[civsa] CSU Tour Experience

[Shanna Pomager]

I'm looking at how each of you are talking to your tour guides about the horrible incident that happened on the CSU campus tour. I deeply feel for the students that were singled out, but I also feel for the tour guide and the visit team because it seems like they had no way to interfere because it happened without their knowledge. But even if it did happen in the presence of a university ambassador (tour guide, admission counselor, staff, faculty, current student...), do you have policy and culture in place that encourages your students to speak up on micro (and macro) aggressions? Do you do trainings, role playing, bring in speakers, facilitate discussions (if so do you have help from other people on your campus)? CSU has a principles of community principles of community<https://source.colostate.edu/principles-of-community-point-the-way-for-shared-campus-values/> which I would imagine laid the groundwork for this discussion by clearly establishing their guiding principles of community and enable them to work through this situation with greater clarity. Does your institution and/or office also have something similar? If so, can you share?

If you haven't yet, I encourage you to read the statement from Tony Frank, watch the policy cam video and listen to the 911 call. A colleague of mine I think said it best, "As educators in higher ed who have direct contact with families, we need be intentional on knowing how to handle these situations, and be aware of what is going on at other campuses.... this could happen anywhere." And don't be fooled, this IS happening everywhere.

I'd like to use the CIVSA hive mind to ensure I'm having the best conversations/trainings possible to prepare them (and myself!) to be better students and human beings.

https://safety.colostate.edu/

Shanna Pomager
Sr. Associate Director of Admission & Campus Visit Manager
Undergraduate Admission
DU Alumna 1999 BA, 2008 MA
303-871-7645 | Shanna.Pomager at du.edu<mailto:Shanna.Pomager at du.edu> | www.du.edu/admission<http://www.du.edu/admission>

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