Diversity Event

At first I was unsure of attending a diversity event. I was unaware of what they were, what they were all about, and the fact they were even offered. Upon first arriving, I was suprised at how many professionals were present at the seminar. The keynote speaker was a professor from another univerisity which was in Minnesota I believe. The speaker was very knowledgeable about the content of his presentation. He presented his presentation in an outline format, which I found to be conveniant. The presentation was for the College of Engineering, and some of the material was a little over my head, but by refering back to his outline at the beginning, I was able to follow along quite easily. The material I remember the most about the presentation was how he included math formula's to push his point of diversity through to his audience. It was a unique and effective method. The key message I received from the seminar was although diversity can be hard to accept at times, it can be very beneficial to communities and work places. The professor gave a few examples from a book which had the similiar message about diversity. Most of the examples given were of a how a problem was given to a diverse group, or even just opened up to the public verses a select group of people, and the results and answers found to these problems were phenominal. After attending this diversity event, my mind is more open to diversity and welcoming of other ethnicities. It gave me a greater perspective on diversity compared to what I thought I had previously had. I felt it was well worth my time and I would not object to attending another diversity event.