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Exploring Equity & Inclusion Foundations 

Participants obtain an overview of equity and inclusion by exploring social identities and understanding current social issues through this interactive workshop that assists students in how to exercise their agency and power as an individual and in collective actions.

Available Workshops

Tuesday, January 28th 9am-11am 

Wednesday, Feb. 19th 1-3pm

Thursday, March 6 9am-11am

Examining Socio-economics Status 

Participants will examine socioeconomic status and the wide range of definitions from a class cultural lens. Knowing class is an intersectional experience, participants will not only acknowledge their SES experience but also how they can apply their knowledge to the ¹ú²úAV classroom and the greater community. Participants will engage in conversations about social class and explore ways to begin the disruption of social stratification in a national context.

Available Workshops

Tuesday March 25th 1-3pm 

Wednesday, April 2nd 9am-11am

International Experiences 

Through this workshop participants will learn about the unique challenges international students, immigrants, and refugees face navigating transitions to the United States. We will also discuss ways participants can address bias toward immigrant populations and improve cross cultural communication.

Available Workshops

Thursday, March 6th  1pm-3pm 

Monday, April, 7th 9am-11am 

*New HSI Workshop*

New workshop more information soon to come. 

Available Workshops

Wednesday March 12th 9am-11am 

Tuesday, April 8th, 1pm-3pm

Race & Racism 201 

This interactive workshop will provide participants with an overview of modern oppressive systems, with critical examination of positionality and identity within those systems. Participants will also examine their own praxis of race by dissecting and engaging developmental and sociological theory.  

Race & Racism 101

This session provides an overview of the history and role of race within US history, including its current role within contemporary culture. Participants will engage in critical analysis of race, ethnicity and nationality, as well as examine their own respective identities as it relates to race & culture.

DREAMer Zone

Dreamer Zone builds awareness around the lived experiences of DREAMers (student who identify as undocumented) on the ¹ú²úAV campus. Training participants will engage in activities to increase knowledge on terminology and policy affecting national identity, privilege and advocacy.

Know Your Rights 

This session will focus on Protesters’ Rights and how to support individuals right to peacefully protest while also understanding the restrictions, laws, and policies that protesters must comply with to advocate lawfully.  

Navigating DEI Conversations

This session will help participates explore how a better understanding of their own identities, and perceptions of identities, can lead to intentional and effective DEI conversations that broaden access for our ¹ú²úAV campus community. Participants will use guided self-discovery of their own personal experiences to create an action plan on how conversations can be framed in a healthy and productive way.

HSI 201 - Servingess into Action

Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution – ‘Servingness’ in Practice, focuses on the important differentiation of being Hispanic serving and not just Hispanic enrolling to achieve the HSI designation. Join in this session to learn about the concept, indicators, and application of servingness (Garcia, Nuñez, and Sansone, 2019) and begin to develop actionable steps and strategies that pertain to your community of practice.

Anti-Blackness 

This session focuses on creating a foundational and contextual understanding of the socio-political and historical creation, and development of Anti-Blackness in the United States and North America. Through this session participants will reflect on their socialization related to Blackness and racism and distinguish and interrogate nuance within Anti-Blackness.  

Disability & Accessibility

This session focuses on the historical contexts and the current realities of disability. Participants will engage with one another and the presenters to understand the evolution of disability identity and the current implications this may have in their lives. Throughout the session, participants will reflect on their language usage and potential implicit bias toward folks with disabilities. This work will aid in the action plan that participants will develop at the end of the session.

Sexism & Gender Justice

Explore key ideas and issues associated with gender, gender justice and feminism. Participants are introduced to sexism and learn to identify when sexism is happening while engaging in discussions about ones own experiences with sexism at ¹ú²úAV and beyond.

Decolonizing Higher Education: Advocating for Place-Based Learning 

This session will explore the historical impact the U.S. education system has had on the cultural identity and identity development of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American communities and students. As a result of colonization and imperialism, academic achievement has been defined without consideration of the identities, cultures, places, and communities from which Asian Pacific Islander and Native American students reside. Through pedagogical practices and ecological theoretical framing, institutions of higher learning can play a role in disrupting colonization and empower Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American people to transform their learning to meet the needs of the communities from which they seek to serve.

Anti-Blackness 201

In this second-level sessions, participants will explore how Anti-Blackness exists within systems and structures, manifests and maintains within contemporary and modern practices, and can shift based upon community and identity. Bridging from historical to practical, participants will also develop praxis in dismantling Anti-Blackness within the HSI environment and with servingness and sense of belonging as praxis.

• Demonstrate awareness of issues and concerns of ¹ú²úAV's diverse community
• Demonstrate knowledge of policies, laws and practices affecting ¹ú²úAV's diverse community
• Recognize and articulate identities you hold

• Identify and articulate privilege identities
• Recognize where to direct individuals for more resources regarding identities
• Identify personal actions to support yourself as well as marginalized communities