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<p class="MsoNormal">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
<a href="https://source.colostate.edu/principles-of-community-point-the-way-for-shared-campus-values/">
principles of community</a> 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?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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, “<span style="font-size:12.0pt">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, t</span>his
<b><i>IS </i></b>happening everywhere. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://safety.colostate.edu/">https://safety.colostate.edu/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Shanna Pomager<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Sr. Associate Director of Admission & Campus Visit Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Undergraduate Admission<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">DU Alumna 1999 BA, 2008 MA<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">303-871-7645 |</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">
<span style="color:maroon"><a href="mailto:Shanna.Pomager@du.edu"><span style="color:maroon">Shanna.Pomager@du.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:#833C0B"> |
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon"><a href="http://www.du.edu/admission"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:maroon">www.du.edu/admission</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#833C0B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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