RADFORD -- RU’s Diversity Week celebration concludes on Friday, Sept. 28 with a Taste for Diversity, an enlightening and entertaining evening of music, dance and food. The event is in Muse Banquet Hall, 4 - 6 p.m. 

The campus community is invited to come out and sample international fare with a new twist -- it’s all being prepared and served by our men on campus. Over 20 talented “chefs” representing the university, including Wil Stanton and Steve Lerch (Office of the Provost), Ken Bonk (Student Activities), Darrell Thorpe (Multicultural and International Student Services), Men’s basketball coaches and student-athletes, including Colby Trent, and Greek representatives from PHC and NPHC, among others will come together to share some of their favorite international recipes.  Caribbean jerk chicken, Polish sausage peppers and Ethiopian beef tips are few specialties on the menu as well as specially prepared foods from China, Ghana, North and South America and Italy.

“A Taste for Diversity is truly an example of Radford University’s zeal for inclusion and collaboration. Many departments, student affairs and academic affairs have come together for this student-driven initiative,” says director of Multicultural and International Student Services Darrell Thorpe.

The event tops off Diversity Week, RU’s annual celebration of cultural diversity. Entertainment will include belly dancing, hip-hop dancing by AREUHYPE!, African dancing, a martial arts demonstration and more. During Taste for Diversity, participants will be asked to share what diversity means to them.

Other Diversity Week events include: 

• September 24 -27
  Tunnel of Oppression – Muse Hall, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. A unique experience designed to increase awareness of different types of oppression that occur in today’s society.
• September 24
  Study Abroad Fair, Heth Plaza, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  
  Association of Black Professionals Meeting, Heth Appalachian Room, 12:05 p.m. Open to faculty, staff and graduate students.
  
  Harambee Meeting, Heth Lounge C, 4 - 5:30 p.m.
  
  International Student Affairs Council Meeting, Heth Virginia Room, 7 p.m.
• September 25
  NAACP Membership Drive Table, Heth Plaza, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  
  Hispanic Heritage Table, Heth Plaza, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  
  Real World, Denver Cast Members: Davis and Tyrie, Bondurant Auditorium/Preston Hall, 7 p.m.
• September 26
  Airbrush Shirts, Bonnie Food Court, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  
  Panel Discussion: “Cultural Precipitants of Violent Behaviors,” presented by the RU Criminal Justice Department, Heth Ballroom Lounge, 7 p.m.
• September 27
  African Cultures Festival Lecture: Josiah Tlou and Patricia Proudfoot, Cook 107, 7 p.m.

To learn more about Taste for Diversity, contact the Office of Multicultural and International Student Services, at (540) 831-5765 or e-mail Nana "T-Chee" Kum at ntkim@radford.edu