Friday, October 13, 2023
Hybrid: Indiana Memorial Union/Zoom
Theme: Truth and Light: Illuminating Our Cultural Mosaic
The College’s 2nd Annual Diversity Equity and Inclusion Staff Retreat seeks to illuminate the identities, stories, and experiences of members of our diverse community. We look forward to meaningfully engaging staff, thereby making diversity, equity, and inclusion work—and its benefits—truly inclusive.
A keynote address and staff presentations from across the College and campus will shed truth and light on the cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills that are of critical importance in affecting the kind of change that creates meaningful and long-lasting inclusive workspaces. Practicing diversity, equity, and inclusion begins with self-awareness and requires cultural intelligence, humility, and a genuine interest in the lives and perspectives of those from whom you differ. Being curious allows you to expand your knowledge of others and helps you develop interconnectedness and empathy. Our retreat space provides numerous opportunities for sharing and learning about a wide variety of lived experiences that make up our campus’ cultural mosaic. This year we are thrilled to highlight the varied experiences within the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
We aspire to get to know our co-workers. We aspire to foster genuine understanding and respect for diverse backgrounds and experiences. We aspire to transform knowledge into action and individual behaviors into enduring practices that benefit the College and the campus as a whole.
Artist Kip Fulbeck has photographed and interviewed individuals nationwide, asking them to define themselves in their own words and with their own handwriting. These intimate and personal stories range from hilarious to poignant, offering us a glimpse into the amazing variations – and similarities – we exhibit as human beings. Sharing intimate details from these interviews, Fulbeck guides the audience through captivating and moving stories of personal identity, acceptance, and belonging.
