Campus Conversations: "Equity Dialogues" Series

Purpose:

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

Session 1: January O-Week, January 11, 2023 "What does it mean to have an equity mindset?"
Session 2: Professional Development Day, April 6, 2023 "Why is racial equity particularly important?"
Session 3: August O-Week, August 16, 2023 "What does equity look like in our day-to-day jobs?"

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Sponsors:

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion coordinated the series with support from the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President.

Facilitators:

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion solicited volunteers from all employee groups to lead small group dialogues that are equity centered. The first training was provided by Dr. Cadmona Hall, Professor at Adler University and the second training was provided by Dr. Nataka Moore, Professor at Adler University. 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

Series Recap:

All sessions were held in the Wojcik Dining Room and lunch was provided for all attendees. All employees were encouraged to attend, however, space was limited and participants were encouraged to register in advance. Facilitators were assigned tables and led the conversations. Dr. Johnson facilitated the whole group discussions at the end of the sessions to help participants reflect, process and identify key themes that emerged during the shared dialogues.

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