Fall 2019 Tentative Presentations/Trainings
All Campus Training:
- Safe Zone
Training (LGBTQIA) - This is a 3-hour training, broken
down into two, 1.5-hour segments. This training is intended to help
students, staff, and faculty learn about the LGBTQIA+ community in order
to become more inclusive of various identities by using appropriate
terminology and language, avoiding micro-aggressions and unintentional
exclusionary behaviors, hence actively contributing to fostering an
atmosphere of civility and mutual respect on our campus community.
- Fundamentals of the Americans
with Disabilities Act:
The responsibility for implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) employment provision, Title I, falls largely on unit managers and/or
department supervisors. The purpose of this learning opportunity is to
focus on correct and lawful employment practices that will minimize
workplace discrimination for persons with disabilities.
- Unconscious Bias: This learning opportunity introduces the
basics of unconscious or implicit bias and reviews of different types of
unconscious bias. Participants will engage in group activities and small
group discussion while they learn how implicit bias influence their
decisions in their university life. Finally, the participants will be
introduced to sound strategies to combat bias in their own lives.
Student Specific Training:
- Healthy
relationships: According to current
statistics, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 3 men is in an abusive relationship.
This workshop is designed to help students distinguish between healthy and
unhealthy relationships, recognize the signs of abusive relationships, and
familiarize themselves with workable solutions and resources when it comes
to addressing and reporting intimate partner violence.
- Understanding
Consent, Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct: In recent years, the topic of consent has been at
the forefront of many current discussions, debates, and controversies on
college campuses nationwide. This learning opportunity aims to familiarize
students with the definitions of consent and what constitutes sexual misconduct
under UMES and USM policies, how to make a report and access resources, as
well as the role one can play in preventing sexual misconduct and
educating other peers.
- Free
Speech on College Campuses: What is the current landscape on college
campuses when it comes to free speech? How can we balance the
constitutionally protected free expression and our commitment to
inclusivity in a harassment-free and non-discriminatory environment? This
facilitated discussion is designed to unpack dilemmas surrounding this
topic as well as identify ways in which we can reconcile civility while
safeguarding free speech rights in different settings and on various
platforms.
- Hispanic
Heritage Month Program: Heritage Month is
celebrated in recognition of the invaluable historical and cultural
contributions of Hispanic and Latinx to diversity, vitality, and progress
of the United States. Join us for this program to
gain a more nuanced understanding of
the unique identity of these
communities, engage in meaningful conversations to help dispel myths and social stigmas associated
with them, recognize and honor their invaluable richness.
Staff/Faculty Specific Training:
- Preventing
Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the workplace can occur as a
sporadic occurrence or a systemic issue the workplace; it oftentimes looks
and feels like harassment. This learning opportunity will help
participants distinguish between illegal forms of harassment based on a
protected category and bullying in the workplace. We will identify what can be done at the
individual as well as the institutional level in order to stop, address,
and prevent these concerning phenomena.
- Free
Speech – Constitutional v. Contractual Rights - We are entitled to constitutionally
protected freedom of expression in different forms: verbal, written,
symbolic, etc. However, are all forms of speech protected and what does
protection look like? Is freedom of speech in the workplace an absolute
right? This presentation is designed to answer such questions and discuss
ways in which we can reconcile constitutional and contractual rights in a
general atmosphere of workplace civility.
- Managing
and Addressing Disruptive/Threatening Behavior in the Classroom: The landscape has changed post-Virginia
Tech with managing and addressing disruptive and threatening behavior. The
learning session will provide detailed steps about how, when, and why
response is critical. We will unpack the difference between disruption and
threats, review a step by step process for managing issues, and discuss
tips for classroom management.
- Fundamentals
of Equal Opportunity:
This learning opportunity is intended to provide participants with a
fundamental understanding of equal opportunity and affirmative action laws
and policies. The session will outline relevant laws such as Title VII,
Title IX, and the ADA, including the groups protected by each, and it will
touch on corresponding institutional policies. Participants will learn how
to identify discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in a professional
or academic environment.
- Being a
Responsible Employee: This
learning experience will introduce requirements and expectations under
Title IX for ALL employees. Participants will learn about what to say,
what not to say, and navigate tips for conversations, documentation, and
reporting.