Diversity Focused Professional Development

Faculty members have attended the following professional development workshops, discussions, interactive webinars, and off-campus events/conferences that focused on diversity in the classroom and through instruction:

• How to Increase Your Organization's Competitive Advantage by Increasing Your Cultural Competency held September 2, 2014;
• Appreciative Advising presented by Jennifer Bloom August 19, 2014 at 11 a.m.;
• Building A Strong Network: How First-Generation College-Goers Establish A Foundation For Success, Dr. Paz Maya Olivérez held August 21, 2014;
• Civility in the Classroom, presented by Barbara Frey, Ph.D. (University of Colorado) September 11, 2014 at 11 a.m.;
• Interventions for Teaching Algebra to Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities held September 16, 2014;
• Supporting The Engagement, Learning & Success Of African-American & Latino Male Students, November 4, 2014;
• Using e-Portfolios to Stimulate Identity Change in Underrepresented Minority Community College Students, November 11, 2014;
• Institutional Strategies: Engaging All Learners; Research Association of Minority Professors Conference, February 2015;
• The Student Retention Iceburg (intervening and supporting at-risk students), January 27, 2015;
• How to Build an Effective (and Fun) Culture of Assessment, January 29, 2015;
• 2015 Student Success Summit, March 30-31, 2015;
• Culturally Responsive Teaching – Dr. Shambra Mulder October 28, 2014;
• Understanding Multiculturalism in Today's Classroom: Teaching for Diverse Populations – Dr. Shambra Mulder – November 20, 2014;
• Assessment and Diversity – Dr. Sunday Obi – March 26, 2015;
• Diversity, Cultural Competence and Multiculturalism – Dr. Shambra Mulder – October 16, 2014; and

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