LeadMN is excited to invite you to participate in two opportunities related to equity and building cultural competency. These events are open to all students across our campuses. See below for more information and registration details for each event.
If you have any questions about either event, please contact LeadMN Manager of Equity and Inclusion May Yang at myang@leadmn.org.
Race Matters Workshop
This anti-racism training, taught by a multiracial/multicultural team, focuses on structural racism. The leaders review the history of racism in the USA, address individual attitudes and knowledge, explore the concepts of internalized oppression and privilege, and examine how agency based and society-wide institutional arrangements implicitly or explicitly foster racism. Stanton Adams Consulting encourages participants to apply the knowledge they gain to pursue racial equity in their workplace, school or community. Participants learn that they are institutional ‘‘gatekeepers’’ who can affect organizations either by acting to maintain or helping to undo racism.
Event Details
Date: Friday, December 1, 2017 at 5:00 PM
Location: LeadMN Learning Center
There will be a streaming and call-in option available via Zoom.
Speaker bio: Malissa Adams
- Senior Equity Consultant, Stanton Adams Consulting LLC
Malissa Adams is a racial equity leader with over 15 years of experience working in
the business and non-profit sector. She has worked with numerous organizations to identify gaps in equity and access, and then to supply them with the tools needed to impact change. As a business consultant and professional development trainer, she brings robust and experienced guidance. Malissa is often sought out for her expertise in the African-American experience. Her workshops are fun, engaging and experiential.
9th Annual Power in Diversity Conference: Raising Voices, Lifting Leaders
The Power in Diversity Leadership Conference offers opportunities for personal growth and leadership development to college students of color and underrepresented students through a variety of workshops, keynote addresses, and programs. It also provides a forum for student leaders to connect from colleges and universities across the region. Advisors, faculty, and staff who work with student leaders will also have a chance to network and to share ideas and strategies. Conference attendees will learn from leadership activities that develop and enhance one’s skills to successfully navigate college and the workforce as well as gaining interpersonal skills to support other students. LeadMN is offering scholarships for students to attend this conference.
Event Details
Date: January 25-28, 2018
Location: St. Cloud State University