¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Engage to lead sessions at ODECE Diversity Summit
This November 8th, two ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Engage programs, and , will be leading sessions on diversity and inclusion during the , "Building the Road Map: I Am Because We Are."
From 3:30-4:15pm on Tuesday, November 8th, INVST will be leading a session together with the Inspired Dreamers @ ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä and ODECE entitled "". The session will feature Dreamers at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä speaking directly from their own experience.
"While we are aiming our session at a faculty and staff audience, we invite everyone to come who wants to learn how ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä could be a more inclusive community," explains Sabrina Sideris, INVST Program Director.
Also on November 8th, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Dialogues is facilitating a series of "" together with .
"The dialogues are not just about talking. The dialogue will use the opportunity to listen to one another as a way to identify actions we can take as individuals and as a community. True dialogue requires a diversity of viewpoints and we hope that a broad spectrum of students, faculty, and staff will attend. There are no experts in a dialogue. Every voice matters and needs to be heard," says Karen Ramirez, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Dialogues Co-Director.
All members of the ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder community are invited to join a conversation on:
- What we are doing to advance inclusion and diversity,
- What else we need to be doing,
- How each of us can fit into this effort.
These action-oriented, facilitated dialogues invite sharing about our experiences and visions for how ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä can be a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse place that celebrates the differences we all represent. "Through dialogue, we will share stories about how diversity and inclusion happens or doesn’t happen for us at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä, and we will work together to identify steps we can take right now to create real and tangible inclusion on campus," explains Ramirez.
"This is the first step in our goal to achieve inclusive excellence," notes Pilar Prostko, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Dialogues Program Coordinator and Facilitator. "There have been many voices that have felt excluded, disempowered and not part of the process. Since dialogues are facilitated conversations, they provide an opportunity to listen to one another and express ideas and opinions in an environment where everyone can participate equally," Prostko says.
Ideas generated through the dialogue will be collected and shared with ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä leadership and the Steering Committee for the Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence. These dialogues are developed collaboratively by and the .
You can join a dialogue on Tuesday, November 8th at one of the following times:
• 12:30-1:45pm in UMC 382
• 2:00-3:15pm in UMC 382
View the full Diversity Summit schedule here: