Forum on Diversity Friday, November 8, 2013: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Grand Couteau)
144 Cosmopolitan Courtesy
Stephanie Brown, Ohio State
This session describes "cosmopolitan courtesy," a concept to prepare students for intercultural interactions. Blending the notion of everyday "civility" with the philosophical and intellectual background of the concept of cosmopolitanism, this approach encourages students to articulate and practice strategies to cope with unfamiliar and potentially disturbing experiences in distant locales.
143 Engaging our home town: Honors as part of New Orleans
Naomi Yavneh Klos, Loyola University New Orleans
The Loyola University Honors Program builds Jesuit concern for the poor, diversity and social justice into the curriculum through the study of our home town's gifts and challenges. Our community engagement portfolio integrates community-based learning experiences with a required reflection component focusing on multi-cultural traditions of acts of loving kindness.
