We hope you've all had an amazing holiday season, filled with love and beautiful moments! As with every semester there are some changes that we feel you might want to know, a long with news of our first event of the semester.
The first thing we'd like to address is a change within the DPE blog and the Office of Inclusive Excellence. As of the beginning of this semester, Sydney has made the tough decision to step back from writing the blog in partnership with Diondra. Sydney has a great passion for what we publish here but as her senior year draws to a close, she is dedicating herself to finishing strong in her studies. Now she'll still be a very active participant in our events, so when you see her on campus, say a hello and wish her all the best. The DPE's will also be coming under new management as of January 22nd. Dr. Veronica Womack has been given the opportunity to take on a new position and be relocated to Miller Gym and we couldn't be more proud of her! Mrs. Kimberly Moore, her Executive Assistant will be moving to Miller Gym as well so please stop by and see these two wonderful women, you'll be glad you did. Taking over as Director of the OIE will be Dr. Carolyn Denard, who earned her PhD in American Studies at Emory University and we are more than excited to welcome her to the OIE family! Along with her comes Shea Council who will serve as Dr. Denard's Executive Assistant and both women will be coming over from the Center for Student Success. Though we're sad to see familiar faces go they're in no way gone and we support Dr. Womack and Mrs. Kimberly in their successes. So, be prepared for the new friendly faces within the OIE! In other news, our very first event of the semester! From the Outside will be an interactive discussion about language and culture identity and the lines where the two intersect. We will address concepts such as America's cultural "melting pot", assimilation and what it means, the common identity that comes with knowing a language, the alienation some may feel of not knowing a language, and so much more! We will also be playing a fun game or two to help demonstrate the power that knowing a language and being a part of a culture can be. From the Outside will take place Wednesday, January 29th at 5pm in the Depot, room 107. The DPE's ask that you study hard and enjoy your semester! We hope to see you all at our events this year and even if not, don't be scared to say hi to us in passing or otherwise, we're here for you! Let's have a great semester together!
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