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DIVERSITY TRAINING HELPS EVERYONE
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• July 29 - August 4, 2015
Diversity training helps everyone OU Camp Crimson implements diversity program for students DEON OSBORNE Staff reporter @deonrnb
C a m p C r i m s o n ’s d i versity training was a research-based curriculum that benefited white students just as much as minority students in social settings and in their careers. Applying research from the University of Michigan and other institutions on how diversity effects the workplace, program administrator of the Southwest Center for Human Relations (SWCHR) Kathleen Wong taught Camp Crimson students how diversity goes far beyond race and gender. Growing up in the diverse neighborhoods of Oakland, California, Wong said she went to college at a predominantly white institution that gave her the skills to break social barriers of communication and understanding. “It forced me to sort of think outside the box and to translate and understand other peoples’ perspectives,”
Wong said. Though the implementation of OU’s diversity training comes after the events of the spring semester involving fraternity members from Sigma Alpha Epsilon and protests led by black student alliance Unheard, Wong said the discussions have evolved. “It’s no longer about social justice and being nice to people,” Wong said. “It’s about how we function as an organization so that people understand that they all bring important diversity to the table.” Training individuals in intergroup dialogue allows them to form a different perspective on themselves, others and diversity in general, according to Wong. She said diversity goes far beyond what we conceive it to be. It’s not just about people — it’s about problems, solutions, situations and environments. Wong said even if people belong to the same group of one type, such as color, a person may be reluctant to contribute ideas that don’t fit the majority. “Even a white person from working class sensibilities might not speak up in an
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Camp Crimson small group leaders get ready to put on diversity training at the transfer session. The SGL’s are involved in every exercise and event that happens during Camp Crimson.
exclusive environment that’s hostile to diverse ideas,” Wong said. Corporations have been found to incorporate diversity research through a blind test involving two different teams, one diverse and one not, to see which team comes up with the best ideas. Wong gave an example in which a business might want to come up with solutions to improve traffic in Mumbai, a city of 21 million with five modes of transportation, erratic traffic hours and motorists who often ignore street signs: The researchers would hold a blind test with conEMMA HYDE/THE DAILY tradictory information. One A small group meets during Camp Crimson Transfer session to discuss team would be full of traffic diversity on campus. Diversity training is being implemented through- engineer experts, and the out the campus to ensure student safety in the upcoming year.
other team would include individuals from various backgrounds: a traffic engineer, a bicyclist, a businessman from downtown, etc. “The diverse team almost always ends up scoring higher,” Wong said. With over 600 students and 90 group leaders filtering through the training each week, Wong had a team of her own helping to oversee the training, including Camp Crimson director Zac Stevens. “While she was developing the curriculum for it, we were kind of working to make sure everything looked good logistically,” Stevens said. The group leaders made sure locations, supplies, and timing of events were sorted out before the
training began. OU football center Ty Darlington weighed in on the positive results he’s seen from the training among athletes at Big 12 media days. “Considering how high of a percentage of minorities on campus are athletes, it was really important we got all these new, incoming freshmen amongst the student body — to let everyone gel together and see each
other as human beings and not as athletes,” Darlington said. According to Wong, discussions for next year’s diversity training are already underway. “We’re exhausted, but it has been so rewarding,” Wong said. Deon Osborne deonwrites@gmail.com
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Police require diversity training OU, Norman police implement diversity program for officers NOOR JAFFERY Staff Reporter @nooremanj
The OU Police Department and the Norman Police Department both go beyond state requirements in implementing diversity and sensitivity training for their officers. All officers in the NPD and OUPD are certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), which has its own required diversity and cultural awareness training. Norman and OU police officers undergo further training through the Norman Police Academy. This extra training includes multiple methods of teaching from topical discussion to practical exercises. According to NPD’s master police officer Carl Pendleton, who has undergone special training to be able to conduct diversity training, NPD uses various teaching methods to increase the chances that officers will retain the information they receive. There are many reasons police officers undergo this kind of training, but first and
foremost is to maintain the ability to best protect and serve citizens. “As far as the diversity training, the purpose and the intent of it is to give our officers a better understanding of the population that they’re serving so that they can do a better job as police officers and be better servants to our community,� OUPD major Bruce Chan said. OUPD sends its officers to the Norman Police Academy
“We don’t want to play favorites and we certainly don’t want to be prejudiced ...� BRUCE CHAN, OUPD MAJOR
for their basic training, according to Chan. This is helpful for officer cooperation in the many partnerships NPD and OUPD maintain. “We have some specialized units that we have in common, for example some of our officers are on the S.W.A.T. team and participate on the negotiations side‌ they do monthly training with the Norman Police Department for hostage negotiations. We also have officers on
the search team, and operationally they work together and they train together to use shared equipment so that helps the interagency cooperation as well,� Chan said. Pendleton agreed that working together works best for these departments with shared jurisdictions. “We have so many partnerships with OUPD and it’s really seamless. The recent OUPD class went through our class, they learn together and work together,� Pendleton said. In recent months the country has seen severe community backlash against public servants following highly publicized occurrences of police brutality. According to Pendleton, NPD has been lucky in that regard. “We’re very lucky to have the chief that we do. He’s forward thinking and wants to make sure that we get ahead of any issues that come up,� Pendleton said. Through civic involvement like community forums attended by Captain Ricky Jackson and other members of the NPD, the police department has maintained an open discussion with the citizens of Norman. OUPD works to do the same for the university community.
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OU Police Department and Norman Police Department cadets sit through diversity training. Diversity training is required for all cadets and is offered during basic training.
“We try to train our officers and supervise them in a manner so that they’re enforcing the law fairly across the entire spectrum of the community,� Chan said. “We
don’t want to play favorites better.� and we certainly don’t want to be prejudiced against any Noor Jaffery noor.e.jaffery@ou.edu segment of our population, so we continue what we do and look for ways to make it
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MURAL RAISES AWARENESS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COMMISSIONS ARTIST TO DECORATE BUILDING IN NORMAN
Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity. Cleveland County Habitat f o r Hu ma n i t y c o m m i s An artist is painting a sioned local artist Skip Hill mural on the side of a fu- to paint the masterpiece. He ture ReStore building for has been painting the mural EMILY AKINS Staff reporter @akins_emily
“She wanted to do something that would help beautify the outside of our building.”
all summer, and is expected to finish this week. “I just stay hydrated and keep going,” Hill said, referring to working in the blistering Norman heat. The mural was started
in hopes to draw attention to the new ReStore building while demonstrating Habitat for Humanity’s community purpose, according to Hill. The mural consists of a man and a
woman carrying supplies up a hill to a home. There are different items such as a sink, a door, a washing machine and home goods, including lamps, chairs and construction materials.
Skip Hall pauses in his work on a new mural on the old Homeland on Main St. Hall designed, drew and is painting the mural that was funded by local businesses.
“The community can donate these items, and keep them out of landfills, to us and we will sell them at deeply discounted prices to the public to help us build homes in our community,”
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“Since we see it as a drive-by, it needs to attract one’s attention quickly.” ALLISON PALMER, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ART HISTORY GRADUATE COORDINATOR
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Members of the Oklahoma Daily staff paint with light in front of a newly painted mural on the side of Habitat for Humanity ReStore on Main Street in Norman on Monday July 27, 2015.
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said Liz Barfield, the marketing specialist and community liaison for Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity. Allison Palmer, the art history graduate coordinator for OU, said the mural is very well done. She describes it as modern, not entirely abstract, but there are geometric figures with a great sense of lively color, movement, shape and design. “It is playful, which I
think is nice for a mural,” said Palmer. “Since we see it as a drive-by, it needs to attract one’s attention quickly, which it does.” Palmer said the varied shape and design of the mural would interest a wide audience. She said murals cannot be too small or detailed, or people will not be able to see all of the parts from a distance which is why this mural is so bold. According to Barfield, the mural idea came
from Linda Banta, the Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity executive director. “She said it was like an epiphany,” Barfield said. “She wanted to do something that would help beautify the outside of our building.” Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity came up with the “paint by number” concept to get the community involved, raise more awareness about the company’s
cause and move to this more visible location. The organization sold four by four foot squares to companies, and the companies’ employees could come out and paint the base coats to get the color on the wall. Hill then went back in to add the detail and all of the color, bringing the mural to life. The building whose walls boast the mural used to be a Homeland and has sat empty for a long
time, and also did not have much curb appeal. Banta said she thought it would b e a great way to show Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity’s support for the arts in the Norman community and increase the number of murals on Main Street. Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity is planning to open the ReStore on Main Street this month. For 22 years, the organization has provided affordable homes
to 52 families and are currently working on providing them to four more. The reasons for opening this new store include community outreach, more volunteers to join the program, and to obtain necessary supplies to help families in the Cleveland County area, according to Barfield. Emily Akins emily.m.akins-1@ou.edu
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Price looking for new director Diversity director to focus on managing scholarship group ARLETTE ROJANO Staff Reporter @arletterojano
Price College of Business is looking for a new director of diversity and inclusion in an effort to promote diversity and provide better support and resources for all business students. The new director will work closely with other faculty to promote diversity and inclusion in the college, but will focus mainly on managing the scholarship group in Price known as the Multicultural Business Program (MBP), according to Price College of Business dean Daniel Pullin. The MBP is designed to provide academic support, mentoring, scholarships and
tutoring. Pullin said that due to the importance of diversity and the growth of this topic, it was decided that expansion of the program was necessary. “A few years ago we started our Multicultural Business Program, here in the college, which is designed to provide an environment of inclusion and support,” Pullin said. “The program provides academic support, mentoring support, scholarship support, tutoring support, and is designed to help students of all backgrounds. The college is committed to fostering an environment that celebrates the diversity of people and ideas.” Pullin said that he is excited about expanding the program because it is currently managed only parttime. He also said that in order to remain competitive and relevant in the global
“The college is commited to fostering an environment that celebrates the diversity of people and ideas.” DANIEL PULLIN, DEAN OF PRICE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
market, diversity has to be embraced. “We have been staffing it with just a part-time resource, and given the growth of the college and the growth of importance of this topic as America changes, we believed that it was time to further invest in the program,” Pullin said. “And certainly with the incidents that took place on campus last semester, the importance of the
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Dean of the Price College of Business, Daniel Pullin, sits for a photo in front of Price building. Pullin will be selecting Price’s own Diversity and Inclusion Director for the fall.
issue was casted in an even brighter light. We have to listen when we read stats from research who say that by the early 20s to 40s this country will be a majority minority population.” Although the college has many applications and some possible candidates for the position, Pullin said that he wants to “move forward with pace” and pick the right person for the job. He also said that he wants the individual to be an advocate and passionate role model. “I would like to move forward with pace,” Pullin said. “We will always balance the desire for action against the need to find the right fit. I hope this person is a strong role model for all of our students, hope this person is a tireless advocate for their interests, aspirations and dreams.” Dena Newhouse, assistant director of undergraduate professional development and current director of the MBP, said that she hopes the new individual will have “passion and vision,” characteristics she believes to be crucial for the job. “Passion and vision, and hopefully experience from another diversity program, but definitely passion and vision,” Newhouse said. Newhouse also said that having a full-time individual in charge of diversity and inclusion will make students feel more support and encourage their growth both within and outside of the college. “Certainly if we have more of a presence and a commitment, a more visible commitment, then we will draw the students,” Newhouse said. “I think that it will help
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Michael F. Price College of Business’s dean, Daniel Pullin, stands for a photo in front of Price building. Pullin will be selecting Price’s own Diversity and Inclusion Director for the fall. Some of the new director’s responsibility include leading of the multicultural business program, expand scholarships opportunities, and contact with the alumni network.
bring the students and encourage their growth as well.” Shelly Grunsted, the director of the international business core in Price College and the new director of the Price center for student success, said that in order for students to compete in a market place, they have to be diverse and understand diversity. She also said that it is truly important for Price to promote diversity because they are truly committed to helping students be successful. “It’s not just a name and
a program to us,” Grunsted said. “This is truly a program that we are designing to help our students, of every nationality, color, race, gender, etc., to show them that diversity to us means many different things. The inclusivity of the program hopefully will show students that we have a real commitment to their success here in college and in the future business world.” Arlette Rojano arlette.j.rojano@ou.edu
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Striker beams off football field OU linebacker Eric Striker greets fans at Big 12 Media Days JOE BUETTNER Sports Editor @Joe_Buettner
The Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas hosted an odd mix of people a week ago. The Big 12’s annual Media Days event graced the resort Jul. 20 and 21, which coincided with a Mary Kay convention at the same location. It was a melting pot of well-dressed women with a passion for health and beauty products and college football players, coaches and media eager for the arrival of the 2015 season. No one at the hotel shined, however, quite like Oklahoma senior linebacker Eric Striker. His big smile, personality and charisma was unmatched as he soaked in his first trip to the annual event. Striker wasn’t always the energetic interviewee he was last week, but the senior from Seffner, Florida, became more comfortable in front of all the microphones and cameras as he emerged as a leader for Oklahoma’s defense. He’s even dabbled lately in social media. Striker frequently uploads videos to his Instagram account using the popular lip-syncing app, Dubsmash; most of which are videos of Striker and his OU teammates reenacting popular film scenes. “I know a lot of movies,” Striker said at Big 12 Media Days. “I’m a big movie person, so it’s not hard for me to do [the videos]. I like to put
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Oklahoma senior Eric Striker takes a selfie with two fans at the 2015 Big 12 Media Days event in Dallas, Texas at the Omni Hotel on July 21, 2015.
them on Instagram, because it shows my personality.” Striker’s personality was brighter than ever last week, however, as he trash-talked with opposing schools’ mascots, cracked jokes with reporters and took pictures with anyone who asked. While Striker’s demeanor was upbeat and positive, he knew when to act serious as topics like player safety were items of discussion. Striker, who’s last name couldn’t be more fitting for a football player, is notorious
“It’s all about us competing and having a fun time, trying to win, but trying to keep us healthy as well.” ERIC STRIKER, OKLAHOMA SENIOR LINEBACKER
for his big hits on opposing players. But no one plays football forever, he said. Striker advocates almost everything that helps players come out of their careers healthier. “I’m going to bring the pain, but I don’t
intentionally target somebody,” Striker said. “It’s all about us competing and having a fun time, trying to win, but trying to keep us healthy as well.” Striker’s attitude was refreshing. While his teammates senior Sterling
Shepard and junior Trevor Knight were business as usual, the senior linebacker made the most of his short stay in Dallas. He’s strayed away from trouble on-and-off the field, and he believes he’s done college the correct way. “I’ve been through games, and I feel like I’ve done everything the right way since I’ve been here,” Striker said. “I’ve been to every meeting, every practice, I haven’t missed class and never missed a tutor.”
Striker’s story isn’t the same case for every player. Oklahoma’s dealt with domestic violence, drug charges and even theft. However, Striker is a rare commodity in college football. He’s a leader and productive player on the field, a dedicated student and owns a personality hard not to love. Joe Buettner joebuet@ou.edu