Summer Workshop

NCBI is offering a Summer workshop on Thursday, July 27, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in ED 140 to accommodate your summer schedules.

Click here to register.

Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided, and there is NO COST for Fresno State employees and students to attend.

NOTE: It is important you are present for the full day. This workshop is most effective when you attend the entire time. Each activity builds on previous work.

We encourage participation by people of all abilities. If accommodations are needed, or if you have questions about the workshop, please contact the Cross Cultural and Gender Center, 559.278.4435

NCBI Workshops - An Interactive Workshop, Not a Lecture

NCBI is a nonprofit leadership training organization that works to eliminate prejudice and inter-group conflict on campuses and in communities throughout the world. Its university campus affiliate members are trained to provide a proactive response to discrimination and intergroup conflicts. The Fresno State Campus Affiliate consists of a team of students, faculty and staff trained to lead Prejudice Reduction workshops and the Controversial Issues Process.

Questions? Contact the Cross Cultural and Gender Center, 278.4435

Join Us for a Webinar

Controlling for Implicit Bias in Hiring and Managing Student Support Staff and Students

August 1, 2017
9 to 10 a.m.
Kremen Education Building, Room 170

Register through Organizational Excellence
Course #000927, Session #0001

Learn how implicit bias manifests in our daily work, and how to work with students and student support staff in an inclusive way that addresses potential bias. This one-hour webinar includes 45 minutes of content and 15 minutes of discussion and Q & A.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This program is ideal for higher education professionals in the areas of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs, especially those who supervise students or staff.

LEARNING OUTCOME
Attendees will be able to identify implicit bias and create inclusive environments that address implicit bias.

OVERVIEW
In this webinar, attendees will dive into the mechanism of bias, why it exists, and ways to name and address implicit bias. The expert facilitator will review specific tools to help attendees challenge and check our own bias in such activities as recruiting and supervising staff and students.

Attendees will:

• Explore the concept of bias

• Conceptualize implicit bias as a survival mechanism

• Identify ways in which implicit bias manifests on campuses

• Consider how to create inclusive environments that take into account implicit bias

• Share resources and tools to attempt to control for implicit bias in student support work

INSTRUCTOR: Lynda Duran, Assistant Director of Student Development, University of Colorado Denver

In her current position, Lynda oversees staff and students in Student Advocacy and Leadership on her campus. She previously ran an academic support program with a staff of student peer advocates. She received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Colorado Denver and her B.A. in psychology from Colorado College. Her interests lie in student leadership development, co-curricular student learning, and exploring critical systemic factors that promote or hinder student success in higher education. Lynda has presented at ACPA on peer mentoring, student employment and Latina Women in Higher Education.