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A Welcome from Vice President Marshall

Dr. MarshallWelcome to the home page of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (DEMA). My colleagues and I have responsibility for a diverse array of programs, services, and activities that transcend campus, academic, and administrative boundaries. Our mission is to serve as an effective advocate for underrepresented students, faculty, and staff and to provide programs and services that promote excellence through diversity, equity, and culture at Indiana University.

I invite you to explore our Web site to learn more about Indiana University and what this great university has to offer.

Sincerely,

Edwin C. Marshall, Vice President
Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs

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Asian American Association Fashion Show, November 20

Five Colleges Dissertation Fellowships deadline December 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration 2010 essay competition deadline December 7


DEMA summer/fall newsletter online

   

Diversity Works:   A Newsletter from the Office of the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs


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Campus Diversity Plans Campus Diversity Reports


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November is National
American Indian Heritage Month

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 2010
Essay Competition

"Now is the Time:
Making Real the Promise"
Deadline: December 7, 2009
The MLK Day Essay Committee invites graduate and undergraduate students of IU Bloomington to submit an original essay that draws on their experiences to respond to this question: "How have you [or someone you admire] answered Dr. King's and Ms. Brown's call to find and act upon a cause relevant to your own generation?"

Successful essays will answer the question, make specific reference not only to the writer's personal experience and observations, but also to the life, times, and writings of Dr. King.

Length: 1,000-1,500 words (4-5 pages)
Eligibility: All IU Bloomington graduate and undergraduate students (previous first-place award winners are not eligible)
Prizes: To be awarded in both graduate and undergraduate categories
  • 1st–iPod Touch, 64 GB, iP9 Dual Alarm Clock Radio
  • 2nd–iPod Touch, 32 GB, Space Saver Dual Alarm
  • 3rd–iPod Touch, 8 GB

Submissions:

Writers should submit six (6) copies of their completed essays by 5:00 pm on Monday, December 7, 2009, to the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs, Bryan Hall Room 115.

ESSAYS SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO JUDGES OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED. To ensure blind judging, writers should not show drafts or final copies of their essays to committee members or judges. Writers should place their names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses on a separate sheet; their names should not appear in the text of their essays.


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Revised: November 2009

Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs
Bryan Hall 115, Bloomington, IN 47405-7000, USA
(812) 856-5700

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