Professional Development

Implicit Bias Search Committee Workshops (Nov 4th + Nov 10th)

This redesigned workshop provides information and guidance in recruiting inclusive candidate pools while incorporating how implicit bias can affect the search process.  This workshop is required for all members of all search committees on all of our campuses. New hires may not be approved if this requirement is not met.

Registration links: Nov 4th &  Nov 10th 

How to Recognize, Respond, and Repair.

The CH&HS Diversity Committee is planning a semester full of opportunities to learn and practice how to recognize, respond, and repair when microaggressions occur. They have scheduled two PD trainings (Sept 20 and Oct 18 4:15-5:15pm), weekly practice opportunities, sharing multimodal resources, and collecting shared wisdom from practice sessions.

See dates and plans below!

Sept. 20 4:15-5:15pm – PD (following CH&HS business meeting) – How to Address Microaggressions in the Classroom

• A PD training for all CH&HS faculty/staff on ways to respond in a caring, constructive way to microaggressions, including how to recognize, respond, and repair. This will include opportunities to practice in small groups.

Oct. 18th 4:15-5:15pm – PD (following CH&HS business meeting)- Recognize, Respond, and Repair after Microaggressions

• Continued conversation and practice.  Faculty and staff will have the opportunity to meet and discuss how they have applied the skills from the Sept. meeting and will practice these skills using vignettes.

Sept. through Nov. – Weekly coffee conversations

• DEI committee members will facilitate informal opportunities for people to practice these skills with vignettes and to share their own experiences with handling microaggressions. These are scheduled at various times  including evening and weekend sessions to allow the most people to attend.  Locations and times to follow!

Sept. through Nov. – Shared multimodal resources

• Weekly emails listing the coffee conversations, highlighting resources on microaggressions and having brave conversations, including podcasts, books, journal articles, TED talks, and other resources.
• Weekly postings on our college outlook page’s amplified content
• Tweets!