Hampshire College

REGISTRATION FOR THE DIALOGUES HAS ENDED.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

Intergroup Dialogue on Nationality for the SOURCE Community
October 4 and 5, 2008
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (lunch included); attendance at the entire dialogue session is required.

Participants will reflect on how nationality impacts their college experiences, as well as the dynamics nationality brings to the Cultural Center and SOURCE groups. This dialogue explores similarities, differences, and any conflicts that may arise among the international student and U.S. student of color community. This is also an opportunity for personal exploration.

Intergroup Dialogue on Class for the SOURCE Community
October 18 and 19, 2008
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (lunch included); attendance at the entire dialogue session is required.

Participants will have an opportunity to explore and raise awareness of individual, institutional, and cultural manifestations of classism on campus.  Deepen participants’ knowledge and understanding of the experience of people of class backgrounds other than their own. Explore how class dynamics might impact one’s participation in the Cultural Center, SOURCE groups, and one’s college experience at large. This dialogue explores similarities, differences, and any conflicts that may arise among the international student and U.S. student of color community.

Facilitator Bio:
Patricia Cardoso was born and had lived in the Cape Verdean Islands until eight years ago when she immigrated to the United States. She is currently a first-year doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst in the Education Policy and Leadership program. She hopes to conduct research around immigrant students’ collegiate experiences. While pursuing her master's degree in Social Justice Education she facilitated dialogue and workshops around race and ethnicity for women, ableism, and sexism.

For more information, contact Melissa Scheid Frantz, 413.559.5415, mysSA@hampshire.edu.