University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research

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. The latest one was released in March 2012.

 
Institute for Social Research    University of Michigan    P.O. Box 1248    426 Thompson St.    Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
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