Tag: inclusion

I am happy to announce that the Olin Diversity & Inclusion Committee has arranged for Olin to host the “Allies For Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit” on April 6-8, in the 3rd floor Atrium of Bauer Hall.

Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit is a traveling exhibit designed to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities through respect for others, comfort during interactions, and awareness of disability issues. Using a multi-media approach to demonstrate respect, comfort and awareness, the exhibit offers suggestions for becoming disability allies and educators.

In addition to the exhibit, there will be a related workshop where participants will receive an opportunity to engage in discussion and reflection.  Reservations for the workshop, which will be held on Thursday, April 7, 12 noon – 2pm, may be made by sending an email to olin-diversity-inclusion@email.wustl.edu.  Lunch will be provided to workshop participants. The deadline for reservations is April 6.

I hope that you will take time during your day to interact with the exhibit and to participate in the workshop as your schedule permits.

https://youtu.be/13G5izKUebs

Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit™  was created by Saint Louis University (SLU) graduate students in the Disability in Higher Education and Society course under the direction of their instructor, Karen Myers, PhD. “I was so inspired by [graduate student] Anne Marie Carroll’s initiative that I formed a team of students to take her idea to the next level,” said Myers. Evolving from a class project into a sophisticated exhibit, Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit debuted at SLU on October 27, 2010.

The Olin Diversity and Inclusion committee is encouraging everyone in the Olin community to watch “Shining A Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America” and then post your thoughts and comments to this blog post.

Artists of different races and ethnic backgrounds, including Pharrell Williams, John Legend, P!nk, and Ed Sheeran, are joining together to give once-in-a-lifetime performances. In addition, the program will include powerful conversations on race in America from Charleston, Baltimore, Ferguson, and more. The entire effort will support a Fund for Progress on Race powered by United Way Worldwide and a memorial for the Emanuel 9 in Charleston.

The concert is on tonight. That’s Friday, November 20, at 7:00 p.m. CT on stations in the A+E Networks (A&E, Lifetime, HISTORY, LMN, FYI, and H2) at 7:00 p.m. It will also be broadcast on 150 iHeart radio stations.

Howard Ross, author of Re-inventing Diversity:  Transforming Community to Strengthen People, Purpose, and Performance,  will be delivering a keynote address on “The Science of Unconscious Bias” Friday, June 19 from 8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.,  at the School of Medicine, Moore auditorium.

Registration can be accessed here. Registration is limited to the first 275 registrants.

The learning objectives include:

• Understanding the science, research, and impact of unconscious bias so that you can  be more aware in your decision making
• Exploring the way the mind perceives difference and how that perception impacts business so that you can use it to enhance engagement, innovation and collaboration in your organization
• Practicing new strategies to recognize and mitigate bias so that you can cultivate skills to affect change in decision-making, evaluation, and interpersonal and group interactions

Biography for Howard Ross
Founder & Chief Learning Officer at Cook Ross Inc., a visionary at heart, Howard has served more than 25 years as an influential business consultant to hundreds of organizations across the United States and in 21 other countries, specializing in leadership, diversity, and organizational transformation. He has trained faculty and staff at the medical schools of Harvard, University of California – San Francisco, John Hopkins, and countless others.

As a recognized thought leader, Howard brings invaluable expertise and knowledge on the topic of exploring, revealing and addressing Unconscious Bias. He is the architect of several award‐winning training and awareness programs, notably CultureVision and The Diversity Toolkit. He is also the author of Re-inventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose & Performance, published by Rowman Littlefield in association with the Society for Human Resource Management and also Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in our Daily Lives, published by Rowman Littlefield in 2014.

Howard was the 2007‐2008 Johnnetta B. Cole Professor of Diversity‐in‐Residence at Bennett College for Women, the first time a white man has ever served in such a position at an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). He is a frequently invited international speaker for organizations and at diversity and inclusion conferences.

Here is a link to a 30-minute interview by AAMC Chief Diversity Officer Marc Nivet with  Howard Ross.

Contents from Daniel Blash, PhD, LPC, NCC, Asst. Dean, Cultural Awareness/Staff Diversity at WashU.

Image: Word cloud from www.blacktower.com

I am pleased to announce the inaugural members of the Olin Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the year 2015.  These members of our student body, faculty and staff represent the diverse composition of the Olin community.

·         Cory Barron, Olin Executive Programs
·         Frederick Brown,  PMBA 37, Co-President, Olin Diversity Council
·         Colton Calandrella, BSBA 2017
·         Jacqueline Carter, Olin Graduate Programs
·         Curtis Cassel, EMBA 44
·         Annetta Culver, WCC
·         Radha Gopalan, Olin Faculty
·         Yoon Groves, BSBA Program
·         Yichen (Ellen) He, MSSCM 2014/MBA 2016, OWIB President
·         Greg Hutchings, Olin Graduate Programs
·         Jessica Landzberg, BSBA 2017
·         Judy Milanovits, Olin Marketing
·         Judi McLean Parks, Olin Faculty, Faculty Development Chair
·         Fabiola Paz, MBA 2016, Co-President, Olin Diversity Council
·         Patrick Smith, EMBA 45
·         Delisle Warden, MBA 2016, GBSA VP Diversity

The committee will be co-chaired by a faculty/staff member and a student. As I stated in a previous e-mail, this committee will examine our current culture, academic and professional development programs, student recruitment, and the composition of students, faculty and staff related to diversity and inclusion.

Among their deliverables will be a broad definition of diversity and regular analysis and investigation into ways to improve diversity and inclusion within the Olin community. The committee will also be tasked with creating short- and long-term action plans outlining specific projects and initiatives that are consistent across programs, starting with the suggestions from our students delivered in January. The committee will also coordinate with Washington University and its efforts on this front.

Please join me in thanking our Olin students, faculty and staff for their leadership on this important initiative.

Image: An artist captured the conversation when the Washington University community gathered for a series of panel conversations and open forums to explore critical issues facing our university community in Emerson Auditorium and Frick Forum in February 2015. Photo by James Byard/WUSTL Photos