Friday, May 6, 2011

Diversity

Ask them the following questions:

Name: (First and last name)

Diptendu Paul

Age: 18

Hometown: (where they grew up or what they consider their hometown)

Clinton MS.

Position: (job title or their major)

Soccer Ref

How long you have been at Ole Miss?:

1 year

What is the university’s greatest strength?

“All the great academic programs it has to offer… and the parties.”

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21st century?

“ Getting all the diverse groups across Ole Miss to work together.”

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

“I would give Ole Miss a B-, it is not necessarily bad but relations could improve. Especially between whites and blacks.”

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

“ I don’t know of any one specific thing to do, everyone needs to just move past the whole race issues. I just don’t know how to solve that.


Ask them the following questions:

Name: (First and last name)

Matt Mueller

Age: 19

Hometown: (where they grew up or what they consider their hometown)

St. louis (but of German Origin)

Position: (job title or their major)

Business major

How long you have been at Ole Miss?:

1

What is the university’s greatest strength?

“ I think the universities greatest strength is its wide array of students from different backgrounds.”

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21st century?

“I think it will be uniting the fanbase, this fan base is so divided.”

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

A-

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

“Coed dorms.”

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