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Anti-Racism in Academia (ARiA): Listen (a Leadership Ecosystem Webinar)
Where: Webinar/Virtual
When: Thursday, September 17, 2020
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Note: Zoom login instructions will be sent the day prior. If you have not received login instructions by 4:00pm the day before the webinar, please check your spam folder, if you still have not received the login details please email nercomp@nercomp.org.
Workshop Organizers:
Tina Pappas, Associate Director, Innovation and Technology, Rutgers University and member of the Leadership Ecosystem working group
Michael Cato, CIO, Bowdoin College and member of the Leadership Ecosystem working group
Registration Fee:
NERCOMP Member: Free
Non-Member: Free
Event Overview
In response to renewed dialogue across professional associations and within our personal lives, a small group of community leaders spanning multiple academic institutions have developed a program to promote anti-racism in higher ed – Anti-Racism in Academia: A Learning Journey (ARiA). The program is a 5-part discussion series, taking place from August to December 2020, outlining an action-oriented approach to dismantling racism in our own spheres through conscious decisions and intentional actions.
For September, the ARiA series presents Part 2: Listen, one of the most important elements of proactively and respectfully engaging with people from different racial backgrounds. NERCOMP has partnered with ARiA to take part in this very important conversation, so this month’s Leadership Ecosystem event will bring together panelists for a facilitated conversation that reaches across race, gender and backgrounds to discuss the role of active listening in developing a more inclusive culture.
Learning Objectives
- What is active listening and why is it important?
- How can we practice active listening and thoughtful dialogue?
- How can we better navigate the intent and impact of our words and actions?
This session will not be recorded.
This session is for individuals employed by higher education institutions only. No vendors, please.
Mark Davis
Mark is the Director of IT Support Service at Swarthmore College where he leads a talented support team responsible for the Service Desk, Endpoint Management, Training and Outreach, and Classroom and Lab Support. He is a published author and speaker on a variety of topics surrounding emotional intelligence, DEI, professional development and strategic partnering. He currently serves as a member of Swarthmore's Faculty-Staff Development Committee, Sustainability Committee and previously, the Equal Opportunities Committee. Mark is also involved with a number of national and regional Higher Ed organizations. He currently serves on the Community Relations, Professional Development and the 2019 Program Committees for NERCOMP. Mark has a BS in Computer Information Systems and currently pursuing an MS in Information Technology Management. Mark also works as a technology and leadership trainer/coach for a nonprofit organization and is passionate about the influence emotional intelligence has on how we live, lead and learn.
Jonathan Hardy
Jonathan B. Hardy is an IT director at the University of Georgia's Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS). In this role, Jonathan provides strategic and technical leadership for the Systems Engineering and Telephone Services team; developing short and long-term goals that contribute towards the overall mission of the University. Jonathan sponsors/leads a campus mentorship program and helps facilitate PeopleSkills training throughout the University of Georgia campus to help units foster stronger relationships and collaborations.
Boyhun Kim
Bohyun Kim is the Chief Technology Officer and an Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island Libraries. She is the author of three books, Moving Forward with Digital Disruption, Understanding Gamification, and Library Mobile Experience: Practices and User Expectations and the former President of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). She has served on many advisory boards and committees including those of American Library Association, San Jose State University’s School of Information, and Rhode Island Library Association. She holds a MA in philosophy from Harvard University and a MSLIS from Simmons College.
Michael Reed (Moderator)
Michael is the Senior Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Bowdoin College. He is responsible for building on efforts at Bowdoin College to produce an even more inclusive campus community while promoting greater diversity among students, faculty, and staff by race, ethnicity, religion, economic background, first-generation college student status, gender, sexuality, disability, and differing political perspectives, among other measures.
Before coming to Bowdoin in 2018, Michael served as vice president, institutional initiatives at Dickinson College, where he was also chief diversity officer and deputy Title IX officer. His primary focus was guiding and coordinating institutional efforts to increase inclusion, diversity, and equity within Dickinson and in the broader community. From 2006 to 2014, Reed served as vice president and a member of the senior leadership team at Williams College, his alma mater. He established Williams’s Office for Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity and helped implement a plan for expanding institutional inclusion and diversity, working with stakeholder groups including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the board of trustees to help articulate, develop, and implement strategic approaches to diversity.
Michael cofounded the Liberal Arts Diversity Officer (LADO) consortium, a vehicle for chief diversity officers working in liberal arts settings to collaborate and learn from one another, and to provide leadership in implementing and publicizing effective diversity strategies in higher education. Twenty-eight liberal arts colleges are now LADO members. He also established and led Consulting Works, LLC, where he conducted culture change and diversity workshops for clients both domestic and international, including educational institutions, nonprofits, and local and federal governments.
Karen Warren
As Deputy CIO at Wesleyan University, Karen has oversight for the user services, technical services, and academic technology teams. Combined, they provide the foundational support for all other IT operations in the University, develop strategic input regarding systems and infrastructure, and provide support for teaching and learning through the use of technology.
Karen sits on the board and is former chair of NERCOMP, the Northeast Regional Computing Program, a consortium of Universities throughout the Northeast. She is an experienced presenter, having spoken at the NERCOMP Annual Conference, ServiceNow Knowledge, EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, CEN Annual Conference, and other professional workshops. Karen is active in campus life and committed to crossing functional and departmental lines to bring solutions to the Wesleyan community. Karen is keenly interested in the role IT Service Management can play particularly in smaller institutions and is active in the professional development of women IT professionals.
Prior to coming to Wesleyan, Karen spent 15 years at the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT where she was IT Director for 10 of those years. Karen focused much time on the importance of broadband access in K-12 education, forging a strong and lasting relationship with Connecticut Education Network (CEN) for whom she co-chairs the Education Advisory Council. Having spoken at numerous conferences regarding the benefits of broadband in K-12 education, Karen was invited to participate on a panel at the FCC on the importance of ERate to broadband in schools.