SEAS Meeting Agenda History
Rosenstiel School
Monday, April 24th, 2023
2 PM – 3 PM
Community Agreements
Housekeeping
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt # 1: Have you personally felt burnout or DEI fatigue?
Prompt # 2: Are you worried about the state of DEI initiatives?
Prompt # 3: Do you feel comfortable saying no to participating in initiatives?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
Things you can do now
Allyship links
10 AM – 11 AM
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt # 1: When thinking about institutional racism in higher ED, what comes to mind?
Prompt # 2: How does regarding education as prerequisite to social mobility (career access, economic status), shore up institutional racism?
Prompt # 3: Have you recognized inconsistencies in access to voting? Can you identify any causes?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
· How can you get involved in improving voting access in your community?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
Allyship links
· Jane Elliot: A Class Divided https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mcCLm_LwpE
· John Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
· Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
· Don’t be a savior, be an ally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaeUXl7FwCw
· Allyship is the Key to Social Justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJm7hIAZ3BY
· National Museum of African American History and Culture Talking about Race
· Ibram Kendi How To Be an AntiRacist
3 PM – 4 PM
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt # 1: How do think climate gentrification is affecting you?
Prompt # 2: How will your knowledge of climate gentrification change your future (or current) searches for housing?
Prompt # 3: What are the ways you see yourself or your work helping to mitigate climate gentrification?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
Allyship links
· Jane Elliot: A Class Divided https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mcCLm_LwpE
· John Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
· Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
· Don’t be a savior, be an ally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaeUXl7FwCw
· Allyship is the Key to Social Justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJm7hIAZ3BY
3 PM – 4 PM
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will not criticize the views of others or attempt to persuade them.
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
• Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
• Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
• MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
• If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt # 1: What comes to your mind when you hear the words patriot or national?
Prompt # 2: What news is patriotic vs nationalistic?
Prompt # 3: In July there is always a lot of flag imagery, how does that make you feel?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
• What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
• How can we be better allies to one another?
• What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
• How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
• What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
• How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
• What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
• uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
• uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
• Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
• Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
• Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
Allyship links
• Jane Elliot: A Class Divided https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mcCLm_LwpE
• John Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
• Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
• Don’t be a savior, be an ally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaeUXl7FwCw
• Allyship is the Key to Social Justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJm7hIAZ3BY
• Peggy McIntosh: White Privilege https://psychology.umbc.edu/files/2016/10/White-Privilege_McIntosh-1989.pdf
• Read Bill HB7: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7/BillText/er/PDF
• The part of history you’ve always skipped https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4kI2h3iotA
• Nationalism Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SK8SFBH
• What to a slave is the fourth of July?
RSMAS SEAS
Friday, June 24th, 2022
3 PM – 4 PM
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt # 1: How do think climate gentrification is affecting you?
Prompt # 2: How will your knowledge of climate gentrification change your future (or current) searches for housing?
Prompt # 3: What are the ways you see yourself or your work helping to mitigate climate gentrification?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
Allyship links
· Jane Elliot: A Class Divided https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mcCLm_LwpE
· John Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
· Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
· Don’t be a savior, be an ally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaeUXl7FwCw
· Allyship is the Key to Social Justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJm7hIAZ3BY
10 am – 11 am
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: What is an ally? How would you define, ally?
Prompt #2: Do you want to be an ally? If so, to who and why do you want to be an ally?
Prompt #3: Does allyship help and how? How does allyship help other groups of people?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
Allyship links
· Jane Elliot: A Class Divided https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mcCLm_LwpE
· John Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
· Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
· Don’t be a savior, be an ally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaeUXl7FwCw
· Allyship is the Key to Social Justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJm7hIAZ3BY
10 am – 11 am
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: How have you been conditioned to interact with the police? What did your parents teach you, what did your school teach you, what has society taught you, etc.?
Prompt #2: Personal stories.
Prompt #3: What can be done when police interactions go bad?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
The website below provides reasons to file a grievance
· http://www.civil-rights-law.com/how-to-complain-about-police-m/
10 am – 11 am
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: Are you biased and, if so, what particular biased views do you hold?
Prompt #2: What can you do to combat your own bias?
Prompt #3: Does bias play a role in science?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
10 am – 11 am
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: What is Juneteenth?
Prompt #2: The Black national anthem
Prompt #2: Who celebrates Juneteenth?
Prompt #3: Was the new bill making Juneteenth a national holiday a “symbolic victory” or a real win?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Read more on this topic below:
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
· https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/politics/juneteenth-federal-holiday-senate-vote/index.html
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
10 am – 11 am
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: George Floyd’s murder took place one year ago on 5/25/2020. What have we done and learned in this past year?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
10 am – 11 am
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: This is an open discussion to talk about George Floyd’s murder trial verdict and the recent slayings of Makia Bryant, Daunte Wright, and Adam Toledo.
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
10 am – 11 am
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: Checking in
· It has been a while since we were all together. How are you feeling today and is there anything you would like to bring up before we get into the discussion topic, such as what happened over the winter break or anything else?
Prompt #2: Cancel Culture?
· How do you feel about “Cancel Culture”?
· Is this a new age phenomenon?
o Do you know of any “Cancel Culture” that has occurred in the past and how did that turn out?
· Do you think people are just “overreacting”?
Prompt #3: Moving forward this semester
· What are some topics you would like RSMAS SEAS to discuss this semester?
· Would you be interested in leading/helping facilitate the conversation?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
10 am – 11 am
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: Checking in
· It has been a while since we were all together. How are you feeling today and is there anything you would like to bring up before we get into the discussion topic, such as what happened over the winter break or anything else?
Very Brief History of Black History Month:
· Black History Month began in Chicago as Negro Achievement Week in the 1920s. It was started by alumnus from University of Chicago. A press release announcing Negro History Week was published in 1926. The second week of February was selected for its celebration because it encompassed the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass. Negro History Week was expanded to Black History Month in the 1960s. The University of Miami was desegrated only 60 years ago in 1961.
Sources:
- Origins of Black History Month
Prompt #2: What does Black History Month mean to you?
· How do you feel after learning a little about the beginnings of Black History Month and UM’s desegregation policy?
· How have you celebrated Black History Month this year or in the past?
· How important do you feel Black History Month is to America?
· Where do you think Black History Month should go in the future? Should it be expanded or shrunk?
· Are you happy with how Black History month is taught/celebrated in schools or at RSMAS?
Prompt #3: Moving forward this semester
· What are some topics you would like RSMAS SEAS to discuss this semester?
· Would you be interested in leading/helping facilitate the conversation?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
3 pm – 4 pm
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Open-Discussion Items
Prompt #1: Checking in
· It has been a while since we were all together. How are you feeling today and is there anything you would like to bring up before we get into the discussion topic, such as the election results or anything else?
Prompt #2: The Issue, The Question, and Moving Forward (Students Only)
· How comfortable do you feel talking to your advisor about race?
· What aspects of your relationship makes it easy or difficult to talk about race with your advisor?
· What steps does your advisor need to take to improve open communication when it comes to this topic?
Prompt #3: The Issue, The Question, and Moving Forward (Faculty)
· How comfortable do you feel talking with your students about race?
· What aspects of your relationship makes it easy or difficult to talk about race with your students?
· What steps can you take to improve open communication with your students when it comes to this topic?
Prompt #4: Reflection (Open to All)
· What are somethings in regard to diversity and inclusion that haven’t been handled so well here at RSMAS?
· What are some changes that you are looking forward to seeing here at RSMAS?
· What has already been done that makes you feel safer and more included?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Read, or listen to the audiobook (on YouTube), So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
· Dr. Kuheli Dutt, Racial Bias Awareness: Power and Privilege
· Dr. Robin Bell, From Panic to Solution: Climate, COVID-19 and Racism
3 pm – 4 pm
Open-Discussion Items
Community Agreements
o I will speak for myself and allow others to speak for themselves, with no pressure to represent or explain a whole group
o I will show up, be present, and be open to creating this experience together.
o I will speak and listen with truth and love agreeing or disagreeing with respect and kindness.
o What is said in here stays in here and what is learned in here leaves here
o I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when we hear something that is hard to hear or new to my knowledge
o I will speak according to what I am willing to share yet be willing to go beyond my comfort zone
o I will make an attempt to step up if I have not yet contributed to the conversation and I will fall back to allow others to contribute as well
Housekeeping
· Let us know if you’d like to speak by typing “mic” in the chat! MSGSO officers are watching the chat for requests to speak. Please also feel free to message us privately if you prefer.
· Purpose for conversation: Providing a safe space for students to voice their concerns, thoughts, and suggestions on matters of diversity and inclusion. We hope to take these suggestions and put them into action going forward. This will be an opportunity to speak freely and share your experiences.
· MSGSO members will be on the call. Reminder that this won’t be the last conversation! This is just the beginning of hearing from students and working towards change at RSMAS.
· If you’d like to be more involved in these conversations, please reach out to us! We are always looking for student facilitators, etc.
Prompt #1: Checking in With Students
· It has been a long time since we were all together. How are you feeling today and is there anything you would like to bring up before we get into the discussion topic?
Prompt #2: The Issue
· The country and our school are pushing for things to get “Back to Normal”
· What does normal, in regard to racial issues, diversity, and inclusion, mean to you?
Prompt #3: The Question
· Does RSMAS Want to go “Back to Normal”?
· Why does normal make you feel so comfortable or so uncomfortable?
Prompt #4: Moving Forward
· Based on your answer to the previous question, what can we do now to make sure that happens?
Takeaways to be thinking about:
· What can we do to unlearn our own personal biases?
· How can we be better allies to one another?
· What actions can we take at each level (personal, departmental, institutional, etc) to make change?
· How might you discuss these issues amongst your smaller network at RSMAS? In lab meetings? Departmental seminars?
Closing Remarks
What’s on your head? What’s on your heart? What’s on your mind?
· What are you thinking after everything you’ve heard today?
· How are you feeling after everything that’s been said?
· What are you taking out of this conversation going forward?
Things you can do now
· uLearn – Overcoming Your Own Unconscious Biases, 22 min
· uLearn – Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues, 55 min
· Harvard Implicit Association Test, 10 min
· Read, or listen to the audiobook (on YouTube), So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo and then attend MSA Brave Spaces: So you Want to Talk About Race? One Book One U on October 2nd at 12:00 pm
· MSA Fall 2020 Calendar of Events & Programs