Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Assessing Organizational Culture Through a DEI Lens (September 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85010 85010-21625420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

How do you assess whether organizations are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Join us to learn about how to assess various aspects of an organization’s culture during the job and internship search process through a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens. During this session, you’ll have the opportunity to discuss the challenges of navigating this process and practice actionable strategies to evaluate an organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Learning Objectives:

Reflect on the importance of organizational culture with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion
Develop tools for assessing organizational culture with respect to DEI, primarily in context of job/internship search
Understand challenges of assessing organizational culture
Practice asking questions and other strategies that will help you assess organizational culture

Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/DEV5r.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time, preferably one week, to arrange for your requested accommodations or an effective alternative.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:15:22 -0400 2021-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-24T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Picture a Scientist (September 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86730 86730-21639091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biostatistics

Please join us virtually on Friday, September 24th to watch and discuss the film, Picture a Scientist! This groundbreaking documentary chronicles the lives of three women scientists, who share their own experiences with sexual harassment and discrimination in order to create a more equitable and welcoming field. Watch the movie any time through this link, or join us for an online watch party at 9:30am. Then tune in at noon, to listen to a student-moderated discussion by our distinguished panel members, Dr. Patricia Coleman-Burns, Heather Colohan, Dr. Reshma Jagsi and Dr. Anna Kirkland. This will be followed by breakout room discussions (same registration as for the panel discussion) at 1:05 pm for students, staff, faculty and mixed groups.
https://sph.umich.edu/biostat/biostat_dei/biostat_dei_events/index.html

PANEL DISCUSSION (12 - 1PM ET)

Patricia W. Coleman-Burns, PhD, MA, U-M University of Michigan assistant professor emerita of nursing and Black studies. In addition to co-chairing the UM Academic Women's Caucus and serving on the U-M Women of Color in the Academy Project Steering Committee, she has served on the board of Safehouse Center on domestic violence and sexual assault. Her research, including her GENESIS pipeline project and EPIC Feedback Model, focuses on Black racial identity, workforce diversity, and reducing health disparities.

Heather Colohan, LMSW, U-M Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) Educator and Program Manager for Community Outreach & Systems Advocacy. She provides support and educational workshops to students, staff and faculty affected by sexual assault. She also supervises Raise the Bar; a program that works with local bars and transportation services to provide tailored workshops on sexual assault and bystander intervention.

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, Michigan Medicine Deputy Chair of Radiation Oncology, Newman Family Professor of Radiation Oncology, Residency Program Director, and Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences. Her many contributions to the study of gender discrimination in medicine include JAMA articles Gender Differences in the Salaries of Physician Researchers, and Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Experiences of Academic Medical Faculty.

Anna Kirkland, PhD, JD, U-M LSA Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Women’s Studies, Director, Women’s and Gender Studies and School of Public Health Professor in Health Management and Policy by courtesy appointment. Prof. Kirkland served as a committee member on the National Academies panel charged with studying sexual harassment in the STEM fields of academia, published in June 2018 as Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:10:58 -0400 2021-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biostatistics Lecture / Discussion Picture a scientist
5th Annual CEW+ Advocacy Symposium: Accessing & Navigating Systems (September 28, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85634 85634-21627903@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/5th-annual-cew-advocacy-symposium-accessing-navigating-systems

Join CEW+ for its annual fall symposium themed Accessing & Navigating Systems. This event is free and open to all activists, advocates, and allies.

This year’s symposium will feature:

- opening remarks by Christina R. Cutlip, PhD, Senior Managing Director, Head of Client Engagement and National Advocacy at TIAA. She is the head of the Client Engagement & National Advocacy team, which is responsible for expanding relationships with industry and government associations, while also focusing on client engagement.
- the Mullin Welch Lecture given by C. Nicole Mason, PhD, who currently serves as the president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), a leading voice on pay equity, economic policies, and research impacting women. Mason is a political scientist and intersectional scholar with a focus on economic security, racial equity, and women’s leadership. Mason will share her pathway into advocacy work and how she approaches policy and social change with consideration for the intersectional impact of race, class, and gender. Registrants will receive a PDF copy of Mason’s publication Leading at the Intersections: An Introduction to the Intersectional Approach Model for Policy & Social Change. The keynote will be facilitated by Catherine Hadley, a senior majoring in Political Science and U-M’s 28th Truman Scholar.
- the awarding of the 2021 Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change. Awardees are faculty, staff, and students (either an individual or a group) whose sustained efforts have resulted in greater equity with regard to gender, race, class, age, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Awardees will participate in a panel discussion regarding amplifying narratives and engaging communities to create systemic change.
- a capstone presentation by outgoing CEW+ Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist Dessa Cosma, MA, founder of Detroit Disability Power. Cosma will discuss her ongoing work to advocate for voting rights, emphasizing the importance of building the political power of the disability community. Cosma says, “I wish that more people understood that disabled people are a constituency of voters.” Although their needs and political affiliations are diverse, Cosma states, disabled people share common challenges that can be addressed through the political process.
- the announcement of the 2022 CEW+ Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist, Theresa Anderson, MPP, PhD

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:43:07 -0400 2021-09-28T08:30:00-04:00 2021-09-28T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Conference / Symposium Symposium logo