Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the Food for Thought: Cultural Community Dinners? These are monthly dinners designed to inspire community rebuilding among multicultural and marginalized communities by sharing a delicious meal and engaging in important diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) topics. Dinners are co-hosted with 2-3 student organizations who will work in collaboration with the ICI/REHS team and with one another to host this event.
- Why would student organizations want to co-host a dinner? a. Coalition build with other student orgs. b. Be part of a supportive and inclusive community. c. Discuss important DEI topics. d. Utilize the ICI platform to increase awareness of your student org. e. Share a delicious cultural meal.
- How many “Food for Thought” dinners will there be? Our plan is to host 2-3 dinners per semester. These dinners may increase or decrease depending on demand and availability.
- Can we still be involved if our student organization does not get selected? Yes! You can register to attend the dinner on a first come first serve basis. There are also other opportunities for your student organization to get involved with the ICI. Email kozarmea@msu.edu for follow up.
- How are these dinners paid for? The expense for dinners will be covered by the ICI and REHS. Student organizations will not need to contribute financially to these dinners.
- What will we do at these dinners? Co-hosts will plan the details of the dinner with the ICI/REHS team to address an important DEIB topic.
- Who can come to these dinners? Dinners are open to MSU students, staff, faculty and administrators.
- When will these dinners take place? Dinners will take place once a month beginning in February. Actual days will be confirmed once the student organizations co-hosting have been selected.