John Carroll University Division of
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Volume 2, Issue 10: November 5, 2020
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R.I.S.E.* Up Newsletter
*Reinforcing Inclusion through Skill-building and Education
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And We Wait.
Election Day has come and gone, and as of this writing, the nation (and world) continues to hold its breath to see whose vision of the nation will direct its next four years. Across higher education, "everybody is biting their nails," considering the significant impact of federal policy on colleges and universities, who are "anxiously bracing for what's next."
Across the nation, this election has again forced us to grapple with deep divisions in our society. Despite these differences, however, here at JCU we are still one community. Our mission commitments to free civil discourse, social justice, and respect for human dignity remain the same. Regardless of the outcome of this election, we must all continue our important work to repair inequities, right injustices, and grow in inclusiveness.
Sincerely,
Tiffany Galvin Green, Ph.D.,
Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Take the November Native Voices Challenge!
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What is the last book you read by a Native author? How many Native writers, leaders, politicians, or artists can you name?
We are heartened to learn that in Tuesday's election, six Native American House candidates won their respective races, meaning the 117th Congress will have more Native Americans than any previous Congress. However, in other sectors of American society, there is an ongoing lack of representation and visibility of Native people and Native voices.
During this Native American Heritage Month we are calling on all members of the JCU community to notice where Native voices and perspectives are missing from our own awareness and disciplines.
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Featured Accessibility Resource of the Week:
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20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course
Burgstahler, Sheryl, Ph.D.
DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
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As they choose content, document formats, and teaching methods, it is important for instructors to remember that potential students have a wide variety of characteristics that may relate to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, marital status, age, communication skills, learning abilities, interests, physical abilities, social skills, sensory abilities, values, learning preferences, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, etc.
... In this document I share twenty guidelines, along with URLs of resources that provide further explanations, that provide a good place to start when designing an accessible course.
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Course Registration has begun!
Take a course focused on diversity, equity or inclusion this spring!
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We asked our faculty to tell us which courses on the Spring 2021 schedule addressed topics such as cultural diversity, racial justice, equity, economic justice, accessibility and ableism, and other topics in the DEI sphere.
We heard back from dozens of our faculty offering information about courses in many disciplines that address these issues. We have compiled a preliminary list of Spring 2021 courses using the information they have shared with us.
Students: if you are looking for more courses in these areas for Spring, take a look at this list and see the many areas where you can learn more about these important issues as part of your JCU curriculum!
(If you are aware of any other courses for Spring 2021 that should be added to this list, please email them to us at [email protected] .)
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Register now for
LGBT 101 for Allies
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Registration is now open for our first RISE Safe Zone program of the 2020-21 academic year: LGBT 101 for Allies, facilitated by our partners from the LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland.
Date: Monday, November 16
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Where: Virtual via Zoom
Open to: JCU students, faculty and staff
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The Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion will host a series of fall community hangouts each week on Zoom. The next hangout will be Tuesday, November 11 at 11:30 am. Grab a snack and drink and come say hello!
Passcode: 992027
The same link and passcode will work for each weekly hangout. All are welcome and no RSVP is necessary. Come join the hangout and check in with your community! For more information, visit CSDI on Instagram.
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Readers Needed for 3rd Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance at JCU
November 20, 5:00 pm
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CSDI is seeking 10-15 readers to help read names of our fallen transgender siblings in 2019-2020. Instructions will be provided for this virtual event.
We also welcome original poems, personal reflections, artwork, and short stories to be shared at this year's event.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance is recognized annually on November 20th to honor the memory of those murdered in acts of anti-transgender hate.
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CSDI Video Series:
Identifying and Reporting Bias in the Classroom
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This four-part short video series is available now on Instagram (@jcucsdi) for undergraduate and graduate students navigating bias incidents. The series is also helpful to faculty and staff supporting students through these incidents or navigating or those navigating their own experience. Click the links below to view the videos:
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The MELTing PODcast is available now on Instagram ( @jcucsdi) and is the creation of our undergraduate intern Maya Williams (Class of 2021, @mayasamw). The series will cover topics ranging from BIPOC joy, climate change, true crime and whatever you all want to see. It truly will be a melting pot of topics.
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CSDI Workshop: Next Generation Fashion in the Workplace
Friday, November 13, 5:00 pm
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Between misgendering and overcharging, the variety of discrimination marginalized people experience buying and using fashion requires creative and inclusive solutions, especially for workplace business attire.
Speaker Gabi Mirelez's solution was Sweetlime Alterations, a shop and community space supporting and uplifting everyone that steps foot in her door. She will share tips for fits, body positivity, and her story of establishing her business as a seamstress in Queer Tailoring in Cleveland. Door prize drawing for attendees will include gift certificates for Sweetlime Alterations! For more information contact [email protected].
Meeting ID: 966 2022 3774
Passcode: 831418
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Other JCU events of interest:
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Center for Service & Social Action
Advocacy & Social Justice Summer Internship Showcase
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The Center for Service and Social Action will present a virtual showcase of the JCU Summer in the City Internship program on Wednesday, November 11 from 7:00-7:45 pm. These 10-week paid internships address advocacy, service, solidarity, and social change. Internships are open to all undergraduate and graduate students.
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R.I.S.E. Higher: Featured Article of the Week
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How a Search Committee Can Be the Arbiter of Diversity
The old ways of running administrative searches haven’t exactly produced the diverse pool of leaders that higher education claims to want.
By Lucy Leske and Christine Pendleton
Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2, 2020
If higher education truly wants to recruit a more diverse pool of campus leaders, it’s going to need to pay a lot more attention to creating diverse search committees and rethinking how they operate.
Every institution talks about the importance of attracting a diverse, dynamic pool of candidates to its leadership search. But to actually achieve that requires a high-functioning search committee — with a membership that is flexible, candid, energetic, and, crucially, representative of the very diversity that people want to see reflected in a newly hired leader.
Yet search committees are used to operating in a certain way, and old rules of engagement die hard.
.... (click below to read more)
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Announcements from our network:
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Imagining Together:
A Guided Prayer
for Hope & Healing
Thurs, Nov. 5, 9 pm - via YouTube
In partnership with the five Jesuit provinces of the United States and Canada, the Office of Ignatian Spirituality will offer a live-streamed guided prayer for hope and healing after the 2020 Election.
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Now What?
Racial Justice After
the 2020 Election
Fri., Nov 6, 5:30-7 pm - via Zoom
The Georgetown Law Center Office of Equity and Inclusion and Office of Mission and Ministry invite participants to a virtual conversation moderated by Dean William M. Treanor.
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Important Conversations- Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church:
A Conversation
with Olga Segura
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Sunday, November 8, 2-3:15 pm, American Catholic Historical Society
In honor of Black Catholic History Month, Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt leads a virtual conversation with journalist and author Olga Segura about the realities of being a Black Catholic woman media professional in the midst of everything that has happened in 2020 including the pandemic, a long-overdue reckoning on systemic racism, the state of Catholic Media, and the presidential election.
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AACU Racial Justice Initiatives
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Wondering what other Catholic institutions are doing to support racial justice on their campuses and in their communities? The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities has compiled a collection of links to member institutions' racial justice initiatives.
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Other articles we're reading this week:
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