Ok, ok, I know we said sign-ups would close at 5pm today, BUT…
You can still sign-up until Saturday at 5pm. Do it – you won’t regret it!
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEdKVWNHbklJQW53ZDNsazFjRUlRLVE6MQ
Ok, ok, I know we said sign-ups would close at 5pm today, BUT…
You can still sign-up until Saturday at 5pm. Do it – you won’t regret it!
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEdKVWNHbklJQW53ZDNsazFjRUlRLVE6MQ
Sign up now for this spring’s Undiscussed session focusing on “space”. Want to talk about life at Bowdoin? Want to meet people from all walks of life? Want to effect change on campus?
This is a time commitment of 1.5 hours each week. Sessions run for 5 weeks, from February 7 – March 11.
Fill out this form by Friday, February 4 at 5pm.
Questions? Email [email protected].
Welcome to the Bowdoin Undiscussed Spring 2011! Our mission is to provide students a space for discovery and reflection on their individual attitudes about different aspects of identity and then turn these thoughts into action. In other words, participants and facilitators engage in personal discussions, identify problems, and come up with ideas of how to address these issues at Bowdoin. Although we present suggestions that come out of these groups to administrators, this effort is completely student-run.
How it works:
Based on their schedule, participants are placed into groups of 8 to 12 students led by two impartial student facilitators. The groups meet for 1 1/2 hour sessions once a week for 5 weeks to discuss topics that typically go “undiscussed.” In the past, groups have discussed how socio-economic class, race, ethnicity, religion, substance-free housing preferences, sexuality, and other identities affect our Bowdoin experiences. However, discussion is not enough. We ask each group to get specific and generate an implementable action plan to address specific problems at Bowdoin found in these conversations. The steering committee and other interested students compile these findings, present them to student leaders and administrators, and work in the late spring and fall to make them happen.
This spring, we are tackling three related questions: How do “spaces” shape our identity? How do the places we spend our time (or do not) shape the perceptions of others? What impact do “spaces” have on our individual Bowdoin experiences and those of others?
How to get involved:
Check back here the second week of classes for a link to sign up to participate in a dialogue circle in 2011. Circles will meet the second week of February through the second week of March.
Explore this site or email us at [email protected] to find out more!
The 2010-2011 Steering Committee:
The Sustained Dialogue Campus Network is the national organization for campus dialogue to action programs.
www.sdcampusnetwork.org
Click here for a brief two minute clip about SD Campus Network:
Sustained Dialogue Campus Network
The David Mathews Center at The University of Alabama
www.mathewscenter.org
Everyday Democracy (formerly the Study Circles Resource Center) based in Connecticut
The Kettering Foundation (based in New York City and Washington D.C.)
The University of New Hampshire Diversity Coalition & the WildActs
The University of Mississippi’s “One Mississippi”
We always look to make connections with other campus organizations! Please e-mail us!
You have until Friday, February 5th at 3pm to sign up to participate in the Undiscussed!