View the meeting slides here: DC_EOA_9.11.19
Thank you to the great group of folks who joined our conversation last week with Roni Sue and Gabe Merrell from OSU’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA). A short recap of the session can be found below, and you can view EOA’s slide deck from the link at the top of this page.
During our conversation with EOA, we defined and discussed the two sides of their unit: 1) Equal Opportunity (sexual misconduct, violence, discrimination, bullying and retaliation response), and 2) Access (accommodations, accessibility, affirmative action and equitable hiring processes). We also contrasted their services with other campus resources, such as Disability Access Services and the Office of Institutional Diversity’s bias incident response process. Throughout these conversations, we identified and considered some of the unique challenges that our off-campus, community-focused work can present. Please view the slides above for more information about EOA and other OSU units who are here to support your work, and to support you as an employee. Our office, as well as Gabe and Roni, welcome your questions or comments. Please do not hesitate to reach out at any time!
What’s next? We’re looking forward to another in-person workshop and team meeting on Wednesday, October 9. If you have not already registered, please do so now by following the link below. This workshop will be co-facilitated by Ana Lu and OSU’s Director of Institutional Education for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Jeff Kenney. Jeff has delivered this impactful workshop to a variety of audiences, including a session for President Ed Ray’s University Cabinet leadership group in June. We are very fortunate to have this opportunity to sustain and deepen our ongoing equity conversation .
The Role of Whiteness in Educational Leadership workshop (followed by team meeting) | REGISTER HERE by September 27
Workshop Pre-reading: White Fragility, by Robin DeAngelo
Date/Time: Wed., Oct. 9 | 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Hallie Ford Center, Room 115, OSU Corvallis Campus
Session Goals:
– Develop shared language and understanding of issues of race and racism in organizational leadership
– Explore a contemporary conceptual framework for individual and organizational anti-racist learning, development, and action
– Consider and negotiate the distinctions between ‘whiteness’ and ‘white people’ and the necessity to mutually personalize and de-personalize anti-racist organizational development
– Consider and negotiate the distinctions between ‘whiteness’ and ‘white people’ and the necessity to mutually personalize and de-personalize anti-racist organizational development
– Reflect upon our personal stakes in realizing an anti-racist organization
If you have any questions about last week’s meeting or the upcoming workshop, please let us know.
In partnership,
Your DEI team
