Morning Sessions

The ABC’s and Purpose of 'We'

Join Michael Vendiola in this highly interactive workshop to examine issues of identity, community and leadership. Only attend if you plan to participate, have fun, and challenge yourself to do stuff! This workshop is inspired by Beverly Daniel Tatum.

Let’s Talk About Race

This workshop is a condensed version of a 16-hour workshop based on the principles and materials from Courageous Conversations About Race by Glenn Singleton and Curtis Linton (Corwin Press). Mr. Singleton has consulted at Bellevue Community College for the past six years. We use tools that engage participants to consider their own racial identity development and how it plays a role in their teaching and learning experience. Through statistics, video clips, racial identity exercises, participants' own racial experiences, group discussion and presenters' own racial autobiographies, this workshop offers a fun, insightful way to self-discovery and understanding the impact race has on our lives.

Campus Equity Through Leadership Programs

This session will discuss how understanding and engaging in campus programs focused on developing women leaders can create campus equity. Women continue to have low representation on corporate boards and public executive offices. Equity programs can improve women’s representation starting at college years.

Not Over-Represented: Strategies and Considerations Unique to Recruiting and Retaining Asian American and Pacific Islander Students

The Asian American & Pacific Islander population (API) is not over-represented in higher education. This broad designation is made up of many diverse cultures that differ in background, socio-economic status, and educational attainment. Participants will be introduced to factors that influence the recruitment of API students, a brief overview of API populations, and examples of best practices for retaining students.

Putting Diversity into Action: Multicultural Leadership Institute

The Multicultural Leadership Institute is a social justice training program for students to learn and acquire multicultural competency. This year the program won the Voice of Inclusion Medallion, a national award from the American College Personnel Association, for Exemplary Program. Participants will learn how to get one started on their campus.

Afternoon Sessions

Multicultural M&M's & TLC

This workshop will feature effective communication strategies with our multiethnic millennial generation of culturally diverse students. This workshop will also cover the following:

• How to incorporate modern media and music’s influence into projects and programming
• How to build effective working relationships using TLC (Technology, Logistics, and Communities) that are global
• How to mentor and work with Generation X & Y

Teaching and Learning with Case Studies

We have been writing and teaching case studies focusing on Native American people. This has been transformational with our students and has provided an important bridge to the community. Participants will participate in a case and receive an introduction to our case collection. We will brainstorm how this approach could be used in other communities.

Achieve Your Dream – Take Charge of Your Career

Navigating the world of work is difficult without a viable plan. Participants will receive practical advice on how to succeed in the world of work. Invaluable advice on how to develop a personal career brand, the relationship between personality and job success and the necessary skills for managing an effective job search will be presented.

Building Allies Through Dialogue: Everett CC’s Diversity Teaching and Learning Lab

Learn about one college’s experience in a year-long teaching lab about diversity and how this can be replicated at other colleges.

Undocumented Students: What We Should Know

HB 1079 allows undocumented students to attend college for in-state tuition. These students are still faced with a number of obstacles unlike any other students on campus. In addition, this legislation has unique implications for institutions as well. This workshop will identify some of those issues and concerns and help faculty and staff develop strategies to address them.