{"id":99,"date":"2019-01-11T00:32:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T00:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/diversitychampions\/?p=99"},"modified":"2019-01-11T17:34:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T17:34:06","slug":"welcome-january-9-2019-meeting-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/diversitychampions\/2019\/01\/11\/welcome-january-9-2019-meeting-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome! January 9, 2019 Meeting Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

View the Meeting Slides here: DC 1.9.2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We are so excited to have such an energized and diverse group of Diversity Champions for 2019!<\/p>\n

During this first meeting, we introduced ourselves, debriefed the\u00a0Introduction to Courageous Conversations <\/em>training\u00a0at the Extension Annual Conference (EAC), and reviewed the upcoming year’s program and resources available to the team.<\/p>\n

EAC Debreif:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Participants expressed that the Introduction to Courageous Conversations <\/em>session\u00a0was personally meaningful, and helped shed light on the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in our job as Extension Professionals and community conveners. However, many participants expressed the urgency of placing DEI at the center of our organization’s professional development and not as an added training that conflicts with other sessions and (mandatory) program meetings.<\/p>\n

The team expressed how deeply impactful it would be to expand the Courageous Conversations training and protocol to other (or all!) aspects of our organization, not just the Diversity Champions team. There was feedback that when these types of training are voluntary, instead of required, it can end up feeling like we are “preaching to the choir” and not reaching the people who need it most. This propagates the inequitable trend of DEI work being done by a small number of overworked people, rather than spread out equally within our organization.<\/p>\n

2019 Program & Team Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find an overview of the upcoming year here<\/a>, and visit the links below to start exploring our team resources. In addition, be sure to visit our website<\/a> to check out the Statewide Resource Maps<\/a> and DEI Events Calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n