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Diversity and Inclusion Awards Reception – June 1

Office of Diversity & Inclusion Awards Reception

With sincere appreciation for making our progress possible,
The Office of Diversity & Inclusion cordially invites you to an Awards Reception

Thursday, June 1, 2017
From 4-6 pm

Esch Hurvis Room
Warch Campus Center
Lawrence University

Reply to Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu

Register for the 2017 Diversity Conference

 

Lawrence’s inaugural diversity conference — “Teaching All Students Well: Preparing an Educated Citizenry for Wise Participation in a Diverse Democracy” — will be held Aug. 17-18 on the Lawrence campus.

The conference is organized by Kimberly Barrett, vice president for diversity and inclusion and associate dean of the faculty, and the professional development committee of the President’s Committee on Diversity Affairs.

The conference is designed to help all educators strengthen their individual learning communities through effective and inclusive teaching methods.

Highlighting the conference will be a keynote address by multicultural scholar Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology and education in the department of counseling and clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. Sue also holds an appointment with Columbia’s School of Social Work.

Register online at:  http://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/diversity-and-inclusion/2017-diversity-conference

For questions or additional information, contact Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at 920-832-6744 or michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

 

 

Student and Staff Allies Network Group Meetings

If you are interested in helping Lawrence University become a more inclusive community, join one of our Allies Network group sessions to learn more.

Students: TODAY, Thursday, May 18, 6–7 p.m., Runkel Room, WCC

Staff: Tuesday, May 30, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Alice G. Chapman Hall Room 202

Please RSVP to Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

Cultural Competency Lecture Series – Activism and Social Change

Guilberly Louissaint ’17 and Max Loebl ’17 will present on activism & social change on May 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Esch Hurvis Room.

Student activism has become interwoven with our campus culture. It has taken different forms, such as protesting, workshops or even the creation of healing circles. It is imperative more than ever to be more strategic with student organizing. Communication and solid leadership are key components in creating successful outcomes during times of turmoil. Guil & Max will explore effective forms of activism, through student engagement, goal setting, impact analysis and personal experience.

The Cultural Competency Lecture Series at Lawrence features our faculty, students and staff sharing their expertise related to the knowledge and skills necessary to take a culturally competent, equity-minded approach to the work and learning in which they are engaged. Bring your lunch and learn!

Please join us by RSVPing to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by May 24.

Call for proposals–extended deadline!

ATTENTION: Deadline for proposals has been extended to May 12!

Please mark your calendar for Lawrence University’s inaugural diversity conference, which will focus on inclusive pedagogy.

Teaching All Students Well: Preparing an educated citizenry for wise participation in a diverse democracy

2017 Diversity Conference
Aug. 17–18
Lawrence University

Featuring keynote speaker Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University and author of Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues in Race.

If you are interested in helping to shape the future of education, submit a proposal to present at the conference by May 12.  For additional program details, download the digital brochure.

Questions?
Call 920-832-6744 or email michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

Cultural Competency Lecture Series: Activism & Social Change

Guilberly Louissaint ’17 and Max Loebl ’17 will present on activism & social change on May 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Esch Hurvis Room.

Student activism has become interwoven with our campus culture. It has taken different forms, such as protesting, workshops or even the creation of healing circles. It is imperative more than ever to be more strategic with student organizing. Communication and solid leadership are key components in creating successful outcomes during times of turmoil. Guil & Max will explore effective forms of activism, through student engagement, goal setting, impact analysis and personal experience.

The Cultural Competency Lecture Series at Lawrence features our faculty, students and staff sharing their expertise related to the knowledge and skills necessary to take a culturally competent, equity-minded approach to the work and learning in which they are engaged. Bring your lunch and learn!

Please join us by RSVPing to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by May 24.

Call for proposals—extended deadline!

ATTENTION: Deadline for proposals has been extended to May 12!

Please mark your calendar for Lawrence University’s inaugural diversity conference which will focus on inclusive pedagogy.

Teaching All Students Well: Preparing an educated citizenry for wise participation in a diverse democracy

2017 Diversity Conference
Aug. 17–18
Lawrence University

Featuring keynote speaker Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University and author of Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues in Race.

If you are interested in helping to shape the future of education, submit a proposal to present at the conference by May 12.  For additional program details, download the digital brochure.

Questions?
Call 920-832-6744 or email michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

Student & Staff Allies Network Groups

If you are interested in helping Lawrence University become a more inclusive community, join one of our Allies Network group sessions to learn more.

Students: TODAY, Thursday, May 4, 6–7 p.m., Arthur Vining Davis, WCC

Staff: Tuesday, May 9, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Alice G. Chapman Hall Room 202

Please RSVP to Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.

Community Conversation on Political Common Ground Part 3

Thursday, May 11, 1–4 p.m.
Esch Hurvis Studio, Warch Campus Center

Facilitators:
Kimberly Barrett, vice president for diversity & inclusion
and associate dean of the faculty
Jenna Stone, executive director of budget and planning

Community Conversations at Lawrence University are a series of structured dialogues that facilitate authentic communication across some critical area of perceived difference. The purpose is to practice civil deliberation while promoting greater intergroup understanding and trust. We want to help participants begin to move beyond political orthodoxies in order to see ourselves as diverse, but related, travelers on life’s journey together with shared concerns and values. It will also serve as a basis for developing collaborative strategies to increase the well-being, civility and participation of people across the political spectrum in all aspects of life on our campus.

Please RSVP to michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu by Monday, May 8.