Bringing a little learning to your lunchtime
Eirinn Disbrow
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: News
Lunchtime discussions have recently become a new trend here at the College. Whether deemed the "Brown Bag Lunch Series" or "Lunch and Learn", organizations such as Hillel, the Multicultural Center, and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community have been employing this concept to encourage informal discussions about relevant topics.
The Multicultural Center has collaborated with Dr. Richmond, Assistant Professor of the Psychology Department, to lead the "brown bag" discussions on topics related to the Center's mission.
Richmond emphasizes the importance of the "Brown Bag Lunch Series" on our campus. She explains, "I strongly believe that we are all responsible for promoting an inclusive campus environment and the Brown Bag Series is one forum for us, as a community, to engage and reflect about our role in uprooting bias and oppression."
The discussions last about an hour and a half and students, faculty, and staff are invited to bring a lunch since the discussions are meant to be informal.
Dr. Ethel Drayton-Craig, Director of the Multicultural Center, explains that the discussions are "not within the formal classroom setting so that there can be a relative ease in coming together. These discussions are important because they are another avenue for members of the community to have a voice, share opinions and experiences, and learn."
The next "Brown Bag" discussion, Uprooting Racism: White Privilege and Ally Building, will be held in the Multicultural Center on Wed., Mar 12 from 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Students are encouraged to drop by for all or part of the hour and fifteen minutes.
Hillel also has a very similar program called the "Lunch and Learn Torah Study" which has the same purpose as the "Brown Bag Series": to bring the campus together in a relaxed setting for education and discussion. "Lunch and Learn" is different from the "Brown Bag Series," however, because it provides students with a free lunch instead of having them bring their own.
The program was conceived by Adrian Shanker '09, and was arranged by the Hillel Student board and staff about three semesters ago. Patricia Mittleman, Jewish Chaplain and Hillel Director, also strongly believes in the importance of this lunchtime discussion group.
"I think it is important to have events that remind us that as students, faculty, and staff, we are all a community of learners. It is what brings us to the College each day." "Lunch and Learn" happens about twice a month in Seegers 112. The next "Lunch and Learn" program is Mar. 12 at 12:30 p.m.
Students are encouraged to attend these programs because they not only instigate discussion but also promote awareness about different organizations and student perspectives on campus.
The Multicultural Center has collaborated with Dr. Richmond, Assistant Professor of the Psychology Department, to lead the "brown bag" discussions on topics related to the Center's mission.
Richmond emphasizes the importance of the "Brown Bag Lunch Series" on our campus. She explains, "I strongly believe that we are all responsible for promoting an inclusive campus environment and the Brown Bag Series is one forum for us, as a community, to engage and reflect about our role in uprooting bias and oppression."
The discussions last about an hour and a half and students, faculty, and staff are invited to bring a lunch since the discussions are meant to be informal.
Dr. Ethel Drayton-Craig, Director of the Multicultural Center, explains that the discussions are "not within the formal classroom setting so that there can be a relative ease in coming together. These discussions are important because they are another avenue for members of the community to have a voice, share opinions and experiences, and learn."
The next "Brown Bag" discussion, Uprooting Racism: White Privilege and Ally Building, will be held in the Multicultural Center on Wed., Mar 12 from 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Students are encouraged to drop by for all or part of the hour and fifteen minutes.
Hillel also has a very similar program called the "Lunch and Learn Torah Study" which has the same purpose as the "Brown Bag Series": to bring the campus together in a relaxed setting for education and discussion. "Lunch and Learn" is different from the "Brown Bag Series," however, because it provides students with a free lunch instead of having them bring their own.
The program was conceived by Adrian Shanker '09, and was arranged by the Hillel Student board and staff about three semesters ago. Patricia Mittleman, Jewish Chaplain and Hillel Director, also strongly believes in the importance of this lunchtime discussion group.
"I think it is important to have events that remind us that as students, faculty, and staff, we are all a community of learners. It is what brings us to the College each day." "Lunch and Learn" happens about twice a month in Seegers 112. The next "Lunch and Learn" program is Mar. 12 at 12:30 p.m.
Students are encouraged to attend these programs because they not only instigate discussion but also promote awareness about different organizations and student perspectives on campus.