Wildcat Dialogues Event at Kansas State University

An intercultural leadership experience

Join all new and first-year K-State students for a night of meaningful dialogue and building connections.

What you’ll do:

Learn how to create communities of belonging
Build cross-cultural relationships through meaningful dialogue
Engage in active listening, empathy and perspective-taking
Build your skillset to understand cultural differences and similarities

How you’ll use it later:

Recognize the ways in which your cultural and social identities make an impact on how you see and experience the world.
Recognize the ways in which others’ cultural and social identities differ from your own and how they see and experience the world differently, like you.
Demonstrate authentic curiosity and empathy when engaging in meaningful dialogues across difference.
Identify tangible action steps you can take to create a community of belonging for all at K-State.

Fall 2022 Event

Save the date! Wildcat Dialogues will take place 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Questions?
Read the FAQs or email Tamara Bauer, instructor, at tamara@ksu.edu.

View photos from the 2019 event on Facebook.

What students had to say

"I learned that it’s okay to be yourself. That we all have different identities, experiences, backgrounds, etc. and that it's important to talk about them.”

“Including people goes beyond inclusion. It is also affirming their identity, and making changes to address those needs.”

“Wildcat Dialogues made me more open to learning about people different from myself.”

“This experience helped me come out of my comfort zone.”

Presented in partnership by

This event is coordinated in partnership between the Staley School of Leadership Studies, Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs, and K-State First, alongside a large committee representing students, faculty and staff. This collaboration represents the commitment by our campus community to create a culture of belonging for all.

2021 Co-chairs

Mariya Vaughan, K-State First
Vedant Kulkarni, Senior in Management Information Systems and Mass Communications
Alyssa Harris, Sophomore in Biology/Pre-Vet
Mia Schindler, Sophomore in Family and Consumer Sciences
Nate Armenta, Graduate Student in College Student Development
Debra Bolton, Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs
Tamara Bauer, Staley School of Leadership Studies

2021 Committee

Adam Carr, Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs
Alisa Wolfe, American Ethnic Studies
Alyssa Harris, sophomore in Biology/Pre-Vet
Amber Cox, senior in Social Sciences, Anthropology, Leadership Studies, Conflict Resolution
Brandon Haddock, Intercultural Learning and Development-LGBT Resource Center
Cade Ciesielski, senior in Philo, Modern Languages, Pre-Law, Leadership Studies
Cheryl Grice, Division of Communications and Marketing
David Akinbo, gradute student in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Sensory Sciences and GRA
Deb Marseline, Diversity Point Person of Technology and Aviation, Kansas State Polytechnic
Debra Bolton, DMSA
Dominic Barnes, Global Campus/Student Support and Advising/Fort Riley and Military Student Services
Eddy Gonzalez, Housing and Dining Services
Emmanuel Ugwuegbu, junior in Biology, Pre-Med, Leadership Studies
Gabe Mitchell, senior in Wildlife and Outdoor Entrepreneurship Management/Spanish/Econ/Leadership Studies
Hope Bryan
Jerry Johnson, College of Education
Julian Jones, K-State Athletcis
Kaylie Towles, Academic Coach, Academic Achievement Center
Mac Benavides, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Marcus Cottrell, Community Coordinator in Moore Hall
Maria Izquierdo, College of Health and Human Sciences/HALO
Mariya Vaughan, K-State First
Melissa Kay Hort, Ph.D. in Adult Learning and Leadership
Mia Schindler, sophomore in Family and Consumer Sciences
Nate Armenta, graduate student in College Student Development
Paulicia Williams, TRIO Educational Support Services
Rebeca Paz, Office of First Generation Students
Sabine Hoff, sophomore in Bakery Science/Asian American Student Union
Sage Collins, senior in Agricultural Economics, Leadership Studies, Global Food Systems, Nonprofit
Sara Heiman, Center for Student Involvement
Sam Sharpe, graduate student in Biology
Sofia Leal, junior in Business Administration
Tamara Bauer, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Tess Hobson, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Tim Shaffer, ICDD
Tushabe Tushabe, American Ethnic Studies
Vedant Kulkarni, senior in Management Information Systems and Mass Communications
Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez, American Ethnic Studies

More opportunities for intercultural learning

Following the main Wildcat Dialogues event, there will be a series of mini-dialogue opportunities throughout the year for students to attend and engage in the practice of dialogue around specific topics and identities. These events will allow us to continue practicing and engaging in the skills of dialogue as we seek to create a community of belonging for all at K-State.