Wednesday, Oct. 21 | 1-2:30 p.m. The Academic Support Center, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, and Faculty Development Center invite you to attend a webinar and discussion entitled Advising Black Male Students in 2020 and Beyond on Wednesday, October 21 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. The webinar will be live-streamed and followed by MSUM-specific discussion and strategy-identification related to supporting […]
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to everyone who helped make our Hispanic Heritage Month panel discussion, “The Hispanic/Latinx Legacy: Strength and Hope in the Face of Persistent Adversities”, a success. We especially want to thank our esteemed panel members, Dr. Yolanda Arauza, Maria Berlin, Michael Lopez, Nico Arias, and Mary DeLeon Escobar for their time […]
Tuesday, Oct. 13 | 4-5:30 p.m. | Hosted on Zoom October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Intimate partner violence impacts the LGBTQ+ community, too. Join OutFront MN and staff from the Rainbow Dragon Center for a virtual workshop on relationship abuse in queer relationships. Learn to recognize abusive patterns and the barriers LGBTQ+ people face when trying to leave abusive […]
Monday, Oct. 12 | 2-3:30 p.m. | Hosted via Zoom On Faculty Development Day, register for a Safe Zone Booster to up your ally game with best practices for creating inclusive classrooms (virtual or face-to-face) and supporting LGBTQ+ students. We’ll also cover strategies for effectively responding to anti-LGBT behavior in class, on discussion boards, and more. Completion of Safe Zone […]
By Jered Pigeon | Campus Diversity Officer & Director of Diversity & Inclusion At Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM), it is important to lead by example and build a community where no one feels excluded. After being appointed Chief Diversity Officer in 2019, I faced a decision: Am I going to continue using the word Chief in my title, or […]