Case Analysis conducted on the racial abuse at ETSU
Akande, Sodiq.
East Tennessee State University
Case Analysis conducted on the racial abuse at ETSU.
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is among one of the well-known universities in Tennessee. It is a regional university and one of its ultimate goal as stated in the university’s vision statement is “to become the best regional university in the nation” (ETSU Vision, 2016). ETSU was founded in 1911. ETSU is a well populated university of about 11,596 students; it offers varieties of program and degrees ranging from Bachelor’s degrees to Doctorate degrees as well as many post-graduate level certifications …show more content…
Cross cultural learning will expose students to information about their own culture, prejudices, and personalities. It will help the student to acquire more knowledge about their selves through learning about others. One way ETSU can effectively encourage cross cultural learning is to require all of the students in their freshman year to take a class on race, culture and diversity. Another way is that the ETSU administration should organize an open forum on topics related to race, diversity and culture. With this, students can learn from other students and could possibly change their negative perceptions towards another …show more content…
The second approach to consider is to work on improving diversity on campus. ETSU could improve diversity in terms of organizing multicultural events, recruiting more students and faculties from different race, and organizing an open forum talk for faculties and students to discuss about race and culture. It is important that the faculties (Professors, Deans, Chairman) attend this open forum because they are a big part of the institution and they can use their “referent power” to influence student’s perceptions on racism (Mitchell,
Akande, Sodiq.
East Tennessee State University
Case Analysis conducted on the racial abuse at ETSU.
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is among one of the well-known universities in Tennessee. It is a regional university and one of its ultimate goal as stated in the university’s vision statement is “to become the best regional university in the nation” (ETSU Vision, 2016). ETSU was founded in 1911. ETSU is a well populated university of about 11,596 students; it offers varieties of program and degrees ranging from Bachelor’s degrees to Doctorate degrees as well as many post-graduate level certifications …show more content…
Cross cultural learning will expose students to information about their own culture, prejudices, and personalities. It will help the student to acquire more knowledge about their selves through learning about others. One way ETSU can effectively encourage cross cultural learning is to require all of the students in their freshman year to take a class on race, culture and diversity. Another way is that the ETSU administration should organize an open forum on topics related to race, diversity and culture. With this, students can learn from other students and could possibly change their negative perceptions towards another …show more content…
The second approach to consider is to work on improving diversity on campus. ETSU could improve diversity in terms of organizing multicultural events, recruiting more students and faculties from different race, and organizing an open forum talk for faculties and students to discuss about race and culture. It is important that the faculties (Professors, Deans, Chairman) attend this open forum because they are a big part of the institution and they can use their “referent power” to influence student’s perceptions on racism (Mitchell,