Dear UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff,
As communicated in the attached email from August 12th, the UW-Green Bay Council for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion has agreed that training on inclusivity and equity will be required of all ongoing faculty and staff during the next academic year. During the month of October, we will be welcoming Dr. Nicole R. Robinson, Founder and CEO of Cultural Connections by Design, LLC, who will be facilitating diversity education training for all ongoing employees. Nicole’s organization “employs creative, innovative, and ‘out of the box’ processes to support organizations in creating an inclusive culture of belonging.” Please see attached for more information about Cultural Connections by Design, LLC. Her proprietary game-based learning tools have garnered notoriety in academic, corporate, and healthcare institutions. These sessions will allow our campus to share a common vocabulary and perspective on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Topics covered include systems of oppression, privilege points, and the responsibility each person has within their own sphere of influence.
All ongoing faculty and staff will be required to participate in this professional development opportunity during the month of October.
Faculty & Instructional Academic Staff:
For Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff, this professional development opportunity will be held in academic units. Please see below for the schedule of instructional faculty and staff participation:
| Date | Time | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 2, 2020 | 3 – 5:30 p.m. | Natural and Applied Sciences |
| Friday, October 9, 2020 | 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Nursing & Health Studies, Education, Social Work |
| Friday, October 9, 2020 | 2 – 4:30 p.m. | Humanities, Communication & Information Science |
| Friday, October 16, 2020 | 2 – 4:30 p.m. | Human Biology, Resch School of Engineering |
| Friday, October 23, 2020 | 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Democracy & Justice Studies, Public & Environmental Affairs, Psychology |
| Friday, October 23, 2020 | 2 – 4:30 p.m. | Art & Design, Music, Theatre & Dance |
| Friday, October 30, 2020 | 2 – 4:30 p.m. | Austin E. Cofrin School of Business |
Faculty & Instructional Academic Staff will automatically registered for their session based upon their primary academic unit. Please watch for an email from support@ccbydesign.org which will provide links to the virtual training. You will start receiving emails approximately five days prior to your applicable session. If you are unable to make the specific time/date for your department, please contact Melissa Nash at nashm@uwgb.edu for information on registering for one of the non-instructional staff sessions.
Ongoing Non-Instructional Academic Staff, University Staff, and Limited Employees:
Non-Instructional staff will have four options for dates/times:
| Date | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 8, 2020 | 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Staff Session #1 |
| Monday, October 12, 2020 | 1 – 3:30 p.m. | Staff Session #2 |
| Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Staff Session #3 |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 1 – 3:30 p.m. | Staff Session #4 |
Non-instructional staff will receive communication on Friday, September 25, 2020 from support@ccbydesign.org providing a link to register for one of the four sessions. Please register for the session that works best in your schedule no later than Friday, October 2, 2020. Once registered, watch for an email from support@ccbydesign.org which will provide links to the virtual training. You will start receiving emails approximately five days prior to your applicable session.
Supervisors of non-instructional staff – if you would like your team to register for a common session, please communicate that directly with the employees within your unit.
Should you have questions about this professional development opportunity, please contact Melissa Nash at nashm@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2013. If you have registration or other technical questions, please contact Debbie at support@cbydesign.org or (888) 774-2077.
Thank you very much for your engagement with inclusivity and equity initiatives at UW-Green Bay. As a reminder, the UW-Green Bay Council for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is embarking on a strategic planning process. For more information about this process and contacts to get involved, please see the following website: Strategic Planning Process.
Thank you,
Michael Alexander
Chancellor
Corey A. King
Vice Chancellor for University Inclusivity and Student Affairs