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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

From the Chief Diversity Officer

Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019

Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Workshop Series for Faculty and Staff

The Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Workshop Series is a four-part workshop series offered throughout the spring 2019 semester designed to enhance the multicultural competencies of faculty and staff. This series will provide a safe space and environment for staff and faculty to explore questions, perspectives, and experiences related to diversity and inclusion, as well as an opportunity to self-reflect on how to personally create a more inclusive climate for students and colleagues. Those who complete all four workshops in the series will receive a Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Certificate and will be recognized by the President’s Council on Equity and Campus Diversity. If you are interested in receiving the Diversity and Inclusion Certificate, please register for all four workshops listed below.

Inclusive Communication
Wednesday, February 27
Noon–3:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Keith Jenkins, Ph.D., Vice President and Associate Provost of Diversity and Inclusion at the Rochester Institute of Technology

What Are Micro-Aggressions?
Tuesday, March 12
9:00 a.m.–Noon
Facilitator: Jean Strait, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Educational Pipeline Initiatives at Buffalo State College

Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
Wednesday, April 17
9:00–11:00 a.m.
Facilitator: Andrea Harden, M.B.A., President of Harden Training Partners

Understanding the Intersectionality of Identity
Tuesday, April 30
9:00 a.m.–Noon
Facilitators: Holly Quicksey, Ph.D., Director of Educational Pipeline Initiatives; and Carlos Jones, M.F.A., Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at Buffalo State College

Each workshop session will include an optional brown-bag lunch roundtable discussion at noon the week after the session is held to discuss what was learned, identify implications for Buffalo State College, and identify opportunities to support colleagues on the continuous journey of developing multicultural competence. Please note: The brown-bag lunches are optional and are not required to receive the Diversity and Inclusion Certificate. The opportunity to register for the brown-bag lunches will be provided at the conclusion of each workshop.

Please contact Jonathan Hulbert, director of leadership and organizational development, with questions.

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