Events, Trainings, & Resources
Events
American Textures: Film screening and discussion of race relations, sponsored by School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution. http://las.gmu.edu/events/5920?_ga=1.40598497.217310791.1422456495
Wednesday, April 13th, 6-8 pm, Merten Hall Rm 1201
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September | Hispanic Heritage Month |
September | Suicide Prevention Month |
October | ADHD Awareness month |
October | Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
October | Turn Off the Violence Week |
October | Diwali/Deepavali Festival of Lights |
November | Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month |
November | Transgender Awareness Month and Trangender Day of Remembrance |
December | World AIDS Day |
SPRING | |
January | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Recognition and Celebration |
February | Black History Month |
March | Greek Week |
March | Women's History Month |
March | Pride Week |
March | World Down Syndrome Day |
April | Asian Pacific American Heritage Month |
April | Autism Awareness Month |
April | International Week |
April | Islam Awareness Week |
Trainings
- Dialogue and Difference engages students, faculty, staff, and the community in dialogues to discuss current controversial social and political issues.
- Diversity and Inclusion: Understanding and Sharing Our Experiences to Help Build an Inclusive Community, Contact: Dr. Elavie Ndura, Presidential Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion, and Professor of Education
- Emerge is a one-day training that prepares members of the Mason community to respond to survivors of sexual and relationship violence and to create a network of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to supporting survivors.
- Inclusive Excellence Learning Community Professional Development
- Mason CARES (Campus Awareness, Referral, and Education for Suicide Prevention) is designed to train faculty and staff in how to respond to students who may be experiencing distress and suicidal thoughts, guiding them to seeking appropriate assistance.
- Mason Military Alliance Program is designed to increase faculty and staff awareness and understanding of veterans and active duty students as they return to the classroom during and after military service.
- ODIME offerings
- Training and Presentations (including Creating Community; Beyond Diversity; Leadership Development; Identity Development; Systemic Oppression Frameworks)
- Safe Zone Training
- Undocu Ally Training
Resources
AAC&U Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence
Bias Incident Reporting Process
Campus Climate Committee, Contact: Dr. Dennis Webster, Coordinator
Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence
- Student Support Resources on Campus
- Strategies for Teaching a Global Student Community
Compliance, Diversity and Ethics (CDE)
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Diversity Research Group, Contact: Dr. Eden King, Department of Psychology
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ) Resources
Office of Disability Services (ODS)
Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Excellence (ODIME)
Wellness, Alcohol, and Violence Education and Services
Women and Gender Studies Center