Disability
Awareness Month at Northwestern College
Northwestern
College hosted its annual celebration in honor of Disabilities Awareness
Month. This year’s theme was “From Survivor
to Servant.”
DOSS, the Disabilities
Office for Support Services, sponsored events on campus during
October to stimulate and continue awareness around the topic of “ability
diversity.”
Many new and exciting things are happening on campus, including
renovating Riley Hall and the entrance to the Berntsen Library for
accessibility.
The entire campus was involved in planning and implementing activities
during DOSS Awareness Week. The event allows everyone to participate
and contribute. The events this year included:
• Judy Siegle spoke during the chapel service. Judy, from
Fargo, ND, is an athlete who has competed in the Para Olympics since
1996. She is a “survivor turned servant” who happens
to be quadriplegic.
• A student panel discussion was held. The discussion involved
real answers from real students at Northwestern College.
• Survivor Games on the Berntsen Library lawn. Select faculty,
staff and students competed in these experiential challenges to overcome
barriers.
Northwestern College is a nondenominational Christian college that offers 44
undergraduate majors in the Bible, arts, sciences and professional education
to over 2,600 traditional and alternative education students. Northwestern
is located at 3003 Snelling Ave. North in St. Paul. (Approximately 2 miles
north of Rosedale Center)
Contact Information:
Dr. Yvonne RB-Banks, Associate
Professor, Dept. of Ed., Director of Disabilities Office for Support
Services, yrbanks@nwc.edu,
651-631-6221
