The Office for Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration with the Dodd Center, Human Rights Institute, Graduate School, and the Women’s Center will be hosting several webinars offered by the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE).
Discovering Common Ground across Differences: An Innovative Course on Facilitating Difficult Conversations
Date: November 6th
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Location: HBL Class of 1947
Presenters:
Dr. Sarah Beth Dempsey, Associate Director for Community Engagement, Catholic Institute for Lasallian Social Action (CILSA), Saint Mary's College of California
Legacy Lee, Director of the Intercultural Center, Saint Mary's College of California
Angela Rascon, Rachel Fuller and Sihin Tsegay, Saint Mary’s College of California
This session describes, outlines, and models an innovative course designed to train undergraduate students to lead peer dialogues on "isms," and it may serve as an example for faculty, staff, and students to create similar student development programs for campus anti-bias work. Staff presenters will review the course syllabus and activities, discuss course development and institutional support, and share resources for building cross-departmental collaborations for students to use their facilitation skills in a variety of campus settings (e.g., residence halls, advising programs, other courses, etc.). Student presenters will demonstrate their learning and experiences moving from their roles as participants to facilitators, as well as their success and challenges in co-facilitating on campus.
To see more webinars, visit https://diversity.uconn.edu/ncore-webinar-series/
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For more information, contact: Jonelle Reynolds at jonelle.reynolds@uconn.edu