Submitted by: Karen Ethier, Director of Support Services, Information Technology at Roger Williams University
Contact Info:
Email: kethier@rwu.edu
Phone: 4012545330
What role would you like to play in organizing this workshop? I’m interested in organizing a workshop on this topic.
Intended Audience: Hiring managers, faculty and staff who serve on search committees, anyone interested in equitable hiring practices.
Proposal:
This full-day, in-person workshop would provide attendees with an overview of unconscious bias, bias risks in all stages of hiring, and strategies to reduce bias throughout the search. The session would be a mix of presentation, whole group discussion, small group activities and time for self-reflection. These are topics that I have trained/presented on in the past at my institution (to faculty, staff, and students) and for other professional development organizations. Attendees would be provided with tools and resources at the end of the day.
Event Type: In-person workshop
Track: Leadership & Organizational Development
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Presenters:
| Name | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Ethier | Director of Support Services, Information Technology AND Search Advocacy Coordinator | Karen serves as the Director of Support Services for Information Technology AND Search Advocacy Coordinator at Roger Williams University. Over the past few years, Karen has served as an equity advisor on searches at all levels of RWU and has taught unconscious bias and/or equitable search practices to students, faculty, staff and external professional organizations. Last year, Karen worked with RWU Human Resources and the Chief Diversity Officer to develop and deploy a program to train University faculty and staff to serve as advisors to search committees, with an eye towards equity. She trained the first cohort of that program in Spring 2022, with subsequent trainings planned for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. This year they plan to extend training to hiring managers who don’t use search committees. |
Preferred Date and Location: Spring 2023 - in person - location TBD
