Past Events
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Apr 14Spring DEM All-Team Meeting
Great Hall, Memorial Union Spring All-Team Webpage
Great teamwork starts with individual skills. The day’s speakers will equip our team members with practical tools, skills, and techniques to become better collaborators. Through mindfulness techniques with meditation expert Chad McGehee and improv principles from Executive Director of PLACE Lisa Barker, DEM team members will learn concrete practices that strengthen how we listen to one another, partner across …
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Mar 18Wheelhouse Studios Activity
Wheelhouse Studios, Memorial Union
Join the Well-being Task Force with an activity at Wheelhouse Studios. We will be crafting Ink Flow Tiles. In this experience, you’ll drip vibrant ink and move it around to create beautiful abstract scenes. This project can be completed on ceramic tiles or on paper. Wheelhouse has a minimum of 8 and a maximum of …
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Mar 16DEM Digital Accessibility Office Hours
Teams Teams Link
We’re excited to offer virtual Digital Accessibility office hours via Teams this spring. These sessions are optional to attend and will be led by members of the DEM Shared Services team. Together, we will discuss ways we can practice making our digital work accessible every day!
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Mar 5ADA Title II Check-In: Are You Really Ready?
Virtual Registration Link
The compliance deadline for new rulemaking under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is right around the corner, on April 24. Is your organization prepared? Even if you’re working toward meeting the requirements, you may not be fully ready for what’s ahead. Presented by Level Access
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Mar 5DEM Spring Blood Drive
333 East Campus Mall, Room 11301 Schedule an appointment
Please join DEM and the Red Cross during our spring blood drive. This spring, donating blood is more important than ever as there is a severe blood shortage. Successful donations get free A1C testing (1 result per calendar year). Plus, come to give and get a $15 Amazon Gift Card by email. See rcblood.org/March for …
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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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Feb 16DEM Digital Accessibility Office Hours
Teams Teams Link
We’re excited to offer virtual Digital Accessibility office hours via Teams this spring. These sessions are optional to attend and will be led by members of the DEM Shared Services team. Together, we will discuss ways we can practice making our digital work accessible every day! We’re pleased to welcome Daniella Peters and Leah Bowers, Digital …
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Feb 10Beyond PDF Remediation: Rethinking Document Accessibility in Higher Education
Zoom Registration Link
This forum, presented by The Chronicle, will share: What PDF remediation gets right — and where it consistently falls short. How blind users actually experience instructional and institutional documents. What the difference is between technical compliance and real usability. Which approaches institutions are testing beyond one-file-at-a-time remediation.
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Feb 10Completing Workday Mid-Point Performance Reviews
Teams Teams Link
This optional session, led by Ann Bradshaw and Paula Gates, will provide an overview of the steps to complete the mid-point performance review in Workday. Please note, we are offering this session twice to provide flexibility, however, the content will be the same. As a reminder, campus has adopted a new performance management schedule aligned with …