Diversity Scholars 
The Island of Zakynthos: Moral Courage Under Stress, As Depicted in the film: The Song of Life, a Diversity Scholar event on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. in 201 Bailey Hall, USM Gorham |
Appointed for a two-year term, the CEHD Diversity Scholar is a full-time CEHD Faculty member who takes leadership in the College and with the Multicultural Learning Collaborative in two ways:
- By undertaking one or more projects responsive to the emerging needs of the College’s diversity work as reflected in the guiding principles.
- By co-chairing the Multicultural Learning Collaborative in conjunction with CEHD’s Director of Multicultural Education Programs.
CEHD Guidelines and Application
To apply to be a CEHD Diversity Scholar, review the program guidelines and application.
CEHD'S Diversity Scholars (2008-2010)
Civility, Wellness, and Ways of Knowing
Diversity Scholar Events Scheduled for Spring
The CEHD has appointed Bette Katsekas as the CEHD Diversity Scholar for 2008-2010. Professor Katsekas, a counselor education faculty member also co-chairs the CEHD Human Resource Development Department’s diversity committee and serves on the USM President’s Council on Diversity. The CEHD Diversity Scholar is a full-time CEHD faculty member who is charged with providing research, and teaching and learning leadership to the Multicultural Learning Collaborative, a group with membership from all of Maine’s diverse communities that serve to better prepare educators and human development professionals for ethical and effective practice in an increasingly multicultural world.
Katsekas has designed a strong program for spring focusing on altruism and resilience. Some of the featured events will be film documentaries, discussions and presentations on topics of the Danish Solution, the Greek-American experience, Maine’s transgender community, and survival of those who lived through the Khmer Rogue regime in Cambodia. This diverse and in-depth series concludes with a presentation on the theme of the diversity scholar’s work, “Civility, Wellness, and Ways of Knowing.”
For more information and exact dates of events, visit the Diversity Initiatives webpages at www.usm.maine.edu/cehd/Diversity
CEHD’s Diversity Scholars (2006-2008)
Dr. Flynn Ross and Dr. Reid Stevens proposed to blend their applications and share the Diversity Scholar appointment. Dean Betty Lou Whitford accepted their innovative, synergistic proposal.
