CARE Center Events and Programs

The CARE Center seeks to foster a community of respect and belonging for all members of the CMC community.  CARE programs and events are designed to allow students to engage thoughtfully and effectively in intercultural dialogue, particularly when involving complex and sometimes polarizing ideas and opinions. From its inception, CMC has recognized the vital importance of listening respectfully to each other. This type of engagement fosters increased awareness and identity exploration; it emerges from the cognitive dissonance of contrary ideas and solutions, challenges students to explore their beliefs, values—their selves—and, as they do so, they must also consider this self in relation to others and to the larger society.

CARE, both its space and its programs, provides opportunities for students to develop the capacity to have one's own opinions and assumptions explored and challenged, implicitly or explicitly, by self and others. It works by empowering students to contribute to the pursuit of a respectful and welcoming community, one that allows all members to feel accepted, affirmed, and thrive no matter their background or opinion.  

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