artist Wanda Ewing Meet Wanda Ewing, Associate Professor in Art and Art History at UNO, and hear about the philosophy behind this exhibit. Sponsors: Sheldon Museum of Art |
| March 11 6:00 p.m. Nebraska Union Ballroom |
Mama Juggs A one-person play by actress Anita Shontel Woodley “Through the bold humor of a breast cancer survivor and the quick qit of a 100-year old great-grandmother, Mama Juggs invites the audience to experience one family's breast health issues--from bra stuffing to breast feeding to breast cancer." Sponsored by OASIS. For more information on the show: http://mamajuggs.com/ |
| March 12 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Nebraska Union |
Leadership Luncheon: Slam Poetry as Power Speakers are Stacey Waite, Assistant professor of English and Kris Gandara who is a Ph.D lecturer and student of English. Dr. Waite and Ms. Gandara will perform their works and discuss their experiences writing, performing, and working as poets. Sponsored by the UNL English Department. Registration is required but lunch is free. Call 472-2597 to register. |
| March 12 3:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m. Nebraska Union |
Chancellor's Outstanding Contribution to Women Awards Ceremony and Reception Join Chancellor Harvey Perlman and the Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women as they recognize outstanding efforts to create a climate that encourages women to succeed at UNL. The University Chorale, directed by Dr. Rhonda Fuelberth, will perform at the reception. |
| March 13 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Nebraska East Union |
Leadership Luncheon: Women in Agriculture Speaker Kyla Wize, the Education Director for Nebraska Pork Producers. Sponsored by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Registration is required but lunch is free. Call 472-2597 to register. |
| March 13 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Nebraska Union Room 340 |
Shakespeare’s Sister What if Shakespeare had a sister who was just as talented? Come celebrate women’s accomplishments in literature by reading excerpts from your favorite female authors or even your own works. Featuring readings from “Women Write Resistance,” an anthology of poetry edited by Dr. Laura Madeline Wiseman, lecturer in the UNL Department of English. The collection celebrates the utilization of transformative art in the movement against gender violence in the effort to create a more peaceful world, one woman at a time. Also featuring readings from "Becoming: What makes a woman", an anthology edited by Jill McCabe Johnston with all proceeds from sales going to Women's Center programming. |
| March 14 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Nebraska Union |
Leadership Luncheon: Minority Women in Mental Health Professions Speakers: Charlie Foster, M.A., Mental Health Practitioner; Sonya Gray-Belcher, Ph.D., Psychologist; and Belinda Hinojos, M.S., Psychologist Intern. The panelists will speak on their experiences in mental health professions. Sponsored by the Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee (EMAC), Planned Parenthood. Registration is required but lunch is free. Call 472-2597 to register. |
| March 14 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wick Alumni Center |
Annual Women’s History Month Banquet Come celebrate the journey with Lincolnite comedian, T. Marni Vos. For tickets call Jeff Rechs at (402) 472-5668. Tickets: Students- $15, Non-students-$25 |
| March 15 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Nebraska Union |
Leadership Luncheon: Is the Personal Professional? Navigating the Ethics of Professional and Personal Relationships in the University Speakers are Dr. Helen A. Moor, the Aaron Douglas Professor of Sociology, Clare LaFrance, Philosophy Graduate Student. Moderated by Steve Swartzer, the Assistant director of the Ethics Center. Campus Community members are routinely thrown into multiple personal and professional relationships vis-à-vis one another. Join us for a discussion about various ethical dilemmas in multiple campus relationships from the perspective of faculty, graduate students and undergraduates. Sponsored by the UNL Ethics Center. Registration is required but lunch is free. Call 472-2597 to register. |
| March 17 1:30 p.m. Pawnee Art Center 106 South Mill St. Dannebrog NE (map) |
Come to hear humorist and folklorist, Roger Welsch speak about his new book, Embracing Frybread: Confessions of a Wannabe at the Pawnee Art Center beginning at 1:30 and check out the center’s beadwork, paintings and more. |
| March 27 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room 202 |
Strength and Diversity workshop A workshop offered to help bring value to ours and others’ strengths. Join this workshop to learn how to make the most of those strengths that are in us all. |
Defining Diversity
"Diversity means many different relationships, many different approaches to the same problem. A diverse community is a resilient community, capable of adapting easily to changing situations. (more…)Accordingly, eco-management includes the conscious effort to include representatives from different interest groups, contradictory tendencies, different cultural backgrounds, etc., in the process of reflection and decision making….. All living systems develop, and all development is learning. Therefore a sustainable community is always a learning community; a community which continually changes, develops, and learns."
(Capra, Fritjof, "Sustainable Communities: A Management Challenge", Building Learning Organizations Conference handbook, 1994, p. 46)
"They came to realize that the Land of Opportunity is more than a place…It is a state of mind
The Land of Opportunity is an attitude. It is
An openness to new ideas,
A willingness to listen
An eagerness to learn, a desire to grow, and the flexibility to change (more…). The Land of opportunity is a new way of dealing with one another. It becomes a reality when we stop judging each other by superficial criteria and begin to see and appreciate everyone as uniquely talented, capable, and valuable.
The Land of Opportunity is where we live and work when we choose to see with new eyes, live from our hearts, and allow ourselves and other to be what we truly are… ourselves."
Excerpt from the book, Hateley, B.J. A Peacock in the Land of Penguins, San Francisco: Berrett-Hoehler, pp. 104-107. 1997
“A wise institution understands that in order to maintain a high standard, every element of the university must be able to reach its full potential. Every person in every department must be able to feel a part of the community and contribute in their own way. To undertake a diversity education program is to commit to a process which changes lives, not just at work, but in nearly every area of a person’s life. Moreover, this process enables an organization to see its mission as inextricably linked to the goal of providing the highest quality service for the greatest number of people.”
Finding Common Ground –John Harris, Harris Consulting Services
Diversity Blog
Did you know?
There were 5 African Americans that served in the Nebraska Legislature between 1890s-1960s.
In the 1920s there was a Filipino Club according to the UNL Yearbook.
I’m glad you asked…
Feel free to contact us with questions on diversity or diversity related items.