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Diversity Programs Fall 24

Explore the very things that make us both similar and unique by attending a multitude of diversity education programs at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½! More events will be posted soon!

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Sep. 12 @ 10AM-12PM, Title IX Volunteer Process Training will be held via Zoom for employees who wish to serve as volunteers in University Title IX matters. Learn to be a party advisor, hearing panelist, and informal process facilitator. New and returning volunteers are encouraged to attend.

Sep. 13 @ 1-3PM, a second Tile IX Process Training session will be held in person in the Casey Conference Room, Brennan 502. Interested individuals only need to attend one session.

On Sep. 17th @ 3-4PM, staff and faculty are invited to open information sessions on important updated University policies. During the summer, federal requirements under Title IX were revised translating to necessary updates to the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct, Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment, and Pregnant and Parenting Students policies. Along with these, OED will discuss the policies on accommodations for disability and religious reasons. Both information sessions will be held in the Pearn Auditorium, Brennan 228.

No registration required.

Oct. 3 @ 11:30AM in the Kane Forum, Leahy Hall 235, join us for the next Diversity + Inclusion = A Better U! lunch and learn for faculty and staff, featuring Dr. Krisy Elrod, faculty counseling and human services, who will present “Play Your Way To Cultural Humility,” Dr. Elrod will talk about the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility,  then use art and play activities to help people explore their own cultural identity.

Oct. 8 @ 12:00PM, the SCRIBE Book Club meeting will be held in DeNaples 405. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Inclusive Books for Employees is back with a great selection for fall! Register now for the luncheon meeting led by Diana Collins Gilmore, and get started reading with your free copy of 'The Anxious Generation' by Jonathan Haidt.

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Race and Ethnicity Awareness Workshop for Faculty and Staff Development FALL '24: The Office of Equity and Diversity in collaboration with Human Resources and the Provost, is offering a workshop for faculty and staff to guide participants through a series of reflective exercises that explore their understanding of race and ethnicity, privilege, bias and inclusion.

Presenters include Elizabeth Garcia, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of the Office of Equity and Diversity, and Tara Fay, Faculty Coordinator of The Center for Teaching Excellence.

Two sessions have been scheduled and will take place in the Provost's Conference Room: 

  • Friday, October 25 from 3:00-5:00 p.m
  • Wednesday, November 20 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Space is limited to 25 participants per session. Please choose the date that works for you.

Nov. 7th @ 12PM join us in the Rose Room, Brennan 509 for the second fall semester Diversity + Inclusion lunch and learn for faculty and staff featuring Dan Cosacchi, vice president of Campus Ministries, and Dr. Sarah Kenehan, executive director of the Slattery Center for Humanities.

Registration link and more information to come!

For more information, contact OED at diversity@scranton.edu or 570-941-6645.

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