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CELEBRATE DIVERSITY

Photos taken by Jason Isele | [email protected]
By Jason Isele, Photographer
September 4, 2024
Jason Isele
Freshman Tatiana Scales stands for a portrait with her “Diversity Is” poster August 29, 2024 at the SIU Faner Breezeway in Carbondale,Illinois.

The annual SIU Diversity Week kicked off Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 with a theme of “Celebrating Carbondale’s Diverse Communities.”  The theme was designed to cultivate unity, foster inclusion and enhance knowledge that nurtures a sense of belonging.  The week included a variety of activities including the “Diversity is” project which took place on Thursday Aug. 29 in the Faner breezeway where students designed their own posters celebrating diversity. 

Diversity Is” posters hang on the wall at the SIU Faner Breezeway in Carbondale, IL Thursday, August 29, 2024. (Jason Isele)
Students interact with the “Diversity Is” Project staff as they decorate posters at the SIU Faner Breezeway in Carbondale, IL Thursday, August 29, 2024. (Jason Isele)
Graduate Assistant Benjamin Amehie Kumatsey sticks a decorated “Diversity Is” poster on the wall of Faner Hall in Carbondale, IL Thursday, August 29, 2024. (Jason Isele)

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