November 25, 2004 -- Racism, self-segregation, ignorance, racial tension. Are you a faculty member interested in discussing and improving race relations here in the U.Va. community and society at large? A faculty Sustained Dialogue group may enable you to take a step in that direction. An information session on forming such a group will be on Nov. 29 in Newcomb Room 168.

Begun by students at U.Va. three years ago, Sustained Dialogue brings together different types of people in small-group discussion, serving as a catalyst for opening lines of communication among racial groups to promote multicultural understanding.

This is the inaugural group for faculty. During biweekly meetings throughout a year or longer, participants in a Sustained Dialogue group go through a five-stage process which enables them to explore and confront issues of diversity (or any other problem).

For details, contact Daisy Rodriguez, assistant dean of students at 924-7133
or rodriquez@virginia.edu. Also see the Oct. 29 Inside UVA article online at www.virginia.edu/insideuva/sustained_dialogue.html and the students’ Web site at www.student.virginia.edu/~sduva/.