Past Event Category: DEM CLI Training
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Sep 24DEM Collaborative Learning Series | See the good, so that we can be greatChad McGehee
The skill of appreciation serves to balance the human tendency toward negativity bias and threat- focused attention. While it is essential to clearly perceive challenges (which mindfulness supports), it is equally important to intentionally notice and savor the many positive elements present in our experience. This skill is built on the foundation of mindfulness (session …
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Feb 23Well-Being Task Force Podcast Discussion
Teams Teams Link
The DEM Well-Being Task Force plans for 2026 to promote work-life harmony, well-being, and connection within the workplace. Our first offering is a discussion about the first episode of the Dharma Lab podcast hosted by Dr. Richard Davidson and Dr. Cortland Dahl from UW’s Center for Healthy Minds. This discussion will count towards DEM’s Collaborative Learning …
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Jan 16Bystander Intervention Training: Stepping in with Care and Confidence
Virtual Register Here
Have you ever witnessed something that left you uneasy or concerned for another person at work, but you didn’t know how to step in and improve the situation—so you did nothing? You are not alone. It is common to feel unsure of what to do when we witness behavior that concerns us. This highly interactive …
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Jan 15Bystander Intervention Training: Stepping in with Care and Confidence
Virtual Register Here
Have you ever witnessed something that left you uneasy or concerned for another person at work, but you didn’t know how to step in and improve the situation—so you did nothing? You are not alone. It is common to feel unsure of what to do when we witness behavior that concerns us. This highly interactive …
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Jul 22Optional – Challenge by Choice: Allyship Amplified Follow-up
This optional DEM Session seeks to deepen our understanding of the topic of allyship that Amanda Florence Garcia Goodenough presented to us on June 10th. While the June 10th session was focused on understanding the topic of allyship, this session will offer the opportunity to be engaged in further discussion with fellow DEM team members …
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Jun 10OPTIONAL – Cultivating Courageous Connections Series: Allyship Amplified
Amanda Florence Garcia Goodenough
Zoom Zoom Link
Cultivating Courageous Connections: A Journey Through Humility, Resilience, and Allyship In this dynamic 3-part series, we explore essential pillars of fostering inclusion, equity, and belonging across our collective spheres of influence. Through a cultural humility framework, participants will examine their positionality, exploring the crossroads of who they are, how others perceive them, and how power …
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May 22OPTIONAL – Challenge by Choice: Cultivating Resilient Communities Follow-up
Microsoft Teams Teams Link
This optional DEM Session seeks to deepen our understanding of the topic of resiliency and generative conflict that Amanda Florence Garcia Goodenough presented to us on April 8th. While the April 8th session was focused on understanding the topic of cultural resiliency, this session will offer the opportunity to be engaged in further discussion with …
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Apr 23Latino Wisconsin documentary viewing
Admissions Media Room
Join fellow DEM team members for a viewing of the PBS Wisconsin documentary, Latino Wisconsin. Latino Wisconsin shows the impact, influence and importance of the state’s fastest-growing population. Latinos are reviving dying, rural communities and aging urban centers. Latinos work on farms and factories. They are creating businesses, filling classrooms and bringing new life, leadership, …
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Apr 8OPTIONAL – Cultivating Courageous Connections Series: Cultivating Resilient Communities
Amanda Florence Garcia Goodenough
Zoom Zoom Link
Cultivating Courageous Connections: A Journey Through Humility, Resilience, and Allyship In this dynamic 3-part series, we explore essential pillars of fostering inclusion, equity, and belonging across our collective spheres of influence. Through a cultural humility framework, participants will examine their positionality, exploring the crossroads of who they are, how others perceive them, and how power …
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Feb 11OPTIONAL – Cultivating Courageous Connections Series: The Great Responsibility of Cultural Humility
Amanda Florence Garcia Goodenough
Zoom Zoom Link
Cultivating Courageous Connections: A Journey Through Humility, Resilience, and Allyship In this dynamic 3-part series, we explore essential pillars of fostering inclusion, equity, and belonging across our collective spheres of influence. Through a cultural humility framework, participants will examine their positionality, exploring the crossroads of who they are, how others perceive them, and how power …