Change is in the heart of CSC’s Diversity Club

Students on campus took it upon themselves to address the diversity issues on campus by implementing a revamped Diversity Club. President Jordan Morris sophomore, of Apple Valley, Minnesota felt it was time for change on CSC’s campus as did many other students.  

It has been expressed in previous meetings that students feel that the many cultures across campus are not recognized and celebrated as they should be. In this seemingly separated community, students wanted a way to bring the many different cultures together.

 “With this Diversity Club we want to bring everyone together, both students on the Chadron State campus as well as the Chadron community,” said Secretary Earl Johnson Jr, sophomore of Prosper, Texas.   

On Tuesday the Diversity Club held their second meeting where students were assigned to groups and were given discussion questions, the questions varied from treatment on sports teams to treatment in the classroom or around the community. Students were asked to give honest answers for a constructive conversation at the end of the meeting. 

“It was an opportunity for us to see where everyone’s mind is, and on top of that we got a chance to see how much us students really relate to one another, when it comes to our experiences here in Chadron,” Naishaun Jernigan, sophomore of Springfield, Massachusetts, when asked about his thoughts of the meeting.  

This Diversity Club seems to be on the right track with engaged, open and determined students at the head of the club, but this club is not just supported by students, the Diversity Club is also supported by the Diversity committee, which is a presidential committee allowing the club access to needed funds for activities they would want to put on.  

Ted Tewahade, Title IX coordinator, is the chair of the Diversity committee. He said that “the Diversity committee has a new mission, and is looking for the club to implement achievable steps that will allow Chadron State to move forward.” 

Morris said he “is proud of the turnout of these past two meetings, especially for not advertising it, I think we had some really great conversations these past two meetings and I’m excited to see where they go.” He wants the club to be a safe space for students to come together to talk about difficult situations. 

The Diversity Club meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Student Center.