Intercultural Initiatives

Intentional Initiatives

These workshops are designed to provide the Gonzaga University community with opportunities to enhance their understanding of the complexities of social justice in relation to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The workshops are uniquely constructed to challenge participants in the Jesuit tradition of self-reflection. Specifically, participants will be empowered to take ownership in the collective learning.

Please refer to our brochure for a list of workshops.
Workshops run for approximately sixty to ninety minutes but can be customized to be “half day” or “full day” workshops to meet your departmental needs.

To schedule a workshop, please contact
DEB ELLIS
(509)313-6368
ellisd@gonzaga.edu

Our knowledge, concepts, ideas, and norms are socially constructed. More specifically, meanings are constructed by human beings as they engage in the world that they are themselves interpreting (Crotty). The purpose of the Deconstructing Series is to create an educational opportunity to explore dominant traditions and ideologies and stimulate dialogue of inquiry as a result from an alternative perspective. Each topic is critically assessed with the intention to understand the prevalent cultural tradition and its impact in multiple  contexts in society. At the conclusion of every series, facilitators leave participants challenged to take action based on what they have learned via the program.

Topics explored in the past:

"In the Spirit of Metacom: Deconstructing Thanksgiving" (November 9, 2011)

"Trick or Treat: Deconstructing Halloween" (October 19, 2010)

If you have popular traditions or ideologies you would like to see deconstructed, please contact Rudy Mondragon at:
mondragon@gonzaga.edu

Diversity Monologues

Presented by UMEC, the annual Diversity Monologues is a competition that provides Gonzaga students a space to engage their creative voices in sharing their experiences with diversity. Everyone has a story and are made up of multiple social identities. The Diversity Monologues provides a forum for Gonzaga students to express their lived experience through their personal cultural lens. The first half of this two hour program consist of eight student contestants sharing their work, followed by an hour performance by a nationally acclaimed poet. Mark your calendars for March 29, 2012 in Jepson Wolff Auditorium, you won't want to miss it!

1st Annual Diversity Monologues, Spring 2011
How do you come to know beauty?

Raw Dialogues

Thoughtful and critical discussions surrounding contemporary issues around campus and our community.

• Raw Discrimination