It is imperative to engage our campus community with experiential learning opportunities, to understand, support, and advocate for the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. It takes everyone to enhance awareness, eliminate bias, provide support, and promote love and hope.
In order to recognize and celebrate women’s extraordinary achievements, leaderships, and contributions in diverse fields, the Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion brings back the “At the Heart of Women’s Excellence” series of interviews.
Episode 1: The interview with Carola Thorson, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management for both Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College.
Episode 2: The interview with Michele Brielmaire, Dean of Nursing and Human Services at Northwest Technical College.
The Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion also collaborates with some faculty to launch the “Women in Teaching – Reading & Conversation with Faculty” series. All three sessions will be hosted in hybrid format, and are open to students in all majors!
Session 1: Purim, Feminism, and Sexual Double Standards
- Facilitated by: Dr. Judith Zatkin (Assistant Professor of Psychology)
- March 23rd, Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Hagg-Sauer 205
- Virtual access via Zoom:
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91804146032
Meeting ID: 918 0414 6032
Session 2: Social Work Pioneer: Ida B. Wells
- Facilitated by: Ashley Charwood (Assistant Professor of Social Work)
- March 29th, Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- Bensen 413
- Virtual access via Zoom:
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/96066832539
Meeting ID: 960 6683 2539
Session 3: Mindfulness/Self-care
- Facilitated by: Dr. Sue Rickers (Associate Professor of Social Work)
- March 30th, Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Hagg-Sauer 205
- Virtual access via Zoom:
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/94698103503
Meeting ID: 946 9810 3503
We honor the pioneering women who have paved the way for us.
We celebrate the brave women who have been standing up for us.
We will continue our fighting for justice, equal rights for every woman and every human.
In order to recognize and celebrate Black History and Heritage Experience, the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI) provides various platforms for you to engage in conversations with each other, and to grow from those experiential learning opportunities, with the theme of this year as “Black Health and Wellness”:
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February 16th, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., CDEI Lounge (Rm.260) at HMU:
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Drop-in Group Gathering for students who identify as a member of the Black race regardless of ethnicity to chat and communicate with each other.
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February 17th, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Hagg-Sauer 205:
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Livestreaming Academic Black Table Talk organized by North Hennepin Community College and Minnesota State Office of Equity and Inclusion. Topic: Black Student Unions: Foundation for Student Support, Activism, Consciousness and Change
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February 17th, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Hagg-Sauer 116:
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Film Screening & Discussion – The Help (A story of how African-American maids in the South viewed their employers and the hardships they went through on a daily basis.)
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February 18th, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Hagg-Sauer 115:
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Recorded panel review & discussion: Injustice Laid Bare: A Pandemic’s Revelation in American Healthcare – by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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February 24th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bridgeview Room at HMU:
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Drop-in Group Gathering for students who identify as a member of the Black race regardless of ethnicity to chat and communicate with each other.
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February 24th, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Hagg-Sauer 116:
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Film Screening & Discussion – The Help (A story of how African-American maids in the South viewed their employers and the hardships they went through on a daily basis.)
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February 25th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Crying Wolf:
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Documentary watching & discussion: The History of Black Music
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- February 25th, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Crying Wolf:
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Virtual activity:Work Hard, Burn Hard: Mental Illness & Movementby NAMI Minnesota
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On February 9th, when is also the 9th day of the first month in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar (年初九), the Center partners with International Partnership to bring you a Chinese New Year Cultural Demonstration in the Rosie’s Room at NTC, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. You are sincerely invited to learn about some cultural knowledge along with fun activities and make some traditional Year of the Tiger items, such as origami paper tiger and Red Envelops.