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All staff are invited to participate in this year’s system-wide Diversity and Inclusion Summit - Intent vs. Impact: Improving Inclusive Interactions, held this year at CU Â鶹ӰԺ. The Diversity and Inclusion Summit is a free event open to all students, faculty, staff, and City of Â鶹ӰԺ employees. Too often,well-intended communications can produce unintended or harmful impacts. This dynamic can play a key role in leaving individuals or groups feeling divided, and may impede progress towards building inclusive communities. The goal with this year’s Diversity & Inclusion Summit is to bridge this gap and lessen the divide between intent and impact by providing information on recognizing such occurrences and learning behaviors to mitigate them.Ìý

Keynote speaker Dr. Beverly Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College and author of the book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?Ìýand Other Conversations about Race, will be speaking with Chancellor DiStefano on November 13 at 10 a.m. in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom. Dr. Tatum is a clinical psychologist widely known for both her expertise on race relations and as a thought leader in higher education. Her thirteen years as the president of Spelman College (2002-2015) were marked by innovation and growth. In 2013 Dr. Tatum’s visionary leadership was recognized when she received the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award. Small group discussion sessions on Dr. Tatum’s book will follow her presentation.Ìý

Staff Council will be hosting a Hospitality Suite during the summit for staff members from all campuses. Please stop by for refreshments and conversation between sessions.Ìý

To register or for more information on the summit and the sessions, please visit the Diversity and Inclusion Summit page. You can also access the full schedule of the summit here.Ìý