Exploring the theme听of intent and impact and focusing on experiences to develop skills and tools for effective inclusive practices, the upcoming campus Diversity and Inclusion Summit on Nov. 12-13 stands to benefit all who attend with rich dialogue and productive breakout sessions.
Campus One Read
This year's campus one-read book is Sabrina and Corina听by Kali Fajardo-Anstine鈦犫�攁 Colorado author. This book is a collection of short stories. It captures a compelling and diverse set of experiences and is听set in Colorado as a backdrop.
The sessions are designed to augment course content as well as class interactions, regardless of discipline. Event organizers from the chancellor's advisory committees, Staff Council and听听are encouraging faculty members and instructors to consider adding the event, 鈥淚ntent and Impact: What Now?鈥� to their fall syllabi.
The summit will also include:
- An update regarding our campuswide strategic initiative Academic Futures and the focus themes/projects for this academic year
- Keynote and plenary sessions that touch on current events and the broader implications of our theme
- Productive breakout sessions to learn about recommended practices for making excellence inclusive, interrupting microaggressions, and becoming observant and responsive regarding continuing struggles involving human rights, freedom and power
- Complementary course content鈥擨nformation that can expand students鈥� knowledge as related to professors鈥� courses, as sessions are presented by CU Boulder faculty and professional practitioners
Details, including a full program, will be available at the听summit website. Campus community members, including faculty and staff, are encouraged to听propose a session.
Committee preview
In the 24 years that the Diversity and Inclusion Summit has been offered on campus, we have worked to highlight the latest and best information on diversity and inclusion and showcase our local expertise.
This year, the committee is extending last year鈥檚 theme of intent vs. impact as intent听and听impact鈦犫�攖he evolution in this language is significant. To unpack the theme, the committee writes: 鈥淚n order to have an impact in the world, people take actions, and these actions are driven by our intentions. Sometimes, there is a gap between what we intended and the impact we caused. When these miscommunications occur, we can feel stuck, and even trapped. Let鈥檚 explore ways forward听while being mindful of both our intent and impact. How might we engage our ears to listen, our minds to strategize, and our hearts to act as we work on closing the gaps?鈥�
The 29th Diversity and Inclusion Summit offers two days of workshops and interactive experiences to help reduce fear and uncertainty, learn on many levels, and develop skills and tools for effective inclusive practices.
The summit planning committee is composed of representatives from the chancellor鈥檚 advisory committees, Staff Council, student affairs, athletics, and the city of Boulder.听
The Diversity and Inclusion Summit is a free conference open to CU Boulder and CU System students, faculty, staff, campus affiliates, and city of Boulder personnel.听
