Campus Conversations: “Equity Dialogues” Series

Purpose:

This is a three-session Equity Dialogues series as part of our broader Campus Conversations. The purpose of this series is to afford faculty and staff a space to have meaningful conversations regarding integrating equity into our work. The topics selected are overarching such that faculty and staff can participate in comparable conversations.

Session 1: January O-Week, 1.11.23 "What does it mean to have an equity mindset?"
Session 2: Professional Development Day, 4.6.23 "Why is racial equity particularly important?"
Session 3: August O-Week, 8.16.23 "What does equity look like in our day-to-day jobs?"

Sponsors:

Academic Affairs, the Office of the President, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Facilitators:

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion solicited volunteers from all employee groups to lead small group dialogues. Training was conducted and provided by an external professional. The facilitators are listed below.

1. David Antonides
2. Brittany Barber
3. Dr. Scott Cashman
4. Karega Cooper
5. Martinez E-B Garcias
6. Bob Grapenthien
7. Esmeralda Guerrero Lopez
8. Dr. Travaris Harris
9. Dr. Stephanie Horton
10. Dr. Joanne Ivory
11. Jeff Julian
12. Maham Khan
13. Christopher Maxwell
14. DuBoi McCarty
15. Kristyn Meyer
16. Veronica Mormino
17. Ranjani Murali
18. Dr. Alina Pajtek
19. Kathleen Reynolds
20. Jaime Riewerts
21. Bev Riley
22. Aisha Robinson
23. Dr. Rebecca Scott
24. Monica Shirley
25. Dr. Michelé Smith
26. Deann Surdo
27. Sean Warren-Crouch
28. Mark Watychowicz
29. LaVonya Williams
30. Dr. Markenya Williams

Location & Registration:

All sessions are scheduled in the Wojcik Dining Room from12:00pm -1:30pm with lunch provided. All employees are encouraged to attend, however, space is limited. As such, please use to register for the first session byWednesday, December 21, 2022.