Cindy Pickart

Upstander Training prepares participants to intervene safely and effectively when witnessing incidents of discrimination, harassment, or harm. You’ll engage with real-life scenarios to learn how to effectively identify and challenge negative narratives and behaviors.

Facilitators from Common Talks will provide an interactive training via Zoom on Friday February 26, 2021 from 1-5 p.m. There is no charge to participate and training is open to the public. Space is limited, though, so please RSVP: marijke.commontalks@gmail.com.

The Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Kimberly Barrett, will continue to provide opportunities for students to meet with her via Zoom. The next date is Friday, January 22 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm.

Please, contact Cindy Pickart, cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu for an appointment and zoom link information. Individual meetings will occur on a first come, first served basis.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the History Museum at the Castle invite members of the Lawrence University community to join us for the next Cultural Competency Lecture.  It takes place on January 19, 2021, 4:00pm-5:30pm via ZOOM. This lecture will use the Living Room Conversations format. The topic will be:

Bridging the GAP

This community conversation is based on the History Museum at the Castle’s “Bridging the GAP Years, 1969-2019” exhibit on display at the Warch Center January 11 to January 31, 2021. The following is a link to the Museum’s virtual exhibit offerings: http://www.myhistorymuseum.org/virtual-exhibits.html.

Moderator: Dustin Mack, PhD
Chief Curator
History Museum at the Castle

To receive information about how to join the discussion, contact Cindy Pickart
cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu.

Upstander Training prepares participants to intervene safely and effectively when witnessing incidents of discrimination, harassment, or harm. You’ll engage with real-life scenarios to learn how to effectively identify and challenge negative narratives and behaviors.

Facilitators from Common Talks will provide an interactive training via Zoom on Friday January 15, 2021 from 1-5 p.m.

There is no charge to participate and training is open to the public. Space is limited, though, so please RSVP: cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu

The President’s Committee on Diversity Affairs (PCDA) has designated November Loving Large at Lawrence Month. They have developed a calendar of activities to help us use the positive emotions associated with love to cope with and work through the trauma of this unprecedented period in which we live. These activities can also help us celebrate our common humanity and connect with others during these divisive times.  

Barbara Fredrickson, the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has conducted award winning research that indicates that self-generated positive emotions have an “undoing effect” on stress. Although negative emotions, like anger and outrage are essential to creativity and flourishing, no emotion is meant to last forever. 

A key to well-being is to keep positive and negative emotions in a healthy balance, whether you consider yourself an activist trying to avoid burnout or simply someone trying to live a fulfilling life. Loving Large at Lawrence month provides opportunities for us to practice generating positive emotions to help us find that balance in these challenging times by showing love to ourselves and others.  

Earn a free t-shirt

Let us know how you are Loving Large at Lawrence and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion will give you a free blue and white tie dye Loving Large at Lawrence t-shirt. Here is how: Tag the Diversity and Inclusion Facebook page with the hashtag #LovingLargeAtLawrence. 

Check out the Loving Large at Lawrence Month Calendar of Events and Practices .

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Diversity and Intercultural Center invite members of the Lawrence University community to join Appleton City Officials in a conversation about safety in the City. The goal of the event is to help Lawrentians learn about resources in the City that are available to support their safety and wellbeing. In addition, they will hear about local diversity, inclusion, and antiracism initiatives. This panel discussion will take place on October 29 from 7:00pm-8:30pm via Zoom. 

Panelists include:
Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford
Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas
Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator Karen Nelson

Moderator: Dr. Brittany Bell
Assistant Dean of Students and the Director of the Diversity and Intercultural Center

To receive information about how to join and submit questions, contact Cindy Pickart cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu.

Understanding Polarization

Please, join us for the upcoming webinar, Understanding Polarization, on September 29. Ideological polarization is a central feature of politics today. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, those who support Donald Trump and those who plan to vote for Joe Biden for President of the United States are more divided today than they were in 2016 particularly on issues related to race and gender. Our webinar panel will discuss the causes of polarization in a society and what we can do to diminish this divisiveness in the Lawrence community.

The panelists for this lecture are:
Ameya S. Balsekar, Associate Professor of Government
Peter Glick, Henry Merritt Wriston Professor of the Social Sciences, Psychology
Arnold Shober, Professor of Government
Terra Winston, Associate Dean of Spiritual & Religious Life

This live webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 29 at 6:00 pm. Although we will take questions during the event, please feel free to submit them ahead of time. To receive information about how to join and submit questions, contact
Cindy Pickart cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu.

We hope to see you there.

Kimberly Barrett, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
and Associate Dean of the Faculty
Lawrence University

The Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Kimberly Barrett, will continue to provide opportunities for students to meet with her via Zoom. Dates and times are listed below:

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Please, contact Cindy Pickart, cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu for an appointment and zoom link information. Individual meetings will occur on a first come, first served basis.

Upstander Training prepares participants to intervene safely and appropriately when witnessing incidents of discrimination, harassment, or harm. You’ll engage with real-life scenarios to learn how to effectively identify and challenge negative narratives and behaviors.

Facilitators from Common Talks will provide an interactive training via Zoom on Friday August 7, 2020 from 1-4 p.m.

This free training is open to the public. Space is limited, though, so please RSVP:
cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu

Race as Doing

An opportunity for focused reflection on key concepts related to centering antiracism in our work and learning is being offered on Friday July 24 at 11 am – 12:30 via ZOOM. This is the first in a series of three conversations during the summer. During this conversation, we will discuss the social construct of race as an act of doing rather than being. A brief definition for this term and a short video to watch before joining the conversation is provided below.
 Race as Doing Video

Definition of Race
Race is a social construct not a biological category. The idea began to crystalize into its modern meaning in the early 17th Century in the Americas when people from around the world came to live together in large numbers for the first time. It was a way to justify a certain economic system and power structure. The concept created a hierarchy of human value based on skin color and physical features that still influences our thinking and behavior today, although science has made it clear there is no biological marker for race. Therefore, we create race every day, by doing race.

If you would like to participate, please contact Cindy (cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu) to receive the Zoom information. Look forward to continuing these important conversations.

Kimberly Barrett, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
and Associate Dean of the Faculty
Lawrence University