Submitted by: Karen Ethier, Director of Support Services, Information Technology AND Search Advocacy Coordinator at Roger Williams University
Contact Info:
Email: kethier@rwu.edu
Phone: 401-255-7338
What role would you like to play in organizing this workshop? I’m interested in organizing a workshop on this topic.
Intended Audience: Anyone
Proposal:
I have taught versions of an unconscious bias training to a variety of audiences including RWU faculty, staff and students, and outside professional organizations. This session would ideally be 2-3 hours, but I have also done a quick version in an hour.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to define unconscious bias and how biases are created and reinforced.
Attendees will be able to identify some common biases and how they impact individual and collective experience in the workplace.
Attendees will leave with some personal and professional strategies and tools to combat unconscious bias and/or mitigate its impact.
Event Type: Online workshop - two 1.5 hour sessions (3 hours)
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. 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. Karen also serves on the Board of the Educational Technology Collaborative and will serve as its President-elect beginning in July 2023. |
Preferred Date and Location: September 2023, October 2023, November 2023, December 2023, January 2023
