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Inclusive Excellence Conference
Inclusive Excellence Conference 2024
Building Cultural Bridges at ASU
This conference is sponsored by ASU Staff Council’s Committee for Advocacy, Inclusion, and Community, the Office of Culture and Inclusion, and the Office of Inclusive Excellence. Open to all ASU faculty, staff, students, and community members. It is scheduled for Thursday, April 4, 2024, and will be held virtually from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Register NOW! This conference will be recorded and available for viewing in May.
This conference is available virtually or in-person.
Campus Watch Party Locations:
- Downtown: Beus Center for Law and Society, Room 544, 111 E. Taylor St., Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Tempe: McCord Hall, Room 256, 450 E. Lemon St. Tempe, AZ 85281
- Polytechnic: Quad 3 Conference Room, 7107 E. Tiburon Ave., Mesa, AZ 85212
- West Valley: Verde Dining Pavilion (VDP) Multipurpose Room, 4781 W. University Way North, Glendale, AZ
- SkySong: Skysong Building 5, Room 304, 1465 N Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85257
- Los Angeles: California Center Grand, Room 500, 919 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Conference Chairs: Alejandra Dashe and Vi Le
In our increasingly polarized times, deep mutual understanding, connectivity, and empathy seem further away than ever before. In order to create the solutions that will move our community forward, we need to focus on building cultural bridges. At ASU, where we are measured by the success of those whom we include, it is critical to ask ourselves if we are exploring, engaging, and developing new ways of relating to others in order to best support our community and allow everyone to thrive.
ASU Staff Council's 4th Annual Inclusive Excellence Conference
Creating a Culture of Belonging
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Time | Title and Description | ||
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Land Acknowledgement | ||
8:50 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks by Dr. Amalia Pallares | ||
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Housekeeping and Engagement Activity | ||
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Session 1: Inclusion as Leadership We often think of diversity and inclusion training as an attempt to reach a person's personal foundational values. In this presentation and discussion, we'll talk about how inclusion in the workplace is really about leadership and team performance. Presenter: Bobbie R Scopa |
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10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Break | ||
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Session 2: Everyone Stims |
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11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Break | ||
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Mako Fitts Ward “Not On Our Backs: Building Bridges with Care"
Mako Fitts Ward, PhD is a humanistic social scientist whose research explores the intersection of Black cultural production, culture industries and urban creative placemaking efforts to advance arts practice and foster inclusive community development. She is an Assistant Professor of African American and Women and Gender Studies in the School of Social Transformation and affiliate faculty in The Design School in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. As Director of the Social Transformation Lab, she fosters collaborations among universities, non-profits, companies, philanthropies and government agencies to develop strategies and inclusive learning tools for individuals and organizations. |
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12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Intermission | ||
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Session 3: Collaborating to Design Events that Build Cultural and Community Bridges |
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1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Break | ||
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Session 4: Intentionally Creating Space for Conflict Conversations: A Practice in Listening to Understand and Engaging to Heal |
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2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Break | ||
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Session 5: Organizational Listening |
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3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Break | ||
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Final Remarks and Closing |
2023 conference
Creating a Culture of Belonging
Chair: Alejandra Dashe
2022 conference
Healing Our Nation: The Power of Authentic Allyship Conference
Chair: Krystal Bird