Elon University
PAE-T2-3: Student Training Opportunities

The Multicultural Center (MCC) has a plethora of opportunities for students to be trained in diversity competence. The MCC program D.E.E.P (Diversity Emerging Education Program) trains student, faculty and staff to be facilitators of the D.E.E.P IMPACT video. The D.E.E.P IMPACT video was written and produced by Elon students on the topics of race, class, gender, ability and sexual orientation. Faculty can request to have D.E.E.P IMPACT shown in their classroom with a D.E.E.P student as the facilitator. D.E.E.P is used in most of Elon's first-year seminars. D.E.E.P also provides programming throughout the year called Difficult Dialogues. These are student led discussions about diversity topics. Last year's topics included: "White Privilege", "Is the Greek System Racist?" and "The Latin American Student Experience." D.E.E.P annually hosts an event called "Tunnel of Oppression." Elon community members walk through campus and experience different sources of oppression. After each section, the topic is debriefed with participants by D.E.E.P students, faculty and staff.