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Comments from Past Participants

• "The Institute is a valuable resource on campus with regard to diversity and equal opportunity issues and awareness. Anyone who completes the program will certainly walk away with a greater awareness and understanding of the issues. Promoting awareness and making people take time to think about these issues goes a long way in resolving problems."

• "I loved the interaction of the students with the presenters. It was the most interesting piece of the learning process. I also loved the history lesson of how the laws came into being and what it has meant over the past 40 years."

• "What I like most about the Institute is the opportunity to learn something that was informative and very useful, as well as the opportunity to meet so many diverse but well respected people who wanted to expand on their knowledge of what is taking place in the world today."

• "I gained a lot of knowledge about equal opportunity issues that would not have been possible without EOI. With a demanding academic schedule among other time consuming activities, I don't have a lot of time to research issues such as equal opportunity as often as I would like. The EOI program staff and workshop leaders helped me to gain knowledge about these pressing issues while being able to engage in activities and discussions. I have already recommended the program to incoming first year students and other faculty and staff who have not taken any courses. I plan to tell as many students about this program as I can, because I deem it necessary to be aware of equal opportunity issues."

• "What I liked most about EOI is the great variety of sessions and the flexibility to choose them around my interests and schedule."

• "What I liked most about EOI is the opportunity to meet University EO staff; the opportunity to interact directly -- on the same level -- with students and professionals."

• "Thanks for helping me understand the protected classes and issues of diversity. It was well worth my time."

• See also the interview with EOI 2003 graduate Cecile Hinson in the May, 2003 issue of Equal_Op, The Equal Opportunity Institute: Making a Difference in the August, 2004 issue of Equal_Op, and the interview with EOI 2005 graduate Marlene Turnbull in the May, 2005 issue of Equal_Op.