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Diversity & Inclusion

Stock UP Providing Access to Food and More: Jan. 27

UP faculty, staff, and students (Bon Appetit employees included) will have access to food, toiletries, and other useful items at no cost during Stock UP on Wednesday, January 27, according to Yuri Hernández Osorio, diversity and inclusion. The items will be available from noon to 5 p.m. at the Social Work House at 4903 N. Willamette Blvd. According to Yuri, “I hope that one thing we have learned as a society in this global pandemic is that it is more than okay to ask for help! We all have been hit by this global pandemic, some more than others.”

Donations of funds are helpful for buying items for future Stock UP events. Those interested in helping can donate money directly to diversity and inclusion programs with a note that you want your funds to go toward Stock Up. Please use this link and be sure you hit DIP fund and not OIEDI. For more information contact Hernández Osorio at hernandy@up.edu.

All Welcome to Join Title IX Advisory Committee

All members of the UP community are invited to join the Title IX Advisory Committee and attend meetings on Mondays at 11 a.m. during Spring semester.

Title IX Advisory Committee Meetings for Spring will take place at the following times on Zoom using this link:

  • Monday, February 1 at 11:00 am
  • Monday, March 1 at 11:00 am
  • Monday, March 29 at 11:00 am
  • Monday, April 26 at 11:00 am

If you aren’t able to make the Monday morning meetings you can stay up in the loop about  discussion topics by checking out the meeting minutes available on the Title IX website at this link.

Regardless of your ability to attend the Monday morning meetings, you’re invited to join a subcommittee to work toward positive change. Subcommittees focus on a particular needs identified for our community and work towards their goals and meet outside of the main Title IX Advisory Committee meeting.

  • Cultural Change and Education Committee
  • Student Advocacy Program Committee
  • Non-UP Confidential Resource Program Committee

Please email titleix@up.edu if you are interested in joining a subcommittee.

 

MLK Day ON: Reconciliation, Reparation, Renewal, Jan. 18

Please join the diversity, equity, and inclusion office as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a virtual keynote by UP alumnus Taylor Stewart ’18 on January 18, 2021 at 6 p.m.

New this year: University of Portland will also co-produce a special MLK Day Teach-in with Reed College, Portland Community College, Portland State University, and Campus Compact of Oregon the Saturday following MLK Day ON.

Details and registration can be found here.

New Resources On Inclusion Page: International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion

The University’s inclusion page now has two new resource pages: a one-stop shop for prospective and current undocumented students, as well as a page serving our LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff.  A special thank you to the students and staff whose hard work made these pages possible. We look forward to your feedback and to working with all of our campus partners to build upon and highlight the resources available to our Pilots. Explore the pages using this link.

For more information contact Rebecca Seibert, international education, diversity, and inclusion, at x7838 or seibert@up.edu.

Latinx Heritage Month Speaker: Walter Thompson-Hernández, Oct. 8

The Diversity and Inclusion Programs will team with Portland Magazine to bring New York Times writer and UP alumnus Walter Thompson-Hernández to campus through a virtual presentation on Thursday, October 8, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The event will consist of an hour-long presentation, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session. The talk will be free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Members of the public can register using this link.

Community Conversations With International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion

The Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion is excited to invite the University community to join us on Thursday, October 29, in our second Community Conversations session. We will again engage in meaningful peer-to-peer conversations about race. We will host conversations on two separate works—Option A is a great conversation for those learning to understand racism in themselves and the world around them. Option B is good for those who have spent a good deal of time engaging in anti-racist conversations and actions and/or are members of our BIPOC community.

Each option will be offered at both noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4 to to 5:30 p.m. on October 29, 2020.

RSVP to these conversations by Tuesday, October 27, so that we can assign you to a group.

We are also seeking facilitators for these discussions. Facilitators are not trainers.  These are peer-to-peer conversations. We are looking for folks who are comfortable helping manage conversation flow and reminding the group of community standards if appropriate. Structure and discussion questions are available here. Facilitators are invited for a check-in at 11 a.m. on the just before the October 29 conversations and a debriefing on Friday, October 30, at 1 p.m.

Email oiedi@up.edu with questions, comments, or accommodation requests and check this link for updates. Finally, don’t forget to RSVP here!

 

Clark Library: Resources for Latinx Heritage Month

The Clark Library has a Latinx Heritage guide highlighting eBooks and streaming videos available through our collection, as well as related events hosted by DIP (Diversity & Inclusion Programs). Latinx Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, is dedicated to a celebration of Hispanic and Latinx Americans’ heritage and culture, and to recognizing the contributions they have made to the United States.

For more information contact the library at x7111 or library@up.edu.

International Education, Diversity & Inclusion Workshops, Trainings

The Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion (with diversity and inclusion programs) will offer free DEI workshops and trainings for students (Racial Healing, Identity/Bias, LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, etc.) this semester. To sign up and see what will be offered please use this link. While many of the workshops are currently open only to QTBIPOC student leaders and student workers, any QTBIPOC student is invited to attend Resiliency and Restoration: Collectively Healing from Our Racialized Experiences and can RSVP via Engage.

For more information contact Rebecca Seibert, International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion, at x7838 or seibert@up.edu.

Meaningful Peer-to-Peer Conversations About Race: July 30

The Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion is excited to invite faculty and staff to join us on Thursday, July 30 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. as we engage in meaningful peer-to-peer conversations about race. We will host three conversations for you to choose from on the following works, please read or watch one of the materials below in preparation for the conversations:

You will need to RSVP to these conversations Monday, July 27 so that we can assign you to a group. 

We are also seeking facilitators for these discussions. Facilitators are not trainers. These are peer-to-peer conversations. We are looking for facilitators who are comfortable helping manage conversation flow and reminding the group of community standards if appropriate. Structure and discussion questions are available here. 

If you have a discussion or affinity group already established or would like to have a conversation as an office unit, please share with us what you are doing and let us know if you would like us to help you invite others or if we can help with logistics.  

Email oiedi@up.edu with questions, comments, or accommodation requests and check this link for updates. Finally, don’t forget to RSVP here.

 

MLK Day Celebration, Jan. 20: A “Day On” at UP

In 2020 the University of Portland will mark national Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a “day on,” not a day off, according to Yuri Hernández Osorio, student activities. As the University community celebrates the legacy of Dr. King, there will be opportunities to engage in events throughout the day and ways to serve the community in the local neighborhood and beyond. The latest information is available at this link.

Keynote speaker Walidah Imarisha will share with participants from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium. The Brian Doyle Auditorium will serve as an overflow space as well. Childcare will be provided.

The event is free and open to the public, although tickets are required to manage seating. Please RSVP and sign up here by Wednesday, January 15.