There’s so much good work happening on this campus, people who are hosting trainings and new initiatives being developed, so we wanted to house it all in one place and showcase the great work that’s being done here.”
Members of the ladbrokes立博中文版 community seeking to learn more about racial justice and 股本 will soon have a dedicated online hub featuring resources, 以及现场活动, 工作坊及更多.
It’s all part of the Equity Champions Program, a collaboration between the Division of 人力资源 and Talent Management (HRTM) and the Division of Student Success, 公平与多样性, that will be piloted over summer break before a planned fall launch.
The program’s areas of focus are diversity, 股本, inclusion and belonging (known by the acronym DEIB). It was the brainchild of 爵士·罗德里格斯，15年, director of human resources 股本 in HRTM.
“People were really looking for professional development that could help with DEIB,”她说。. “I began asking what initiatives were in place to help people build knowledge, skills and confidence in these areas so that folks could feel comfortable in this space. A lot of my own background is in empowering folks to do these things on their own, too.”
The program’s establishment partially fulfills one of the recommendations put forward by the members of the Special 总统ial Task Force on Racial Justice (created 2020, 2021年5月发布的报告). It called for the HRTM staff to develop for members of the BSU community appropriate professional development opportunities in areas associated with racial 股本 and justice within their campus roles.
Central to the program will be a website for members of the BSU community and a platform on ENGAGE to showcase a calendar of upcoming events.
这四个层次是:盟友, 提倡, changemaker and champion; each will be defined in depth on the forthcoming hub.
Those wishing to take this journey will be aided by a multitude of elements that form the core of the Equity Champion Program. These include an optional up-front assessment, 面对面和虚拟研讨会, “读, 看, Listen” database for self-paced instruction, racial-股本 training through LinkedIn, and an assemblage of best practices published by BSU’s own Racial Equity and Justice Institute, a voluntary collaboration of higher-education institutions and organizations committed to racial 股本 in higher education.
Locating all these resources in a single hub makes for a user-friendly interface, and, as Ms. Rodrigues说, shines a light on BSU’s racial 股本 and justice efforts and accomplishments to date: “There’s so much good work happening on this campus, people who are hosting trainings and new initiatives being developed, so we wanted to house it all in one place and showcase the great work that’s being done here. It’s a hub for all the great things that are happening on campus or externally.”
与Ms合作. Rodrigues on the project is Yolany Gonell, assistant vice president for Student Success, 公平与多样性. She said that in talking to those around campus, convenience was important for a new initiative like the Equity Champions Program.
“They want an opportunity to see everything in one place,”她说。.
She added that she believes users will enjoy the variety and flexibility built into the program and the site.
“Participants can choose their own adventure,’”她说。. (Yes, “fun” is also part of the program’s equation.)
Guiding much of the planning for the Champions program, Ms. 戈内尔补充说，有一本书叫做 从公平对话到公平行走. Her previous experience includes working on issues related to racial 股本, 创伤和恢复性实践. She was given a clear mission when she came to BSU, and this new initiative dovetails with it well.
“我的约会, one of the charges was to think about how to expand this work and how to engage with our collaborators to discover best practices and create new ways of thinking about racial 股本,”她说。. “This seemed like a natural partnership (with HRTM) for us.”
Two fans of the developing Champions program are Dr. 塞布丽娜Gentlewarrior, 负责学生成功的副总裁, 公平与多样性; and Keri Powers, HRTM的副总裁.
“Equity competency development is a lifelong process,” Dr. Gentlewarrior说. “The Equity Champions Program is the right next step. The Equity Champions Program is a way to take the university’s values and put them into 股本-minded action on behalf of the students we serve, but also on behalf of the people of color who work here, as well as the larger community we serve.”
至于女士. Powers, she was impressed with both the initiative, as well as with Ms. 罗德里格斯夫妇说. 戈内尔正在研究.
“Yolany and Jazzmyn deserve all the credit,”她说。. “It’s a great model, and I think it meets employees where they are. With the fact that it’s self-paced and personalized, I think it’s going to be a great program.”