Past Event Category: DEM Professional Development
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Oct 15Occupational Wellness: Taking Charge of Your Career Journey as Part of Your Wellbeing
April McHugh
Zoom
As part of DEM’s commitment to fostering a Culture of Belonging, we design intentional programming to support all DEM team members. This includes collaborating across the division to create opportunities for meaningful professional development and time to connect with colleagues who share similar goals. By ensuring we all feel valued and empowered to grow, we …
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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 3Navigating Change: Understanding and Leading Change
Teresa Kim
Zoom Zoom Link
Understanding and Leading Change Change is a constant in any organization. That is true now more than ever. Effective leaders (whether they are in positional leadership or positively influencing peers) can recognize the phases of transition and the stressors individuals may face during organizational change. They are aware of factors that influence how people with …
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Dec 2OPTIONAL – Navigating Change: Personal Resilience and Accountability
Teresa Kim
Zoom Zoom Link
Personal Resilience and Accountability Resilience is defined as either the capacity to recover from difficulties or the ability to navigate through them. Either way, it is an ability that can be strengthened and improved. In this 90-minute session, we will explore ways to increase your own personal resilience during these challenging days, as well as …
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Oct 9OPTIONAL – Navigating Change: Thriving in a Time of Change
Teresa Kim
Zoom Zoom Link
Thriving in a Time of Change Times of change can be challenging and stressful. We will explore strategies and actions you can take to better thrive during these times. At the end of our time together, you will create your own personalized plan to be intentional in how you move through change. In this session …
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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 15DEM Spring Professional Development Day
Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St. Professional Development Day Webpage
Please hold Thursday, May 15th, 2025, as a required in-person day for all DEM team members. The day will be structured with the goal of advancing our aspirations for a culture of belonging with content focused on providing team members opportunities to connect, learn, engage, and be supported. We will be sharing more details as …
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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 …
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Nov 11EQ@Work Session 3: Perspective Taking & Getting
Tamie Klumpyan, Program Manager for Inclusion @UW within the Office of Human Resources
Zoom Registration Link (Required)
Perspectives: We each have our own worldview and lived experience. There is great value in pausing, checking assumptions, and looking through the lens of others. What happens when you share your story and I share mine? Learn the value of perspective-taking and perspective-getting as strategies that drive inclusive processes, decisions, relationships, leadership, and teams. Registration …