1. NO DRAGON There’s NO Such Thing as a DRAGON Student Affairs Student Staff Training

2. Ground Rules One person speaks at a time! Respect the ‘diversity’ of others! Say “I know someone who…” State your name before you speak

3. There’s a Dragon in the House! What are the major comparisons with issues of diversity do you see from reading this simple story? What are some of the dragons you face in your job? On-campus? In your life? What are the issues related to discrimination?

4. What do these terms mean to you?

5. An irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics. An adverse opinion or judgment formed beforehand or without full knowledge or complete examination of the facts.

6. What do these terms mean to you?

7. The act or practice of making a difference in treatment based on something other than individual merit. To act on the basis of prejudice!

8. What do these terms mean to you?

9. Assigning characteristics to an entire group of people and opposed to allowing for individuality. Stereotypes based on family statements, friends comments, movies and television, advertisements and radio…

10. Who am I and what do I bring? My full name and any cultural significance: I identify as_____ on the following identities: religion/faith, age, race/ethnicity/nationalit y, sex, socio-economic class, sexual orientation/gender identity, ability, others The identities I’m most conscious of are: The identities that I’m least conscious of are: What this means to me on a daily basis is: