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Inclusive Excellence Workshop and Lecture Series

Inclusive Excellence Workshop and Lecture Series

The Division of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Provost co-sponsor the Inclusive Excellence Workshop and Lecture Series for the Ohio University campus community.

The series, currently in its third year, is designed to support OHIO's commitment to building an intentional culture of inclusion, creating an enriching academic experience that expands civic engagement and cultural competency, and ensuring individual success and retention needs of an increasingly diverse community.

Call for Proposals for the 2024-2025 Inclusive Excellence Workshop & Lecture Series

The Division of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost invite faculty and staff to submit proposals for the 2024-2025 Inclusive Excellence Workshop & Lecture Series.

The Series, in its third year, is designed to advance Ohio University’s established commitment to inclusive excellence by building an intentional culture of respect, creating an enriching academic experience, and by expanding civic engagement and cultural competency. The Series also provides an opportunity for faculty and staff to share their expertise and help OHIO towards achieving its mission of creating an inclusive culture where everyone is valued and treated with respect and dignity.

The 2024-2025 Inclusive Excellence Workshop & Lecture Series will be offered through two formats: virtual, 55-minute lectures and in-person, 80-minute topics. Topics may include (but are not limited to) sense of belonging, accessibility, diversity of perspectives/approaches, equitable learning outcomes, religious/cultural/cognitive diversity, inclusive pedagogy, and climate/environmental justice. Proposals appropriate for a broad audience including faculty, staff, students, and community members are preferred.

Proposals are due June 15, 2024 and may be submitted online at Submit Proposal

Proposals should include proposed workshop/lecture title, content description, intended audience, intended learning outcomes, and format preference.

The Division of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost will evaluate proposals and fund up to ten (10) proposals for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters. Faculty and staff will be offered a small stipend for designing, delivering, and assessing one workshop/lecture. Proposals will be evaluated and selected by July 15, 2024. The annual Series is scheduled to begin in September 2024.

Navigating D&I Challenges with Anti-Fragility

Topic
 
This interactive discussion will lean into our shared humanity by engaging in conversations that unmask our pains of bias, inequities, and marginalization at work.
 
Description
 
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin
The purpose of this workshop is to explore strategies for navigating diversity challenges with anti-fragility. Through real life scenarios, participants will be able to recognize red flags and gain a greater understanding of their roles of influence at work. Our discomfort can be the catalyst for change and when we stand united, we can cultivate inclusive environments of belonging for all.
 
Learning
 
Outcome #1: Participants will be able to identify diversity challenges at work.
 
Outcome #2: Participants will be able to share actionable steps toward creating more diverse and inclusive workspaces.
 
Outcome #3: Participants will unmask barriers to belonging while disrupting heaviness.

o Facilitator: Shantelle K. Jenkins, EdD. Assistant to the Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Projects.

o Date, Time, and Location: Thursday, February 27

2:00 to 2:55 PM: ONLINE

o Audience: Ohio University faculty, staff, and students.

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Diversity: What about Deaf People?

Topic
 
As we discuss diversity & inclusion, we must not overlook Deaf individuals. Within Ohio University, our Deaf faculty and students play a crucial role in our community, yet their unique language and culture sometimes make them feel marginalized. How can we ensure that everyone is genuinely included?
 
Description
 
Cultivating intercultural competence is essential for fostering diversity in the workplace. This workshop engages the OHIO community to enhance their intercultural competence and to foster understanding and respect for their Deaf peers and colleagues. Deaf communities are incredibly diverse, encompassing a range of identities, from Deaf to hard-of-hearing, DeafDisabled, DeafBlind, DeafPlus and late-deafened, as well as other identities including LGBTQI+, Black/Brown, Hispanic, and more.
This workshop aims to actively raise awareness of the rich diversity within Deaf communities and their unique ways of life. It will explore the cultural and medical perspectives of deafness and address the concept of audism and its significant impact on the Deaf community. Through self-reflection, participants will gain insight into the barriers that hearing biases create for Deaf individuals.
 
Learning 
 
Outcome #1: Understand the common perception of deafness.
 
Outcome# 2: Discuss the disparity between the medical and cultural viewpoints of deafness.
 
Outcome#3: Define audism and its impact on the Deaf community.
 
Outcome#4: Identify means to promote inclusive practices and enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace by fostering mutual understanding and intercultural competencies among individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. 

o Facilitator: Cheryl Prusinski, MA. Associate Professor of Instruction, Coordinator for the Professional Deaf Resources Liaison Certificate.

o Date, Time, and Location: Thursday, March 6

2:00 to 3:20 PM: Friends of the Libraries Room 319

o Audience: Ohio University faculty, staff, and students. 


 

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Imposterism Interrogated: Educational Interventions Designed to Bolster Student Persistence, Success, and a Sense of Belonging

Topic
 
In this dynamic workshop, we will discuss methods for faculty to identify imposterism in the students they work with by probing the phenomenon, then teasing out strategies designed to address imposterism in students.  
 
Description
 
Imposterism is the feeling that one is a fraud, inadequate, or unworthy in the setting that they are in, and it is common but often not identified in undergraduate students. It can result in negative academic outcomes and is related to wellness and mental health challenges. In this workshop, we will demystify this common occurrence, address methods for faculty to identify imposterism in the students they work with, and tease out ways to address imposterism in students, including ideas for classroom structure, pedagogical approaches, and one-on-one interventions. There will also be opportunities for faculty to reflect on their own feelings of imposterism and how to mitigate them.
 
Learning 
 
Outcome #1: Acquire faculty assessment strategies for imposterism detection from one’s students.
 
Outcome #2: Identify ways that faculty members can alter their classroom environment to minimize imposterism.
 
Outcome #3: Identify pedagogical approaches that can minimize imposterism within students.
 
Outcome #4: Reflect on one’s own imposterism and how it impacts their well-being. 

o Facilitator: Dwan Robinson, PhD. Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and  Co-Convener, The Diverse Faculty Mentoring Program

& Julie Suhr, PhD. Professor of Psychology, Director of Clinical Training. 

o Date, Time, and Location: Tuesday, March 25 

2:00 to 3:20 PM: Friends of the Libraries Room 319

o Audience:  Primarily Ohio University faculty. However, staff and students are welcome too.

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The Possible Misfortune of Albinism: A Global Reckoning

Topic

In this presentation, issues of equality, dignity, and respect for human beings with albinism will be explored, dissected, and teased out through raising awareness about the challenges and discrimination they face, and their resilience as well.        

Description

As an African American woman with albinism, Dr. Randolph will engage through an autoethnographic framing on her lived experiences with albinism, racism, and colorism. In addition, she will showcase how such experiences have not only impacted her own life, but how they intertwine with broader socio-political realities that have contributed to hindering the abilities for one to fully participate in society and exercise their human rights.  Agency in confronting the challenges of harmful stereotypes, stigma, and promoting positive representations of albinism conditions in media and society more holistically will be interrogated too.

Learning

Outcome #1: To ground autoethnography as a methodology and its place in Black Studies Research.

Outcome #2: To identify challenges and strategies to navigate discrimination from social stigma and marginalization.

Outcome #3: To identify challenges and strategies to navigate discrimination from societal exclusion.

Outcome #4: To identify the interrelationship between albinism, racism, and colorism.

 

o Facilitator: Adah Ward Randolph, PhD, Professor of Educational Research and Evaluation (EDRE).

o Date, Time, Location: Thursday, April 10, from 2:00 to 3:20 PM, in Alden Library, Learning Lab 251.

o Audience: Ohio University faculty, staff, students

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