All posts by Marlo G, Hode

About Marlo G, Hode

Director of Conflict Resolution & Mediation Services UMSL Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

UPCOMING EVENT: Big Trends Reshaping the Nation’s Latino Population

Events

Join us with Dr. Mark Hugo López, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Race and Ethnicity Research, who will discuss major trends reshaping the nation’s Hispanic/Latino population. Highlighted will be the diversity of the Hispanic/Latino population along with some of the Pew Research Center’s latest findings based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This virtual event also serves as the keynote for the launch of a new Hispanic/Latino Faculty & Staff Network at UMSL – a collaborative initiative between UMSL ADVANCE, Human Resources, Academic Affairs, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

February 4, 2022 from 10-10:55am Central Time

Please click here to register. This virtual event is free and open to the UMSL & broader STL communities, but registration is required.

ODEI Resources & Professional Development-Spring 2022

Training & Professional Development

As we return to campus and start the new semester’s endeavors of transforming the lives of our students, it is also a good time to start planning our personal growth & transformation through diversity, equity, and inclusion learning and professional development opportunities.   ODEI offers a variety of resources and workshops to meet the needs of various learning styles and interests.

Implicit Bias Series –  Being able to recognize our unconscious biases and not act upon them is a key competence area for managers, supervisors, and anyone else who is concerned with fairness and equity in the workplace.  This research-based series will help participants better understand what implicit biases are, how they function, and how to mitigate their impact in our decisions and behaviors.   Individual who complete the series will earn the Advanced Skills in Unconscious Bias Badge.  All sessions take place on Fridays via  Zoom from 10-11:30 am. 

January 28         Part 1: Getting to know our amygdala

February 4         Part 2: Understanding the impact of fast thinking on decision-making

February 11       Part 3: Strategies for mitigating and overriding implicit bias

DEI in the Academic Workplace (Level 2) Overcoming Obstacles to Inclusion –  This is second min-course in the 3-part series, but you can participant in this session even if you have not yet completed level 1 (you can do that next time it is offered).  This series can be taken synchronously (zoom discussions  starting Feb 1) or asynchronously (Canvas discussions starting January 31).

ODEI Percipio Video Collection –  Percipio offers a massive collection of videos, books, and podcasts on a variety of workplace topic.  Visit the ODEI channel to view a set of short videos and courses that will support your learning and growth in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

ODEI Learning Resources –  A curated set of online multimedia resources on a multitude of topics including cultural competency, implicit bias, privilege, mindfulness and much more!  You can access these resources on any device, at any time, no log-in required (so you can also share with your broader community!).

Chancellor’s Certificate in Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion –  The Chancellor’s Certificate in Workplace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) is a highly interactive, cohort-based,  online professional development program that explores the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.  This non-credit bearing program is open to all professionals in the Greater Saint Louis community. UMSL employees & alumni, as well as employees of non-profit organizations are eligible for a $150 discount.

Please contact Dr. Marlo Goldstein Hode (marlo@umsl.edu) with any questions.

Join us for the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance

Events

Embracing the Dream in a Season of Uncertainty

Featuring Yamiche Alcindor: anchor and moderator, “Washington Week”; White House correspondent, “PBS NewsHour”; Washington correspondent with NBC News

Click here to download flyer.

January 17, 2022 | 11 a.m.
University of Missouri–St. Louis
Touhill Performing Arts Center
1 Touhill Circle, St. Louis, MO 63121

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Proudly Sponsored By:

  • African American Alumni Chapter
  • Chancellor’s Cultural Diversity Council
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Zeta Sigma Chapter
  • St. Louis Public Radio
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Xi Zeta Chapter

For additional information, please contact the UMSL Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at odei@umsl.edu.

Introducing the Chancellor’s Certificate in Workplace DEI for the St. Louis Community

Training & Professional Development

UMSL’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is launching its first-ever professional development program open to professionals in the St. Louis community!

The Chancellor’s Certificate in Workplace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion  is a highly interactive, fully online, non-credit bearing professional development program that explores the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.  Participation in this program will help prepare individuals to:

  • be advocates and leaders around diversity and inclusion issues
  • work more effectively with people from different backgrounds
  • make workplaces more welcoming and inclusive for everyone!

This credential will be of value in any job sector including business, education, public service, healthcare, etc.

Click here to learn more!

Winter break, a great time to keep on learning!

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It is challenging to find time to do anything extra these days, especially during the busy semester.  So, winter break is a great time to make time for some of those things we keep meaning to do!

We in the ODEI hope that one of those things is to continue your learning journey in diversity, equity, and inclusion! To that end,  the ODEI has an exciting new set of resources to offer you!

First, our wonderful graduate assistant, Clare Dudoit (Social Work, MSW), has spent the semester doing a major upgrade to our Learning Resources library.  You will now find a very robust set of multi-media resources (videos, blogs, articles) on a variety of topics.

Additionally, you may want to explore our Percipio Channel  (UMSL log in required), a curated set of Percipio resources as well as customized content such as the Inclusive Language Series  featuring special guest speakers from UMSL’s talented pool of faculty and staff.

And don’t forget, when the Spring semester begins, so will the ODEI professional development offerings!

We look forward to seeing you next year!

Thanksgiving, a time for reflection and gratitude

Resources

Thanksgiving is always a time to reflect on and express our gratitude.  Even as we find ourselves still battling a global pandemic in which so many of us have lost so much, we are reminded of all that is precious and that nothing can be taken for granted anymore.

We are also still grieving and striving to overcome all the racial injustices that continue to plague this country, but now with renewed attention, energy, and hope.  In this spirit, we should not forget that our cherished Thanksgiving tradition is also a story of trauma, loss, and resilience for Native Americans, Indigenous, and First Nations people.

We can honor their stories and expand our understanding of the meanings of Thanksgiving by learning more!  A Racial Justice Guide to Thanksgiving is a curated set of informational and pedagogical resources provided by Center for Racial Justice in Education in order to highlight and uplift the perspectives and contributions of Native American communities.      

We at ODEI wish you a safe, reflective, and festive holiday and break!

Documentary Watch Party & Discussion of Talking Black in America

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Join the Black Futurity Group for their next event:

Click here to download the flyer.

“Transformative Question Series” Part II:   What’s Language Got to Do With It?

Documentary Watch Party & Discussion of Talking Black in America

Monday, November 15, 12-1:30

Location: Express Scripts Hall 003

Modality: Documentary will be screened on campus (and cannot be screened effectively via Zoom), but you can also watch ahead of time on your own and join the discussion via Zoom. Contact Lauren Obermark (obermarkl@umsl.edu) and/or Kim Welch (kwelch@umsl.edu) for links to hop into the discussion remotely!

Green Zone Training is back!

Training & Professional Development

In honor of Veteran’s Day, the UMSL Veterans Center is proud to bring back Green Zone training, an interactive program that will help you better understand militarily culture, the student veterans on our campus, how to support them, and all the strength and experience they bring to the UMSL  community.

Tuesday November 23, 2001 from 10:00-11:30 in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

Space is limited and registration is required. Click here to register.

Inclusive Language Series Available on Percipio!

Training & Professional Development, Uncategorized, Videos

The ODEI just wrapped up another thought-provoking Inclusive Language Series.  This series provided an opportunity to learn about currently appropriate and affirming terminology as well as the reasoning behind why these terms are generally preferred.  Thanks to the gracious agreement of the presenters and attendees, these sessions were recorded are now available for your learning pleasure on Percipio!

Click here to access the video series (UMSL or UM System login required)