Wednesday, January 22 | EDTalk with Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright | 3:20 pm – 3:35 pm, Hagfors 151CTL Resource: Forming Student Groups. Reacquaint yourself with the The CTL “Faculty Resources” tab with links to Teaching Tips and Resources.  Highlighted will be a simple, powerful, yet flexible survey tool to aid you in forming more compatible (and thus hopefully more effective!) student groups … Continue reading "*CANCELLED*EDTalk with Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright"

BOOK GROUP: Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life by Melody Moezzi“With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim woman chronicles her experiences with both clinical and cultural bipolarity.”A two-part discussion: You can attend either of the two sessions but should attend both parts. Part 1: Dec 2 at 1:00 pm in OGC 100 (Facilitated by … Continue reading "CTL Book Group Discussion Part 2"

This workshop will highlight four common ideologies, misunderstandings, and behaviors that many well-meaning individuals frequently subscribe to that inadvertently sabotage their best attempts to create and maintain welcoming and inclusive spaces at Augsburg. Additionally, this workshop will provide participants with historical, current, and relevant examples connected to these ideologies, misunderstandings, and behaviors. Finally, this workshop … Continue reading "Working Towards Inclusive Spaces Workshop"

BOOK GROUP: Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life by Melody Moezzi“With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim woman chronicles her experiences with both clinical and cultural bipolarity.”A two-part discussion: You can attend either of the two sessions but should attend both parts. Part 1: Dec 2 at 1:00 pm in OGC 100 (Facilitated by … Continue reading "CTL Book Group Discussion Part 2"

This workshop makes use of the Intercultural Conflict Style (ICS) Inventory, which describes an individual’s preferred approach or style for resolving conflict by reflecting the individual’s culturally learned patterns for dealing with disagreements and expressing emotions. Additionally, this workshop will not only teach individuals about their own preferred approach and style, but also about the … Continue reading "Intercultural Communication and Conflict Styles Workshop"

This interactive workshop allows participants to explore the concept of ableism and other various models of disability. Additionally, participants will examine disability through the lens of diversity and identify underlying sources of prejudice and discrimination commonly experienced by people with disabilities. Finally, this workshop will share tips and resources for creating spaces at Augsburg and … Continue reading "Disability as Diversity: Building Bridges to Full Inclusion Workshop"

In this interactive session, participants will learn to identify White Talk Moves, speech acts that people employ consciously or less than consciously to avoid talking about race and to maintain the accumulated privilege and status that accompanies Whiteness. In addition, participants will examine cases from predominantly white higher education spaces in which White Talk Moves … Continue reading "Becoming Critical of White Talk Moves"

Wednesday, February 12 | A Screening and Discussion of the Short Film, Old Media Studies, with Stephan Clark | 11:10 am – 12:20 pm, OGC 100A “Speaking of Sabbatical" Event: Stephan Clark will offer a screening and discussion of Old Media Studies, a short film shot on the campus of Augsburg University that focuses on a professor who pushes back against … Continue reading "A Screening/Discussion of the Short Film, “Old Media Studies”, with Stephan Clark"

Wednesday, February 19 | EDTalk with Kathleen McGillivray | 3:20 pm – 3:35 pm, Hagfors 151Beyond Access: Welcoming Students With Disabilities In your Courses: Kathy McGillivray, Director of the CLASS/Disability Resources office, will discuss mindsets and strategies that can move us beyond accessibility toward welcome and inclusion of our students with disabilities. She will highlight some of … Continue reading "EDTalk with Kathy McGillivray"

This workshop provides participants with the tools, skills, knowledge, and resources to be intentionally supportive to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) communities. Additionally, this workshop will cover definitions and terminology, tackle current issues and challenges facing LGBTQIA+ students, and practice skill-building scenarios. Finally, this workshop will help faculty and staff to … Continue reading "Ally Training I"