Diversity

Diversity presents a big picture in various aspects of the community. There are so many definitions and characteristics attributed to the word “Diversity.” Explaining this concept from the perspective of being a resident advisor (RA), diversity refers to the different characteristics and cultures shared among the residents living in a given place.
In a university like UB, Diversity is a big factor because a lot of the students are of different races, cultures, backgrounds and so on. Even among the cultures, there is still diversity. For example, amongst the Africans, some speak English while others speak French; amongst the Americans, some are light skinned while others are dark skinned, and so on.
A diverse community is so entertaining when every one is able to interact freely with one another, understands one another’s culture and backgrounds, respect others irrespective of background or difference. This sort of community is what is expected of the RAs in the resident hall- being capable of establishing a good community with diverse characters and people.
Some important element of diversity is communication, respect, and love. These factors, in my opinion, paints a better picture of what it means to be different and diverse, but still seem like one family living in the resident halls.
In order to encourage diversity in the hall, the RAs should plan diversity program, where everyone feels welcome and loved; emphasize communications among the residents, and show an imitate examples for the residents. By doing that, the residents understands one another and lively joyfully and happily with one another even though they might be different one way the other.
In conclusion, diversity is a very broad topic that should be considered in building a strong community of people. Emphasizing communication among the residents, planning diversity programs also attracts the residents to know more about other people and cultures shared in the resident hall.