Wes watkins center for international trade and development

Contemporary Issues in Diversity

Campus Diversity Tour

For this assignment, you will travel around campus to visit a variety of landmarks. Each landmark has

significance to at least one diversity issue or diverse group. Oklahoma State University has a rich history of

diversity that is worth exploring! Visit each location and answer the following questions. Answer these

questions in the order that they are asked in a separate Word document. Please use complete sentences. “I

don’t know” is not an acceptable answer for any question. At the end of the document you must submit an

image at each location with yourself and the location clearly visible together. Hint* at least 8 images.

Murray Hall (the display outside of room 35)

1. Who is Murray Hall named after? 2. What diversity issues might be related to the information you read?

Whitehurst (east side of building)

3. What offices are in this building? 4. Why are these offices relevant to the topic of human diversity?

Student Union (second floor)

5. Notice all the different clubs and offices. List at least five different groups from the spectrum of diversity that are represented here. For each group, list the evidence that they are

represented (ex. a poster, etc.)

Conoco-Phillips Alumni Center (first floor)

6. What socioeconomic-related display is found in this location? 7. Find the room with the yearbooks in it. What diversity issue(s) might these yearbooks

represent?

Edmond Lowe Library (north side)

8. What is this area called? 9. There are a few unique structural elements in this area related to diversity. List these

elements.

Architecture building (first floor)

10. What was the purpose of this building before it became the Agriculture Building? (HINT: look on the first floor at the west wall inside the west hallway of the building

engraved in stone)

11. Name three ways that this building is accessible to individuals with differing physical abilities?

Seretean Hall (outside, north side of building)

12. There is a u-shaped bench. What date is shown on the bench? 13. While at the bench, look across at Bartlett Center for Visual Arts. Bartlett used to be a

women’s dormitory. Notice that there is a clear line of sight from Bartlett to the bench. Given

the time period that this bench is from, and the other context clues given to you – what

diversity issue(s) might this bench represent?

Wes Watkins Center for International Trade and Development (first floor, west hallway)

14. What academic program is housed in this facility? 15. What is the Point Four program? Explain.

Don Haskins display, Gallagher-Iba Arena (Hall of Heritage)

16. When was Don Haskins inducted into the Iba-Fenimore Society and what are two of his achievements?

17. What diversity issue is Don Haskins famous for breaking ground in? (You may have to use the internet to look up this answer).

Final Reflection

18. Of all your visits, which one made the biggest impression on you? 19. Which location(s) do you think best represented diversity? 20. While you walked through campus, aside from people being different, what diversity

aspects caught your attention?