Upcoming anti-racism professional development opportunities
The MSUM TOCAR Initiative, (Training Our Campuses Against Racism), in collaboration with the MSUM Office of Diversity & Inclusion and NDSU and UND, through the Red River Collaborative, are pleased to offer three anti-racism Professional Development opportunities over Spring and Summer 2011.
The Professional Development Opportunities listed below are free and all meals and materials are provided. However, registration is required. If you would like more information, or would like to register for any of these trainings, please contact Anita Bender at x4973 or at tocar@mnstate.edu.
1) Level II — Two-and-½-Day In-depth Anti-Racism Training. For all MSUM faculty, staff and students.
March 3-5, 2011
• Thursday, 5-9M, CMU 101 (dinner included)
• Friday, 8AM-6PM, CMU 101 (breakfast and lunch included)
• Saturday, 8AM-5PM, CMU 101 (breakfast and lunch included)
Offered in collaboration with our partners in the Red River Collaborative, (NDSU and UND), the Level II training seeks to develop a common definition of racism, deepen understanding of institutional and systemic racism and suggests strategies for working for change. Previous participation in a Level I training is not required for participation in Level II. Training led by the Minnesota Collaborative Antiracism Initiative from St. Paul, MN.
2) Antiracist Multiculturalism Across the Curriculum (ARMAC) Workshop. For all MSUM, NDSU and UND faculty.
May 17-20, 2011 (four full days after spring semester plus one day follow-up session in August 12, 2011).
This workshop is co-sponsored by the TOCAR and our partners in the Red River Antiracism Collaborative (NDSU and UND) and in cooperation MSUM’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion, as an effort to help faculty build skills in creating inclusive curricula. Teams of faculty are encouraged to apply in order to build a coherent curriculum, but individual applications are welcome. Dr. Victor Rodriguez from California State University Long Beach and Dr. Emily Drew from Willamette University will return to work with us. Workshops from the previous years were full to capacity and received rave reviews.
If you wish to participate in the 2011 Antiracist Multiculturalism Across the Curriculum Workshop in May, attendance at a prior Level I and/or Level II antiracism training is required.
3) Staff Professional Development Workshop–Especially for nonteaching employees of MSUM, but all employees welcome.
June 7, 2011
In collaboration with our partners in the Red River Collaborative (NDSU & UND), TOCAR is bringing Dr. Pat Romney and Dr. Rita Hardiman, of Romney Associates, Amhearst, Conn., to MSUM for a one-day public workshop to talk about building an antioppressive campus and workplace climate.
June 8 afternoon and June 9, 2011
Drs. Romney & Hardiman will meet with and answer questions of individual university student services departments. If your department is interested in signing up for one of these 90-120 minute sessions, please contact Anita Bender at the email address or phone numbers above.
This workshop is funded by a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation to the members of the Higher Education Antiracism Teams (HEART).
For more information, go to the TOCAR website.