Gallery of Excellence at the University of Minnesota Equity and Diversity Breakfast

As part of the University of Minnesota Equity and Diversity Breakfast, the Gallery of Excellence provides University units, colleges, departments, centers, and student organizations the opportunity to showcase equity and diversity projects, programs, research, and initiatives. It also provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students invovled in equity and diversity work to network with each other and with other Breakfast attendees, including corporate representatives, University alumni and donors, and members of the community.

Read the letter of invitation from Vice President/Vice Provost Rusty Barcelo to the University commiunity about the Gallery of Excellence.

The Gallery of Excellence will open at 7:30 a.m. on November 19, 2009, in the McNamara Alumni Center's A.J. Johnson Room. Exhibits in the Gallery of Excellence might include:

• Student work in equity and diversity: Such work could include an individual research project (such as a UROP project) or a course which focuses on equity, diversity, or social justice.
• Student organizations whose mission includes engagment with issues of equity, diversity, and/or social justice.
• Faculty scholarship, research, and knowledge discovery focusing on issues of equity, diversity, and/or social justice
• Programs and services offered by colleges, units, or administrative departments that support equity and diversity efforts.

2009 Gallery Presenters

As a result of an application and screening process, we have selected 38 university divisions to present their exciting work in the area of equity and diversity. The presenters are:

A. I. Johnson Room

Asian-American Student Union
Aurora Center for Advocacy & Education
Bridge to Academic
Excellence Career Development Network – Diversity Committee
Center for Teaching and Learning
College of Continuing Education – Minnesota English Language Program
College of Food, Agricultural & Natural Resources – Diversity Programs
Department of African American & African Studies – Future Scholars Program
Division of Epidemiology – Health Disparities Working Group
GLBTA Programs Office & The Transgender Commission
Housing & Residential Life
Immigration History Research Center
Martin Luther King, Jr. Program
Office of Business and Community Economic Development
Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Office of International Programs – Judd Fellows Program
School of Public Health & Department of African-American and African Studies – Mentoring Program
Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc.
SMART Learning Commons
University of Minnesota Extension – Center of Youth Development
University Women of Color
Upper Midwest Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
Urban Research and Outreach & Engagement Center/University Northside Partnership
Women's Center
Women's Student Activist Collective

Heritage Gallery

IDEA Grants Program

Ski-U-Mah Room

Access to Success
Carlson School of Management – Student Diversity Initiatives
College of Education & Human Development – Preparation to Practice Group
Disability Services
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs – Cedar Humphrey Action for Neighborhood Collaborative Engagement (CHANCE) & Humphrey Institute Diversity Weekend
Interdisciplinary Center for Study of Global Change
Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Office for Diversity in Graduate Education
Queer Student Cultural Center
School of Kinesiology – Examining Environmental Influences of Physical Activity and Diet Among African American Girls
Tucker Center for Research on Women & Girls in Sport
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
University Libraries – Diversity Outreach Collaborative

For questions or more information, contact Anitra Cottledge at cottlead@umn.edu or 612-625-2385.

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