Program for the 2022 PDI
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Debora Colbert
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- Debora.Colbert@colostate.edu
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Monday, January 10th
9:00 AM
Session Title
Transfer Talks - Creating and Supporting a Transfer Student Affirming Campus
Michael Silvey,Brittany Pearce
Student Affairs
Monday, January 10th 2022
9:00 AM
50 minutes
LSC 306
Transferring to CSU is an experience like no other, one that includes many highs and lows. It is important that we as professional members of the CSU realize the part we play in helping transfer students succeed. This presentation is meant to dive deeper into the conversation about transfer student success. Join Orientation and Transition Programs and Admissions to critically examine how to support transfer students at CSU and create a campus that affirms the transfer student identity!
1:00 PM
Session Title
Supporting and Understanding SWANA/MENA Students Through History
Hiba Abdeljalil
Student Affairs
Monday, January 10th 2022
1:00 PM
50 minutes
LSC 304
Disclaimer: Although there is movement to shift towards SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) a lot of the resources provided is more from a MENA (Middle East/ North Africa) Lens
We have often wondered why so many students from the Middle east and North Africa (MENA) are categorized as white in the census. When, this categorization wrongfully describes their lived experience. In this session, we will be learning about the history of MENA in the United States and how the White washing of MENA students has resulted in issues supporting them within Higher Education.
o Recognize the history of SWANA
o Critique the racial category of SWANA/MENA
o Differentiate between the MENA and SWANA to honor the importance of moving towards the latter definition
o Identify gaps within Higher education in regards to supporting and providing space for SWANA students
o Investigate and evaluate tools within institution to disaggregate data to begin creating space for SWANA/MENA
Tuesday, January 11th
1:00 PM
Session Title
Mentoring Best-Practices for Equity and Inclusion
Colleen Webb
Student Affairs
Tuesday, January 11th 2022
1:00 PM
90 minutes
LSC 322
This session will introduce best-practices tips for mentoring students and postdocs with a focus on equity and inclusion. These best-practices should be considered when mentoring all types of mentees regardless of background or experience of the mentee. However, mentors should be culturally responsive and mentor through a lens of equity and inclusion to best support the success of mentees, including those groups that have been traditionally underserved. In addition to introducing best-practices for mentoring, we will cover brief, applied examples and the resources available at CSU to support mentoring, including the Graduate Center for Inclusive Mentoring.
1. Introduce best-practices for mentoring graduate students and postdocs illustrated with brief examples
2. Encourage lens of equity and inclusion when mentoring
3. Familiarize audience with resources at CSU to support best-practices mentoring