Creating Successful Multicultural Initiatives in Higher Education and Student Affairs -- CONTENTS -- EDITORS' NOTES -- 1 Designing and Implementing Multicultural Initiatives: Guiding Principles -- Diversity as a "Social Value" versus Diversity as a "Social Good" -- Three Guiding Principles for Designing Effective Multicultural Initiatives -- Multilevel Transformational Approach -- Balancing Head, Heart, and Hands -- Intentional Goal Alignment -- Advice for Gardeners: Self-Care and the Socially and Politically Conscious-Minded College Educator -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Making Meaning through Multicultural Initiatives -- Assessment -- Case Study -- Cornell College -- Cornell College Multicultural Initiatives -- Assessing Cornell College Multicultural Initiatives -- Additional Recommendations -- References -- 3 Building and Sustaining a Campus-Wide Multicultural Initiative -- The Context -- The Model: National Coalition Building Institute -- Gaining Institutional Support -- The Participant Experience -- Ongoing Facilitator and Team Development -- Campus Perceptions and Response -- Assessing Impact -- The Journey Continues -- References -- 4 Navigating Difference through Multicultural Service Learning -- Service Learning and Multicultural Service Learning -- Service Learning as a Multicultural Initiative -- Facilitating Multicultural Service Learning -- Additional Considerations for Practice -- Preparation Is Key -- The Timeframe Matters -- Begin with Individual Action -- Ongoing Facilitator Skill Development -- Closing Thoughts -- References -- 5 Who I Am Is the Text. Who I Become Is the Purpose -- Student SEED's Essential Elements -- SEED's Conceptual Foundation -- Intentional Course Composition -- Instructional Team -- SEED Curriculum -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Courage in Multicultural Initiatives.

Principles and Practices of the Circle of Trust® Approach -- Key Principles of the Circle of Trust® Approach -- Inner Work Requires Solitude and Community -- An Appreciation of Paradox Enriches Our Lives and Helps Us Hold Greater Complexity -- A "Hidden Wholeness" Underlies Our Lives -- Key Practices of the Circle of Trust® Approach -- Committing to No Fixing, Advising, "Saving," or Correcting One Another -- Asking Honest, Open Questions to "Hear Each Other into Speech -- Using Multiple Modes of Reflection So Everyone Can Find His or Her Place and Pace -- Uses of the Circle of Trust® Principles and Practices: Teaching Multiculturalism in Higher Education and Student Affairs -- Introducing the Instructor Team -- Using the Circle of Trust® Approach: Philosophical Tensions -- Using the Circle of Trust® Approach: A Unique Classroom Activity -- Critical Reflections and Questions on Uses of Circles of Trust® with Multicultural Initiatives -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 Building Multicultural Residential Communities: A Model for Training Student Staff -- Course Development -- Structure and Co-Facilitation -- Curriculum -- Identity Development -- Power and Privilege in Intergroup Relations -- Working through Conflict and Communication -- Ally Development -- Assessment and Evaluation -- Course Challenges -- Understanding Multiple Identities and Intersectionality -- Contradictions between Personal Values and Employment Expectations -- Understanding Underlying Issues of Conflict -- Application to the Staff Position -- Application for Other Campuses -- References -- 8 Race Caucuses: An Intensive, High-Impact Strategy to Create Social Change -- Race Caucuses -- Race Caucuses as a Multicultural Initiative -- Outcomes -- Lessons Learned -- Position Race Caucuses within a Larger Organizational Culture Change Effort.

Ensure All Participants Have a Common Foundation of Inclusion Awareness and Skills Training about the Full Breadth of Privileged and Marginalized Group Dynamics on Campus -- Provide Learning Opportunities for Participants to Develop a Shared Understanding of a Common Set of Concepts and Terms -- Establish a Framework of Accountability -- Provide Follow-Up Training Sessions Every Four to Six Months to Deepen Development of Cultural Competencies -- Conduct Required Professional Development Activities That Explore Other Areas of Oppression -- Suggestions for Using Race Caucuses in Different Settings -- Demographics -- Size of Leadership Team -- Access to Skilled Facilitators -- Closing Thoughts -- References -- 9 Spiritual Development as a Social Good -- Spiritual Development and Interfaith Cooperation -- President's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge -- Institutional Models for Spiritual Development and Interfaith Cooperation -- Saint Louis University -- University of North Texas -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Addressing Underrepresentation in STEM Fields through Undergraduate Interventions -- Philosophical Frameworks for Multicultural Initiatives -- General Trends and a Program Analysis -- Definition of the Problem and Philosophical Frame -- Program Rationale and Objectives -- Target Population -- Activities, Assessment, and Leadership -- Recommendations for Undergraduate STEM DiversityI nitiatives -- References -- INDEX -- Other Titles -- Order Form -- House Ad.