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Diversity & Inclusive Excellence

Diversity & Inclusion Workshops

ESU wants to provide every individual the opportunity to learn and develop their cultural awareness and knowledge in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

All workshops and trainings will count towards the DEI Certificate Program.

Workshops and trainings will be virtual unless indicated otherwise.

Creating Equitable Learning Spaces at ESU

Lyesha Fleming, Director, Center for Multicultural Affairs and Inclusive Education

This program provides an presentation that will process what equitable learning spaces are and how we can be intentional with creating such spaces around ESU's campus (within the classroom and abroad) .

Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Pedagogies

Donna-Marie T. Cole-Malott, Professional & Secondary Education

In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education approved the following statement regarding Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education (CR-SE): "Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education requires a genuine commitment to equity for all students. At the core of CR-SE is an anti-racist undertaking that aims to eliminate the systemic and institutional barriers that inhibit the success of all Pennsylvania's students— particularly those who have been historically marginalized. A Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education encompasses skills for educators, including, but not limited to, approaches to mental wellness, trauma-informed approaches to instruction, technological and virtual engagement, and any factors that inhibit equitable access for all Pennsylvania's students." Join Dr. Donna-Marie Cole-Malott and members of her team as she offers an interactive experience to engage with the competencies and shares insight into the value they add to every classroom.

How to Support Neurodiversity in the Classroom and Workplace

Lurine Allotey, Assistant Director, Center for Multicultural Affairs & Inclusive Education

This presentation on neurodiversity aims to spotlight the various developmental conditions present in classrooms and workplaces. As we process the implications of neurodiversity, the purpose is to show how these perceived impairments are often strengths in disguise that can be used to invigorate workplaces and learning environments

Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching American Literature Without Vocalizing the N-word in the University Classroom and Why

Artress B. White, Associate Professor of English

In 2007, representatives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) buried the N-word during a mock funeral in Detroit, Michigan. How has this historic move, by an organization dedicated to the protection of Black civil rights, influenced artistic and pedagogical approaches to teaching American literature and history? This workshop presents an overview of how use of the N-word in historical and contemporary texts, by African American and non-African American authors, parallels the work of Black political and artistic leadership to create safe spaces for Black and brown people. We will examine pedagogical strategies for the responsible instruction of texts which document the realities of African American and Afro-Latino life in America.

Safe Zone 1

Lyesha Fleming, Interim Director, Gender & Sexuality Center

Safe Zone is ally training for the LGBTQAI+ Community. We will define a common language as well as discuss ways to combat homophobia and how to be an ally to this community. After this training, you will get a certificate for you to display for people to recognize you as a safe person and an ally to the LGBTQAI+ community.

Safe Zone (Advanced)

Lyesha Flerming, Interim Director, Gender & Sexuality Center

Advanced Safe Zone is ally training for those who completed Safe Zone. This training discusses different intersections within the LGBTQAI+ community, such as race, spirituality, and ability. We will discuss how these intersections impact and create additional challenges to members of the LGBTQAI+ community as well as how to be a better ally to this community.

Understanding Transgender and Non Binary Identities

Lyesha Fleming, Interim Director, Gender & Sexuality Center

This new training offers ESU community a chance to better understand what it means to be transgender and/or nonbinary. Using the Transgender Training Toolkit by the Transgender Training Institute, participants will engage in different activities to become better allies to the LGBTQAI2+ Community and learn new ways to offer support to transgender and/or non binary students.

What Does it Mean to be Antiracist Part I: An Overview of Ibram Kendi's Work

Laura Kieselbach, Assistant Professor & Education Specialist
Cornelia V. Sewell-Allen, Counseling & Psychological Service

Kendi argues that the opposite of racist is anti-racist rather than simply non-racist, and that there is no middle ground in the struggle against racism; one is either actively confronting racial inequality or allowing it to exist through action or inaction. Join Dr. Laura Kieselbach and Dr. Cornlia Sewell-Allen as they unpack examples from Kendi's book and discuss ways individuals can give voice to antiracist action, using the accompanying workbook to pose questions, scenarios, and solutions.

What it Means to be Antiracist Part II: The Systemic Truth of Kendi's work

Laura Kieselbach, Assistant Professor & Education Specialist
Cornelia V. Sewell-Allen, Counseling & Psychological Service

In his book How to be an Antiracist, Ibram Kendi presents the absolute need to acknowledge that the only way to combat racism is through antiracist work, confronting inequity where it stands. Join Dr. Laura Kieselbach and Dr. Cornelia Sewell-Allen as they present information on the systems that perpetuate racist policies and practices, relying on Ibram's book to greater explain the need and the urgency for action.

Document Accessibility Hand's on

This workshop will be in person, Stroud Hall, Rm 314

Sandy Shaika, Sign Language Interpreter

Do you have documents on a website which need remediation before they are possibly removed? According to recent court records, web accessibility is an area of increasing litigation. In 2018 there were nearly 2,250 federal lawsuits filed for web accessibility. Most of these cases arise under Title III public accommodations. Perhaps you want to be proactive and want to know how to create a document accessible to individuals with a vision loss or who may use a screen reader?

Feel free to have access to a document you have, bring your cellphone for the sign on for access to the computer and join us in making an inclusive campus and website for those with a vision impairment.

Creating Equitable Learning Spaces at ESU

Lyesha Fleming, Director, Center for Multicultural Affairs and Inclusive Education

This program provides an presentation that will process what equitable learning spaces are and how we can be intentional with creating such spaces around ESU's campus (within the classroom and abroad) .

Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Pedagogies

Donna-Marie T. Cole-Malott, Professional & Secondary Education

In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education approved the following statement regarding Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education (CR-SE): "Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education requires a genuine commitment to equity for all students. At the core of CR-SE is an anti-racist undertaking that aims to eliminate the systemic and institutional barriers that inhibit the success of all Pennsylvania's students— particularly those who have been historically marginalized. A Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education encompasses skills for educators, including, but not limited to, approaches to mental wellness, trauma-informed approaches to instruction, technological and virtual engagement, and any factors that inhibit equitable access for all Pennsylvania's students." Join Dr. Donna-Marie Cole-Malott and members of her team as she offers an interactive experience to engage with the competencies and shares insight into the value they add to every classroom.

How to Support Neurodiversity in the Classroom and Workplace

Lurine Allotey, Assistant Director, Center for Multicultural Affairs & Inclusive Education

This presentation on neurodiversity aims to spotlight the various developmental conditions present in classrooms and workplaces. As we process the implications of neurodiversity, the purpose is to show how these perceived impairments are often strengths in disguise that can be used to invigorate workplaces and learning environments

Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching American Literature Without Vocalizing the N-word in the University Classroom and Why

Artress B. White, Associate Professor of English

In 2007, representatives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) buried the N-word during a mock funeral in Detroit, Michigan. How has this historic move, by an organization dedicated to the protection of Black civil rights, influenced artistic and pedagogical approaches to teaching American literature and history? This workshop presents an overview of how use of the N-word in historical and contemporary texts, by African American and non-African American authors, parallels the work of Black political and artistic leadership to create safe spaces for Black and brown people. We will examine pedagogical strategies for the responsible instruction of texts which document the realities of African American and Afro-Latino life in America.

Safe Zone 1

Lyesha Fleming, Interim Director, Gender & Sexuality Center

Safe Zone is ally training for the LGBTQAI+ Community. We will define a common language as well as discuss ways to combat homophobia and how to be an ally to this community. After this training, you will get a certificate for you to display for people to recognize you as a safe person and an ally to the LGBTQAI+ community.

Safe Zone (Advanced)

Lyesha Flerming, Interim Director, Gender & Sexuality Center

Advanced Safe Zone is ally training for those who completed Safe Zone. This training discusses different intersections within the LGBTQAI+ community, such as race, spirituality, and ability. We will discuss how these intersections impact and create additional challenges to members of the LGBTQAI+ community as well as how to be a better ally to this community.

Understanding Transgender and Non Binary Identities

Lyesha Fleming, Interim Director, Gender & Sexuality Center

This new training offers ESU community a chance to better understand what it means to be transgender and/or nonbinary. Using the Transgender Training Toolkit by the Transgender Training Institute, participants will engage in different activities to become better allies to the LGBTQAI2+ Community and learn new ways to offer support to transgender and/or non binary students.

What Does it Mean to be Antiracist Part I: An Overview of Ibram Kendi's Work

Laura Kieselbach, Assistant Professor & Education Specialist
Cornelia V. Sewell-Allen, Counseling & Psychological Service

Kendi argues that the opposite of racist is anti-racist rather than simply non-racist, and that there is no middle ground in the struggle against racism; one is either actively confronting racial inequality or allowing it to exist through action or inaction. Join Dr. Laura Kieselbach and Dr. Cornlia Sewell-Allen as they unpack examples from Kendi's book and discuss ways individuals can give voice to antiracist action, using the accompanying workbook to pose questions, scenarios, and solutions.

What it Means to be Antiracist Part II: The Systemic Truth of Kendi's work

Laura Kieselbach, Assistant Professor & Education Specialist
Cornelia V. Sewell-Allen, Counseling & Psychological Service

In his book How to be an Antiracist, Ibram Kendi presents the absolute need to acknowledge that the only way to combat racism is through antiracist work, confronting inequity where it stands. Join Dr. Laura Kieselbach and Dr. Cornelia Sewell-Allen as they present information on the systems that perpetuate racist policies and practices, relying on Ibram's book to greater explain the need and the urgency for action.

Document Accessibility Hand's on

This workshop will be in person, Stroud Hall, Rm 314

Sandy Shaika, Sign Language Interpreter

Do you have documents on a website which need remediation before they are possibly removed? According to recent court records, web accessibility is an area of increasing litigation. In 2018 there were nearly 2,250 federal lawsuits filed for web accessibility. Most of these cases arise under Title III public accommodations. Perhaps you want to be proactive and want to know how to create a document accessible to individuals with a vision loss or who may use a screen reader?

Feel free to have access to a document you have, bring your cellphone for the sign on for access to the computer and join us in making an inclusive campus and website for those with a vision impairment.

Contact Us

For more information or to get involved with the Committee, please email Dr. Santiago Solis

Contact Information

Campus Address
Reibman Administration Building
Phone:
(570) 422-3463
Fax:
(570) 422-3410 (Fax)
Title of Department Leader
Vice President, Campus Life & Inclusive Excellence
Name
Dr. Santiago Solis