The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging works with Human Resources and Development to provide staff development opportunities specific to DEIB, to help staff grow in their knowledge, awareness, and skill around DEIB education and engagement.
For 2024-2025, DEIB Sessions are offered as a part of the Building an Inclusive and Supportive Campus Faculty and Staff Development Series. The sessions are standalone, and participants are not required to attend all of them or to attend them in any particular order. All faculty and staff are invited to attend all of the sessions.
We ask all those interested in attending a session to RSVP by using this webform to reserve your spot. If you have any questions, please feel free to email studentaffairs@otis.edu
Faculty and staff members who successfully complete three sessions in either semester will receive a digital badge they can post on their LinkedIn profiles and/or their email signatures.
If you have any questions or feedback, please email Dr. Theresa Lucas, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, at tlucas@otis.edu.
Fall 2024 Session Descriptions
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Topics
Presented by: Dr. Theresa Lucas, Director, DEIB
- DEIB Key Concepts
Monday, September 23, 2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - How to Talk About Hard Topics
Friday, October 11, 2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Creating an Inclusive Environment: Pronouns, Gender Identity, Gender Expression
Monday, October 21, 2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Creating an Inclusive Environment: Making Space for Neurodivergence
(co-presented w/ Jess Johnson Mills)
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Implementing Inclusive Critique Practices
Monday, December 2, 2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Accessibility
Accessibility and Classroom Accommodations
Presented by: Jess Johnson Mills, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
- Monday, September 16, 2024, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, November 8, 2024, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Student Care
Responding to and Supporting Distressed and Disruptive Students
Presented by: Dr. Jason Cha, Dean of Student Affairs, and James Birks, Director of
CAPS
- Monday, September 16, 2024, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday, September 19, 2024, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 11, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.