Wednesday in the Memorial Union, the Center for Student Involvement held the\u00a0October\u00a0Diversi-Tea.<\/p>\n
October is LGBTQIA (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual) Awareness Month.<\/p>\n
The Diversi-Tea program\u00a0continues to grow in participants and interest according to White.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year it\u2019s gotten better. In the past it\u2019s averaged about 45 per tea, this year I’ve been averaging 100 people per tea, so it\u2019s grown exponentially,\u201d White said. \u201cI\u2019ve had people approach me and say, \u2018I look forward to this all month.\u2019 So that is really encouraging me on a regular basis.”<\/p>\n
White became\u00a0interested in diversity early in her college career.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always been interested in diversity, most of my assistance ships have been in the offices of multicultural affairs and this is a program I got to do when I was in grad school. I love doing it and it\u2019s a way for students to come together over food and fellowship about different cultures they belong to and identify with to share that knowledge with their peers. I like that idea and I\u2019m excited to bring it here.\u201d<\/p>\n
November is Native American Awareness Month and the next theme Diversi-Tea topic.<\/p>\n
This is White’s\u00a0third year of involvement with Diversi-Tea, a signature program in CSI where once a month on a Wednesday they celebrate a different heritage with food, drinks, tea, desserts and sweet treats from that culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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