The first in the series of discussions entitled “Carolina Conversations” will be held Monday evening.

“Carolina Pulse: Race and Current Events” is scheduled to begin at 5 o’clock and run until 6:30 at the Aquarium Lounge of the FPG Student Union.

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp says the university wants all of the students – no matter race, religion, identity, orientation, or any other difference – to feel they are being heard and valued on campus.

“What we’re trying to do is acknowledge that we want this campus to be a place where all of our students, without respect to any adjective that you put in front of them, and all of our faculty and all of our staff,” he says, “can feel accepted, can feel respected and included.”

Crisp adds the program will take many different shapes to provide varying venues where people of all different beliefs will have an outlet to express their opinion in a safe environment – from town hall-style events to smaller facilitated discussions.

You can find more information about Carolina Conversations, including details about upcoming events, here.