Name or Project: Sociology Presentation: Hate and Tolerance in the United States

Description:
The project consisted of bringing a speaker from the Southern Poverty Law Center on campus to address the issues of hate and tolerance in the United States in general, and on college campuses, in particular. Mr. Kevin Datcher, a writer and editor of the SPLC Tolerance Project, met with a campus wide audience for a presentation from 12:30 to 2:00 PM and then, in a workshop format, with all departmental faculty and majors from 2:15 to 4:15 PM.

Goals:
To introduce the La Salle Community to the efforts of an effective organization to combat hate and intolerance in the U.S. and, more specifically, on college campuses.

Outcomes:
We had a good turnout for both sessions, which were held in the Union Music Room, but the workshop session, which was highly interactive, had by far the best impact and led to many subsequent discussions in classes.

Lessons Learned:
The arrangements for the speaker were quite time-consuming and difficult and future projects should consider starting the planning earlier.