February 2nd |
President Diversity Grants - New Scholarships created to enhance diversity: 27 undergraduate scholarship and 3 graduate fellowships to attract under represented groups. |
March 29th |
"The Faces of Changes" - University Diversity Strategic Plan wins award. |
April 6th |
First National Conference on Stepping sponsored by the Center of Interdisciplinary Studies held April 6th to 7th 2001.
Panel discussion on Virginia's American Indians: "What it Means to be a Virginia Indian in the Twenty-First Century". |
April 9th - 14th |
Holocaust Awareness Week. |
April 10th |
International Street Fair sponsored by the Council of International Student Organizations (CISO). |
April 11th |
Charlene Schiff, Holocaust Survivor who is associated with the United States Holocaust Museum spoke at Virginia Tech. |
April 12th |
Protest held at Buruss Hall. Students demanded racial justice precipitated by the arrest of Paulo Polanah, Black Studies professor. |
April 17th |
Elaine Brown, former Black Panther leader spoke on racism. |
September 7th |
LGBTA promotes the Safe Zone Program offering areas in Blacksburg free of Gat and lesbian discrimination.
Race Policy Research Center is established. (view Spectrum article) |
September 13th |
4th annual Celebration of Diversity held. Many groups participated including the Multicultural Awareness program, Filipino American Student Association and Society of Indian Americans. |
September 21st |
Civil Rights Weekend begins. |
September 25th |
3rd Annual Unity Day - Sponsored by the Virginia Tech Chapter of the NAACP. |
October 24th |
The National Society of Black Engineers and Office of Minority Engineering Programs hosted the Pre-College Initiative Weekend, a conference to "Reach Out to prospective minority students" interested in careers in engineering, mathematics and sciences. |
October 26th |
Skott Freedman, a graduate of Ithaca College spoke on issues of bisexuality in the gay community. Sponsored by the LGBTA of Virginia Tech. |
November 2nd |
Diwali, an Indian festival sponsored by the Indian Students Association. |
November 6th |
4th Annual Celebration of holiday Traditions Around the World.
Sponsors: Chinese Student Association, LGBTA, Society for Black Designers, Muslim Undergraduate Association, Latin American and Igeric Graduate Student Association. |
