Multicultural Affairs Directors Think Tanks address the unique needs of administrators responsible for the multicultural priorities and concerns of their campuses. Rooted in this think tank are the ideas that each campus has its own culture and history, and the director of multicultural affairs director is often the key strategist in forwarding a multicultural agenda.

Individuals considering membership in the Multicultural Affairs Directors Think Tank have found it useful to review sample materials from previous meetings. Below you will find an agenda and readings from a Think Tank session held during the
2007-08 academic year:

• Sample Agenda: “Civic Engagement and Social Capital: Does One Size Fit All? Implications for Higher Education,” January 31, 2008
• Sample Readings
   
• Butler, J.E. (Jul/Aug 2000). “Democracy, Diversity and Civic Engagement.” Academe. Washington: 86, (4) pg. 52.
• Putman, R. D. (2004) “Notes for Discussion: Education, Diversity, Social Cohesion and Social Capital.” Meeting of the OECD Education Ministers, Raising the Quality of Learning for All. Dublin, March 18-19, 2004.

Supplemental Resources

• Putnam, R.D. “E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the
  Twenty-first Century. The 2006 Johan Skytte Prize Lecture.” Scandinavian Political Studie,. 30 (2) pp. 137-174.

Discussion Topics for the 2007-08 Multicultural Affairs Think Tanks:

• “Inclusive Excellence”
• “Civic Engagement and Social Capital: Does One Size Fit All? Implications for Higher Education”
• “Re-examining the Value and Impact of Diversity Programming”
• “Outcomes Assessment, Evaluation, and Diversity Work”
• “’Not Just Surviving, But Thriving…’: Building and Sustaining a Collegiate Environment for Students of Color”

Current Multicultural Affairs Think Tank Members (2007-2008)

Past Multicultural Affairs Think Tank Members:

• Members 2006-2007
• Members 2005-2006
• Members 2004-2005
• Members 2003-2004

 

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