Puerto Rico: The Reality of “Paradise”

Puerto Rico: The Reality of “Paradise”
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, 12-1 p.m.

Selby Hall (Plant Pathology) Room 203, Wooster
Or steam live at: https://osu-cfaes.zoom.us/j/6056911066
Or watch later via www.go.osu.edu/WoosterInternational

Cost: Free
Details:  Light lunch provided, space limited
Meal starts at noon.
Presentation starts at 12:15 p.m.

Rsvp at owens.1132@osu.edu by Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Marlia Bosques Martínez: B.S. in Crop Protection from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Pursuing a master’s degree in Plant Pathology at Ohio State under the guidance of Dr. Chris Taylor and Dr. Sally Miller. Her research focuses on studying root-knot nematode diversity, yield loss, and biocontrol management on tomatoes.

Noelymar González: B.S. in Agronomy from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Pursuing a master’s degree in Soil Science at Ohio State under the guidance of Dr. Steve Culman. Her research focuses on studying soil health in no-till soils.

Ana M. Vázquez Catoni:  B.S. in Biology and in Industrial Microbiology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Pursuing a master’s degree in Plant Pathology at Ohio State under the guidance of Dr. Soledad Benitez. Her research focuses on studying microbial diversity in tomato seedlings.

Puerto Rico Cultural Connections

A talk in the series Cultural Connections: “Where Culture Meets Agriculture”

Contact information: Jason Owens, International Coordinator at the Wooster Campus owens.1132@osu.edu,  (605) 691-1066

PRESENTED BY
THE WOOSTER CAMPUS DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

Ohio State Advocates & Allies for Equity

To help create a more equitable environment and advance the professional interests of women faculty and staff, the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences is hosting the Ohio State Advocates & Allies for Equity initiative on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Ag Admin 211. Lunch will be provided. Men and men-identified individuals are invited to become an OSU Ally for Equity for CFAES.

Advocates & Allies is designed to bring men further into the gender equity equation by building a cross-campus network of Allies who share an understanding of the effects of implicit bias and systematic privilege and to introduce specific practical actions to help them better support women and people of all genders at the university.

Your facilitation will be led by two Advocates men (ACEL Chair Tracy Kitchel and SENR Director Jeff Sharp) from within Ohio State and CFAES, who already have a substantial record of supporting gender equity.  They will guide your group through structured inquiry, discussion, and reflection to expose participants to ways of better identifying and behaving as Allies. In addition, the Advocates will share evidence-based knowledge, skills, and strategies to effect positive personal, departmental, and institutional change.

To register, RSVP no later than Friday, Nov. 16. The reservations are limited to the first 25 men. Due to the nature of the facilitation, Zoom will NOT be an option.

We look forward to building an equitable and inclusive campus with you as an Ally. General Questions? Contact Sara Childers, assistant director for The Women’s Place, at childers.23@osu.edu.

Click here for more information on the Advocates & Allies program.

CFAES Welcomes Leo Taylor

The CFAES Office of Equity and Inclusion is pleased to announce that Dr. Leo Taylor is working with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in CFAES. Dr. Taylor has a 50 percent appointment in the office and a 50 percent appointment as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Entomology.

Leo will be spear heading getting a Cultivating Change chapter started on our campus and providing professional development to faculty, staff, and students on the Columbus and Wooster Campuses. He started mid-September and has already connected to graduate students. He is collaborating with two OSU graduate students to form a peer-led support group for CFAES graduate students struggling with mental health issues. This group will begin meeting in October 2018.  Stay tuned for more on events and activities led by Dr. Taylor.

Dr. Leo Taylor is an entomologist whose research interest is the behavioral ecology of insects and spiders. He was born and raised in Muncie, IN and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology (’98) and master’s degree in biology (‘05) from Ball State University. In 2015, he received his PhD in entomology from Cornell University where he researched native lady beetle decline. After graduating from Cornell Leo taught biology courses at Ithaca College and held the position of Program Coordinator in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. Leo is passionate about equity and inclusion in academia, particularly issues facing women and LGBTQ individuals, people living with HIV and those struggling with the stigma associated with mental illness. His work with the transgender community includes founding and facilitating several peer-led support groups, serving as an advisor to the Cornell administration in their efforts to improve the experience of transgender students, and contributing to the development of the transgender health care program at the Cornell Health Center.

 

Inclusive Excellence Trainings

CFAES is hosting a series of Inclusive Excellence Trainings from October to May.

These one-hour trainings focus on best practices for ensuring all reasonable efforts to attract a diverse candidate pool for open staff or faculty positions. Participants will examine the role that implicit bias often plays in screening applicants.  Strategies for advertising and creating avenues for underrepresented applicants will be presented.

These trainings will be made available via Zoom.

To register for any of the upcoming training sessions, please visit:
Staff Hire Trainings – http://go.osu.edu/staffIEtraining
Faculty Hire Trainings – http://go.osu.edu/facultyIEtraining

Finding Joy in Diversity

Internationally acclaimed and nationally-known stand-up comic, humor educator, and motivational speaker Karen Williams visits Wooster campus to present her workshop, Finding Joy in Diversity!

Thursday, June 14
Research Services Room 130
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Light lunch and conversation at noon; presentation at 12:15 p.m.

Space is limited. RSVP required to Jason Owens.

Live stream is also available at https://osu-cfaes.zoom.us/j/6056911066

This workshop is designed to explore some of the barriers imposed by race, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and cultural differences. Discussions will focus on the use of appropriate humor to raise sensitivity, and to generate creative and positive action in our daily lives. With its accent on leadership training, this session will empower participants to appreciate differences, embrace similarities, and promote harmony and empowerment in our respective environments and communities.

Karen’s workshop clients include Parker-Hannifin, Aultman Hospital, Girl Scouts of America, Cleveland Clinic, Lubrizol, United States Department of Agriculture, twelve State Departments of Health, and colleges and universities across the country.

We hope that you will take advantage of this unique opportunity and join us for Finding Joy in Diversity!

Inclusive Excellence Trainings – Summer 2018

These one-hour trainings focus on best practices for ensuring all reasonable efforts to attract a diverse candidate pool for open staff or faculty positions. Participants will examine the role that implicit bias often plays in screening applicants.  Strategies for advertising and creating avenues for underrepresented applicants will be presented.

Over the summer, these trainings will be available via Zoom.

Staff hire training will be June 8 and Aug. 17. Click here to register for staff hire training.

Faculty hire training will be June 22 and Aug. 10. Click here to register for faculty hire training.

National Conference on Diversity, Race, and Learning

Remaining Vigilant: Creating & Flourishing with Diversity & Inclusion in a New Era
Monday and Tuesday, May 7 and 8, 2018
featuring Candi Castleberry Singleton, VP of Intersectionality, Culture and Diversity, Twitter

MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018 
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Diversity Training
The Ohio State University, Hale Hall, 154 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH
Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. returns as featured trainer along with other selected expert trainers

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Special Dinner w/Distinguished Keynote
Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive, Columbus, OH

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2018
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Ohio State University Fawcett Conference Center
2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH
Including: Morning Charge, Featured Keynote Address and 18 Dynamic Breakout Sessions

Click here for more information and to register.

National Land-Grant Diversity Conference

Intentional Connections: Education & Application in a World of Differences
February 14-16, 2018

Registration Cost:
$65    Pre-Conference  (Feb. 14)
$195    Conference  (Feb. 15-16)

About the Conference
The Conference is hosted by five land-grant universities from Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. It is designed for administrators, faculty, and staff from Cooperative Extension, research, and academic programs; private and public university representatives; K-12 educators; community outreach leaders; health and social services professionals; employers and supervisors; human resource staff; elected and appointed officials; and all others wanting to expand diversity efforts and increase cultural understanding in their communities and workplaces.
For additional information click here.

Seminar On Wheels
Brand NEW this Year – Travel by charter bus to sites throughout Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati that were important in the march to freedom during the time of underground railroad.  The tour features a visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati and includes a delicious four course meal at the famous Hofbräuhaus in Newport Kentucky.  Seminar limited to 45 participants.

Registration is open! (Early bird $195 special deadline is January 15.) Click here to register.

Pre-Conference: Join us a day early (Feb. 14) for a tour (transportation and lunch included) of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and other sites, plus a 4-course meal at the famous Hofbräuhaus. Only $65. Limited to 45 participants!

Keynote Address:  Karima Samadi and the Ohio State University Kirwan Institute. Hear Karima’s story (immigration, integration, and inclusion). Participate in a World Cafe discussion (personal reflection, storytelling), and civic engagement training.

Capnote Address: Jasmine Roberts, Ohio State University School of Communication, strategic communication lecturer and author of “Writing of Strategic Communication Industries,” an openly-licensed textbook and writing guide for those interested in the strategic communication field. Topic: Open Education: Accessible and Affordable, Unrestricted and Open for All.

International Banquet:  Thursday evening will feature unique dishes from four parts of the globe.  The hotel chef is a master at preparing a wide array of international dishes.

The goal of this diversity conference is to learn more about ourselves and others, to network, and to link resources to integrate diversity into programs, policies and practices for creating community well-being.

 

Inclusive Excellence Trainings

These one-hour trainings focus on best practices for ensuring all reasonable efforts to attract a diverse candidate pool for open staff or faculty positions. Participants will examine the role that implicit bias often plays in screening applicants.  Strategies for advertising and creating avenues for underrepresented applicants will be presented.

This trainings are available face to face in Columbus and via streaming in Wooster, as well as via Zoom. Click the links below to register for upcoming training sessions.

Click here to register for Staff Hire Trainings – January 12, February 8, March 8 and April 5

Click here to register for Faculty Hire Trainings – January 19, February 23, March 23 and April 19

Implicit Bias and Mitigation Strategies Training

The next Advising Development Series workshop will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.

Implicit Bias and Mitigation Strategies

Kathy Lechman, PhD, Director, Equity and Inclusion, will facilitate this training.

The Objective of Unconscious Bias Training: Everyone has unconscious biases. This is a natural fact of being human. To help participants identify and understand their biases and to provide them with practical strategies for using that understanding to improve their performance.

Please RSVP to Julie Miller at miller.4325@osu.edu to attend and also visit Project Implicit site to complete 3 to 5 of the tests prior to Nov. 14.

World Food Day – Oct. 16

Ohio State is hosting “World Food Day: Inspired by Local” on Monday, Oct. 16 from 1 – 3 p.m. in the North Residence Green Space, to bring attention to the local and sustainable food choices in the dining facilities.  Students will be able to sample food from 15 food suppliers including Gerber Chicken, Dannon, DNO Produce, Waterman Farms, and many others.

Food Day Poster 

Click here for more details on the event.

Free Webinars from National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity

The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences along with the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering are pleased to be co-sponsors of an institutional membership for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity.

The NCFDD is an on-line organization that provides accessible professional development for faculty, staff, and graduate students.  Anyone affiliated with our college can access the numerous free resources. These resources are part of our membership but you must register.  You can register here or by following the directions below.

Activating your membership

How to activate your institutionally sponsored NCFDD membership:

  1. Go to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity website
  2. Select the “Become a Member” tab and choose “Individual Membership”
  3. On the Individual Membership page, select “Click Here”
  4. On the “Select Your Member Type” page, select “Institutional Sub-Account”
  5. On the “Select a Username” page use your institution issued e-mail address in the Username box
  6. Complete the registration process
  7. You will receive a welcome e-mail at that e-mail address within 24 business hours confirming that your account is now active and you can begin fully using your new NCFDD membership

You will find the following resources on the site:

  • The Monday Motivator: weekly message to encourage your writing and research whether you are working on a dissertation, an article or a grant.
  • Access to the Core Curriculum: How to Thrive in the Academy webinars
  • FREE webinars-featuring guest experts including Building a Publishing Pipeline: Concrete Strategies for Increasing  Your Writing Productivity
  • FREE Multi-Week Courses (archived) including How to Navigate the Academic Job Market, Teaching in No Time: How to Prepare for a Stress-Free Semester, and How to Win an NIH Grant
  • The discussion forum, a place where you can network virtually with others
  • Members only library of webinars with downloads. Topical areas include Academic Publishing, Diversity, External Funding, Job Search Advice, Teaching, Writing and Research Productivity, Work-life Balance, Incivility on Campus, and How To  Be a Public Intellectual
  • The Faculty Success Program is a 12-week virtual boot-camp facilitated by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity that requires separate registration and payment
  • The Dissertation Success Program-also requires separate registration and payment
  • The 14-Day Writing Challenge

 

Inclusive Excellence Training Sessions Scheduled

CFAES Equity and Inclusion has scheduled the next round of Inclusive Excellence training for both staff hires and faculty hires.

These one-hour trainings focus on best practices for ensuring all reasonable efforts to attract a diverse candidate pool for open staff or faculty positions. Participants will examine the role that implicit bias often plays in screening applicants.  Strategies for advertising and creating avenues for underrepresented applicants will be presented.

This trainings are available face to face in Columbus and via streaming in Wooster, as well as via Zoom.

The below links provide a list of all the upcoming training dates for each session.

Staff Hire Trainings

Faculty Hire Trainings