Past Events
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Dec 17DEM Dialogues with Derek
Alisa Robertson, President and Chief Advancement Officer of WFAA
Zoom Zoom Link
Join Derek Kindle as he talks with Alisa Robertson about the role that WFAA plays on campus and across the globe. Alisa joined the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association as chief of staff in 2011 and became president in 2022. Prior to joining WFAA, she was the associate dean for external relations at the Wisconsin …
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Dec 9New Team Member Coffee & Conversation
Nick Hillman
Zoom Zoom Link
To help build a sense of community and connection, we are offering a quarterly program for team members who have started at DEM within the last 12 months and their peer partners. Other DEM Team Members are welcome to join. This program will offer new team members the chance to meet Nick Hillman, Director of …
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Nov 21Identifying Microaggressions and Creating a Culture of Accountability
Dr. Richard Barajas, Assistant Dean for DEI for the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Zoom Zoom Link
Dr. Richard Barajas will join us to share how we can recognize microaggressions as well as how to be advocates when witnessing a microaggression happening. This session will count towards the DEI Curriculum requirements. This is an optional session hosted by DEM for team members who are interested. This session does count towards the DEI …
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Nov 20Facing Race Conference
America's Center Convention Complex, St. Louis, MO
Facing Race is the nation’s largest multiracial, intergenerational racial justice conference. This biennially, one-of-a-kind space serves as a vital intersection where community organizers, activists, and movement makers converge to build power and strategies to advance racial justice. The conference provides attendees unprecedented access to resources, information, and collaborative opportunities geared towards advancing racial equity for …
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Nov 18“Personal Finance Concepts” viewing party
Jasper Smith via LinkedIn Learning
Join the Well-being task force and other DEM team members to view the LinkedIn Learning course Personal Finance Concepts for Everyday Decision-Making hosted by Jasper Smith. The course is 41 minutes long and we will have a Q&A session afterwards.
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Nov 13UW Diversity Forum
The theme for the 2024 Diversity Forum will be Threads of Belonging: Navigating Differences and Building Community, to underscore the importance of bringing our full selves to the collective while engaging with diversity and difference to gain new perspectives and facilitate growth — which often occurs at the edge of one’s comfort zone.
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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 …
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Oct 172024 DEM Fall All-Team Day
Gordon Dining
Immediately following the DEM Fall Forum, the fall all-team day will feature a lunchtime keynote (lunch provided at 11:30am), opportunities to connect with team members from across the Division of Enrollment Management, as well as departmental breakout spaces.
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Oct 172024 DEM Fall Forum
Gordon Dining
Each year the Division of Enrollment Management hosts a DEM Fall Forum, which is an annual event that brings together DEM team members as well as colleagues from across campus to highlight ongoing initiatives throughout the Division as well as share our fall enrollment figures. The 2024 DEM Fall Forum will occur on October 17th …
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Oct 16Go Big Read Author Keynote
Rebekah Taussig
The 2024-25 Go Big Read selection is Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig. Chancellor Mnookin converses with the 2024-2025 Go Big Read author, Rebekah Taussig. The Chancellor and Taussig will engage in meaningful discussion on disability, accessibility, and other topics from this year’s book. There will be an opportunity for an audience Q&A. This counts towards …