Yellow Group Problem
JASPA Summer Institute Creativity Under Fire: Hacking Catholic Higher Education YELLOW GROUPS’ PROBLEM
The following exercise is more than a “case study.” Based on real facts solicited from AJCU vice presidents, the situation described below represents an actual challenge that one or more of our institutions have faced or are facing currently.
Part 1 (10:30 AM – 12:15 PM). Your task is to draw upon any knowledge, resources, and/or expertise available to your group to develop a novel and innovative response to the prompt below (e.g. to “hack” this problem). To help, a “Hacker’s Guide” is now available in Guidebook. Lunch (12:15 PM – 1:30 PM). While primarily an opportunity to network and connect with colleagues in your functional area, you are also encouraged to discuss your problem with others – especially those working on different problems – as you nourish your body and mind. Part 2 (1:30 PM – 2:00 PM). After lunch, your small group will reconvene briefly to finalize your solution. You only have 30 minutes, so you will need to work quickly to complete and submit a worksheet that succinctly and persuasively summarizes your proposal. The worksheet (“Small Group Worksheet”) is also available on Guidebook. Part 3 (2:00 PM – 2:45 PM). Your group will join the 5 other groups tasked with this same problem to share your proposals and process the exercise. Designated senior student affairs officers (SSAOs), many of whom have faced or are facing these challenges, will facilitate this discussion.
At the conclusion of the exercise, members of the Programming Committee will synthesize the groups’ work and discussions into a document to be shared with all participants and presented to AJCU presidents and Jesuit leadership.
YELLOW GROUPS’ PROBLEM: Rise in Hate Media coverage of volatile events both in your region of the US and in the Middle East heat up tensions between cultural and racial groups on campus. More than ever before, students and faculty are reporting race-based and religion-based incidents of alleged hate speech and harassment. Most of the alleged misconduct appears to be targeted towards Black and Arab students, while Jewish students have also been targeted for supporting Israel. For example, graffiti containing highly offensive speech appears all over campus and in the residence halls; cultural student groups report finding their posters torn, removed, or defaced; and anonymous messages of hate pop up on Yik Yak and other social media sites. Faculty members begin to complain that their students “do not know how to engage in civil dialogue anymore.” Develop and prepare to present the ideal three-point plan of action to address this problem.
Please refer to the “Hacker’s Guide” in the “Hackathon Resources” folder of Guidebook for additional information.
The following exercise is more than a “case study.” Based on real facts solicited from AJCU vice presidents, the situation described below represents an actual challenge that one or more of our institutions have faced or are facing currently.
Part 1 (10:30 AM – 12:15 PM). Your task is to draw upon any knowledge, resources, and/or expertise available to your group to develop a novel and innovative response to the prompt below (e.g. to “hack” this problem). To help, a “Hacker’s Guide” is now available in Guidebook. Lunch (12:15 PM – 1:30 PM). While primarily an opportunity to network and connect with colleagues in your functional area, you are also encouraged to discuss your problem with others – especially those working on different problems – as you nourish your body and mind. Part 2 (1:30 PM – 2:00 PM). After lunch, your small group will reconvene briefly to finalize your solution. You only have 30 minutes, so you will need to work quickly to complete and submit a worksheet that succinctly and persuasively summarizes your proposal. The worksheet (“Small Group Worksheet”) is also available on Guidebook. Part 3 (2:00 PM – 2:45 PM). Your group will join the 5 other groups tasked with this same problem to share your proposals and process the exercise. Designated senior student affairs officers (SSAOs), many of whom have faced or are facing these challenges, will facilitate this discussion.
At the conclusion of the exercise, members of the Programming Committee will synthesize the groups’ work and discussions into a document to be shared with all participants and presented to AJCU presidents and Jesuit leadership.
YELLOW GROUPS’ PROBLEM: Rise in Hate Media coverage of volatile events both in your region of the US and in the Middle East heat up tensions between cultural and racial groups on campus. More than ever before, students and faculty are reporting race-based and religion-based incidents of alleged hate speech and harassment. Most of the alleged misconduct appears to be targeted towards Black and Arab students, while Jewish students have also been targeted for supporting Israel. For example, graffiti containing highly offensive speech appears all over campus and in the residence halls; cultural student groups report finding their posters torn, removed, or defaced; and anonymous messages of hate pop up on Yik Yak and other social media sites. Faculty members begin to complain that their students “do not know how to engage in civil dialogue anymore.” Develop and prepare to present the ideal three-point plan of action to address this problem.
Please refer to the “Hacker’s Guide” in the “Hackathon Resources” folder of Guidebook for additional information.
