Who are they: Bridging the Gap (BTG) teaches students and campus professionals how to truly listen, understand, be heard, and seek common ground to positively impact their communities without comprising deeply held values. Our approach involves skill-building, encounters, and direct application. The skills of listening, story-telling, and engaging tension constructively are at the heart of the BTG experience. Students will learn and then practice these skills by directly engaging with people on or off their campus who have different views, values, and/or experiences.
For Whom: Pomona students.
What: Pomona College is partnering with Biola University to participate in a program called “Bridging the Gap” that teaches one how to have courageous conversations with individuals who may have significantly different viewpoints. Bridging the Gap, an organization founded by Simon Greer who developed “Courageous Conversations”, has paired Pomona College, a secular liberal arts college with Biola University, a conservative Christian university. (Pomona has extended the invitation to all 5C students to participate.) Through this program students will engage in facilitated conversations and activities where opinions may drastically differ. It will give you a chance to meet other college students outside of Claremont, further develop your communication skills, and explore topics generated by the group of participants.
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Sign Up: avis.hinkson@pomona.edu