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Published on: 5/14/2008
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"We get into concepts of trust, communication and synergy," said Corey Seemiller, the UA's director of leadership programs. (Photo courtesy of Equiss)
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"The college setting is a kind of laboratory for learning," said Corey Seemiller, director of leadership programs in the UA's Center for Student Involvement and Leadership.
Students should leave the university with a solid academic experience - but also training that will help them become more civically engaged, she said.At Equiss, facilitators cultivate the second half of that equation.
"I hope that this is a way to challenge them to be more action oriented, just, and to look for the disparities that exist," she added.
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While people may have differing beliefs about why social justice is important, it is important that everyone have a general understanding about its effects, Seemiller said.
"Students should be coming to us already thinking about the impact they're having on others and how to appreciate differences" - but not all of them do, she said.
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Corey Seemiller
Center for Student Involvement and Leadership
520-621-8046