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Collaboration for Equity

12:30, Venable Gym

Our afternoon session will consist of small group conversations around belonging and equity at MCLA. Together with other members of the MCLA faculty and staff, you will consider the following questions:

Discover: Tell us about a time when you experienced an unconditional sense of belonging. What was that like for you? What themes do you notice across your individual experiences of belonging?

Dream: Authentic racial equity means that the distribution of resources and opportunities is neither determined by nor predicted by race, racial bias or racial ideology. What would it look like for all people at MCLA - including faculty, staff, and students of all cultures and identities - to experience authentic racial equity? Think specifically about what this would look like in your division/department as well as at the college as a whole. For example: what would interactions be like, how would resources be allocated, how would communication (both sharing information AND listening to needs) work, what opportunities would be available and how?

Design: How do we get from where we are now to this vision of racial equity? What culture do we need to foster in order to reach this vision? What do you need personally and what do we all need - departmentally and institutionally - to actualize racial equity? Consider resources, training, and systems among other needs.

Destiny: What’s next for you? What are concrete steps that you will take to move us toward our vision of racial equity? This might include individual work, advocating for needed resources, collaborating with colleagues, learning more about the experiences and needs of colleagues and students, etc.

Each table will have a notetaker who will capture their group's ideas about vision, needs, and next steps.