Student Affairs

We are constantly trying to meet the rapidly changing needs of our staff. We are regularly updating our professional development opportunities, which can be found using the link below.

Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Resources

The resources below are websites, webinars, and presentations that you can view at your own pace. Most video content has been previously recorded so there is not an option for online interaction.

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Keys to Healing Unconscious Bias in Higher ed w/ Dr. Mary Wardell Ghirarduzzi (opens in a new tab)

Listen and Connect with Black Leaders on Equity Topics

Get educated on the history that was never written in American history books and commit to share these resources with your networks. Most of us need a crash course on people in the U.S. of African descent to solve the many current day injustices going back generations from the prison system, to police brutality, to educational lack of access, to minimal representation in corporate America and even less representation in earnings and wealth accumulation.

• The Future of Work is Diverse and Inclusive; How Systemic Change Can Reverse Generational Inequities (opens in a new tab)
  • Telisa Yancy; Chief Operating Officer, American Family Insurance, Oscar Sweeten-Lopez; President, College Success Tools, Dell Foundation, Dr. Eliza Lo Chi; Executive Director, American Medical Women's Association, Ronald McNeil; Co-Founder & CEO, Great Ball of Light, Inc., Ron Lessard; Acting Executive Director, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, U.S. Dept. of Education, and Emanuel Walker
• Crisis Produces Inner Strength for Lifelong Success (opens in a new tab)
  • Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler, Founder The Equity Project
• Achieving Intercultural Competence: What Leaders Need to Learn about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (opens in a new tab)
  • Dr. Aerial Ellis; educator, entrepreneur, author, and speaker
• Why No One Should be Surprised by the Disparities/Inequities of COVID and America Protesting Racism (opens in a new tab)
  • Karen McNeil-Miller; CEO, Colorado Health Foundation, Susan Taylor Batten; President and CEO, Association of Black Foundation Executives, Lauren Casteel; President and CEO, Women's Foundation of Colorado, Carlos Martinez; President and CEO, Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, and Harry Budisidharta; Executive Director, Asian Pacific Development Center
• Post Pandemic Models in Higher Education; Discussion With College Presidents (opens in a new tab)
  • Crystal Rose, MD, PhD; Executive Director Academic Affairs, OZY Media, Dr. Michael Torrence; President Motlow State Community College, Dr. Jamillah Moore; President Canada College, Dr. Cheryl Nixon, Provost Fort Lewis College, Dr. Bill Pink; President Grand Rapids Community College

Current Inclusive Leaders and Their Perspectives

• Inclusive Leader Leverages Her Own Privilege and Access to Protect Others (opens in a new tab)
  • Lauren Y. Casteel
• "Not College Material" in the Miami Housing Projects to PhD, National Expert, Entrepreneur and Example for Others (opens in a new tab)
  • Dr. Joe Martin
• First Gen Becomes First Fortune 100 African American Leader (opens in a new tab)
  • Ron McNeil
• First Gen to College Becomes Global Leader (opens in a new tab)
  • Torian Richardson
• What if White People Led the Charge to End Racism? (opens in a new tab)
  • Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler
• Son of First Gen to College Parents Becomes Inclusive Lawyer and Advocate (opens in a new tab)
  • Vance Knapp
• City/Country African American Girl Becomes COO: Heritage, History and Heart (opens in a new tab)
  • Telisa Yancy
• Unapologetically African American: From Marginalized to Meaning Maker (opens in a new tab)
  • Dr. Ryan Ross
• Celebrating Black History Month with GlobalMindED Luminaries and Inclusive Leader Award Winners (opens in a new tab)
  • Dr. Jackie Hunter
• From the Segregated South to CEO of the Third Largest Health Foundation: Honoring MLK (opens in a new tab)
  • Dr. Karen McNeil-Miller
• A reading list on issues of race (opens in a new tab)
  • The wave of anger in reaction to George Floyd's killing has prompted an outpouring of interest on race and race relations across the U.S. This list is curated by The Harvard Gazette; Harvard faculty recommend the writers and subjects that promote context and understanding.
• The Future of Work is Collaborative ; Closing the Equity Gap with Unlikely Partnerships (opens in a new tab)
• The Future of Work is Mobile & Adaptive; Educating & Employing the Least Resourced w/ Digital Solutions (opens in a new tab)
• The Future of Work is IDEAS; Inclusive, Dignified, Equitable, Accessible, and Sustainable (opens in a new tab)
• The Future of Work is Gender Equal; Advancing Outcomes for Women/Women of Color (opens in a new tab)
• Why No One Should be Surprised by the Disparities and Inequities of COVID-19 and How America is Protesting Racism (opens in a new tab)
• The Future of Work Belongs to Young Changemakers (opens in a new tab)
• Equity, Engineering and First Gen Access to the STEAM and STEM Fields (opens in a new tab)
• How to Be A More Inclusive Leader; Playlist from GlobalMindED 2020 (opens in a new tab)

Additional Resources

• Archived Professional Development Opportunities (opens in a new tab)
• The Key Podcasts from Inside Higher Education (multiple podcasts) (opens in a new tab)
• Taking Student Services Online In Response To Covid-19 (opens in a new tab)
• How to Become the Educator That Male Black and Latino Students Need (opens in a new tab)
• How the Economy Is Changing Higher Education Management (opens in a new tab)
• Supervising A Virtual Team (opens in a new tab)
• LeaderShape Webinars: Multiple Topics Related to Leadership (opens in a new tab)
• NASPA: Careers in Student Affairs Month webcasts, various topics (opens in a new tab)
• FlipGrid how-to videos (opens in a new tab)
• HigherEd Live: Multiple Topics (opens in a new tab)
• Meditations & Stress Relief Resources (opens in a new tab)
• Association for Experiential Education (opens in a new tab)

Community Care In Action

• Better Together: Feminist Leaders on Self-Care & Community Care at NCCWSL (opens in a new tab)
  • University of Minnesota Women's Center Blog
• COVID-19: A Black, Queer, Feminist Grounding and Call for Self and Community Care (opens in a new tab)
  • Using reproductive justice as a guidepost (includes safety for children, environment, that people can live long healthy lives)