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Kenya Rutland
Public Service Executive Leadership Collaborative: Disrupting Bias and Responding to Microaggressions
With Kenya Rutland, Principal, KJR Consulting
Friday, September 17, 2021 This workshop is postponed until November 2021. More info to be announced.
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hartford Times Building, Room 219
About the Event
At any given moment our brains are receiving 11 million pieces of information. Yet, we can only consciously process about 40 of those pieces. To make sense of the rest, we rely on our subconscious to filter information. Our brain does this using generalizations, beliefs, and stereotypes. This approach to processing information and making decisions can lead to biases we may not be even aware of. These unconscious biases are normal and in many cases they are useful. However, they can cause people to overlook great ideas and ignore an individual’s potential. They can also result in microaggressions. Microaggressions are everyday slights, indignities, put-downs, and insults that demean or offend others. They are often fueled by our unconscious bias, which means we may not even be aware of them and how they lead to exclusionary behavior.
During this workshop, you will:
- Decode unconscious biases by discussing the impacts of our thinking and decision making;
- Learn about the neurological roots of unconscious bias and how it systematically influences our thoughts, perceptions, interactions, and decisions;
- Discover the impact on biases and microaggressions in the workplace;
- Develop skills for recognizing unconscious biases and microaggressions when they appear and learn to apply strategies for intentionally managing and addressing them more effectively; and
- Create a personal and meaningful personal accountability plan for managing moments of bias and addressing microaggressions when they occur.
Chen Ji
Penalty or Reward? The Role of Competing Institutional Logics in Social Investor Support for Social Enterprises
With Chen Ji, PhD Candidate, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
September 20, 2021
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Live Virtual Event
About the Event
Hartford Campus
Youth Car Theft in CT: Trends and Steps to Improve Public Safety
With Lyle Wray, Mohamad Alkadry, Kelan Lyons, Ken Barone, Vernon Riddick, Toni Walker, Saud Anwar, Erin Stewart, and Craig Fishbein.
September 23, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Live Virtual Event
About the Event
Over the past years there has been considerable media attention paid to youth car thefts in a number of parts of the state. This webinar is directed at establishing the facts of the situation and possible next steps to address the issue.
Welcome remarks will be delivered by Lyle Wray and Mohamad Alkadry. Kelan Lyons will serve as moderator for the event and Ken Barone will serve as presenter. Panelists include Vernon Riddick, Toni Walker, Saud Anwar, Erin Stewart, and Craig Fishbein.
UConn Fall 2021 Career Fair
Come visit the Department of Public Policy at the UConn Career Fair!
September 28, 2021
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
via Handshake
Providence College
UConn Fall 2021 Career Fair
Come visit the Department of Public Policy at the Providence College: Fall 2021 Career Expo!
September 30, 2021
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
via Handshake