Multicultural Festival highlights staff diversity

Tune into taiko drummers while chomping on spicy buffalo drumsticks at the third annual Multicultural Spring Festival on May 22.

Stanford's 5,500 staff will celebrate their diverse backgrounds with food, music and dancing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bechtel International Center. The event is organized by about 30 staff volunteers, says Sally Dickson, director of the Office for Multicultural Development. OMD and university staff groups sponsor the free festival.

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"When we talk about diversity, we're really talking about relations between people," Dickson says.

Provost Condoleezza Rice will make opening remarks. Musical and artistic highlights this year include Irish, Filipino and African dancing. Food from Jamaica, Japan, Mexico and China will be served, and door prizes will be awarded. Art work by staffers will also be on display.

For more information, call 723-3484. SR

	Stanford Report, May 14, 1997
	Multicultural Festival highlights staff diversity Tune into taiko drummers while chomping on spicy buffalo drumsticks at the third annual Multicultural Spring Festival on May 22. Stanford's 5,500 staff will celebrate their diverse backgrounds with food, music and dancing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bechtel International Center. The event is organized by about 30 staff volunteers, says Sally Dickson, director of the Office for Multicultural Development. OMD and university staff groups sponsor the free festival. Related Information: Essay: Vantage Point by Sally Dickson "When we talk about diversity, we're really talking about relations between people," Dickson says. Provost Condoleezza Rice will make opening remarks. Musical and artistic highlights this year include Irish, Filipino and African dancing. Food from Jamaica, Japan, Mexico and China will be served, and door prizes will be awarded. Art work by staffers will also be on display. For more information, call 723-3484. SR