Fall Anti-Bias Workshop Participants Announced

Kent State remains committed to being a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. The staffers listed below have been selected to participate in the Anti-Bias workshops in support of this commitment.

Participants are required to attend all five sessions and submit reflections for each session before receiving a $1,000 stipend. All sessions are synchronous and will be held virtually. All courses must be completed in the timeframe allotted. There will no make-up sessions.

Thanks to everyone for submitting an application for the Anti-Bias Workshops. Congratulations to those who were selected. The response was overwhelming. All participants will be uploaded into the registration system next week and will automatically receive email notifications on how to access the Zoom links (also listed below) and add reflections after each workshop.

Thank you for your commitment to make Kent State a more diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace.

Alfano

Anne

Outreach Program Officer

Admin Affairs & Graduate Education

Allen

Patrick

Outreach Program Mgr

Center for Corp & Prof Development

Allgood

Robert

Custodial Worker, RC

Dean, East Liverpool Campus

Barnett

Kara

Chemical Health & Safety Coord

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Beavers

John

IT User Support Analyst

Service Management

Bisoyi

Hari Krishna

Sr Chemist

Adv Materials & Liquid Crystal Inst

Bowser

Leslie

Sr Global Programs Advisor OGE

OGE Academic Relations

Casamento

Annette

Administrative Clerk

Fleet Services

Crawford

Scott

Asst Dir, Ctr Adlt & Vet Svcs

Center for Adult & Veteran Services

Crites

Melissa

Sr Advisor I

Dean, Tuscarawas Campus

Daczko-Krestan

Nancy

Special Assistant

Center for Teaching and Learning

Danes

Lin

Dir, Web Svcs & Interact Media

UCM Operations

DiSpina

Christine

Sr Business Systems Analyst

Process Evaluation and Improvement

Ede

Nathan

Groundskeeper, RC

Dean, Stark Campus

Fitt

Traci

Administrative Clerk

Dean CAE

Fuciu

Beth

Assoc Dir, Philanthropy RC

Reg Campuses and Special Programs

Garrett

Meredith

Coord, Parking Svc Sys & Tech

Parking Services

George

Yvonne

Academic Program Dir

Dean, Ashtabula Campus

Gonzalez De Reid

Marilyn

Personnel Assistant

Provost's Office

Greer

Jennifer

Academic Advisor II

Dean, Tuscarawas Campus

Greicius

Sara

Sr Intl Admissions Counselor

OGE International Admissions

Guinn

Monica

HR Training Coord

Training and Development

Haas

David

Interim Area Coordinator

Residence Services Communities

Hale

Victoria

Administrative Clerk

Psychology

Hamilton

Julie

Custodial Worker

Custodial Services

Hamon

Crystal

Administrative Assistant

Dean of Students

Hood

Theresa

Custodial Worker

Custodial Services

Krippel

Megan

Dir II, Enrl Mgt, Stu Svc, Adv

Student Services Administration

Litz

Jenna

Maintenance Repair Worker, RC

Dean, Geauga Campus

Marchand

Alicia

Applications Support Analyst

Process Evaluation and Improvement

Marcum

Patti

Exam & Office Coord, SAS

Student Accessibility Services

McCoy

Melissa

Administrative Clerk

Fashion Design & Merchandising

McQueen

Suzette

Exec Sr Assoc Athletic Directo

ICA-Admin & Gen

Messmore

Tabitha

Asst Dir, LaunchNET

LaunchNET

Michael McLaughlin

Erin

Academic Program Coord

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Nowicki

Adam

Parking Facilities Attendant

Parking Services

Petwal

Dev

Enroll Svcs Data Analyst

Enrollment Mgmt Oper & Admin

Reynolds

Cynthia

Custodial Worker

Custodial Services

Reynolds

Kyle

Dir, Graduate Student Services

Graduate Studies

Rodhe

Karen

Administrative Clerk

Fashion Design & Merchandising

Schuckert

David

Painter

University Facilities Management

Shafer

Rachel

Housekeeping Supervisor

Custodial Services

Shefchuk

Nancy

Police Lieutenant

Police Department

Smith

Ron

Sr Training & Dev Spec

Training and Development

Stuczynski

Sheryl

Custodial Worker

Custodial Services

Syvanych

Katie

Assoc Dir, CSI

Center for Student Involvement

Teamer

Monica

Admin Ops & Accred Coord, CPM

CPM Academic Administration

Tipton

Benjamin

Exec Dir, Foundation Relations

Foundation Relations

Vrancich

Paula

Administrative Clerk

OGE Int'l Student & Scholar Svcs

Watson Karen Dir., Employee/Labor Relations Division of Human Resources

Woodin

Morgan

Admissions Counselor

Dean, Ashtabula Campus

2021 Fall Workshop Schedule:

Session 1: Working Toward Equity?
Tuesday, September 21, 10 a.m. - noon

Session 2: Recognizing Bias & Addressing Microaggressions
Tuesday, October 5, 10 a.m. - noon

Session 3: Understanding Race, Racism and Anti-Racism
Tuesday, October 19, 10 a.m. - noon

Session 4: Safe Space Ally Training
Tuesday, November 9, 10 a.m. - noon

Session 5: Creating an Inclusive Workplace
Wednesday, December 8, 10 a.m. - noon.

2021 SUMMER WORKSHOP PAY SCHEDULE

Pay dates for the spring workshops are still being finalized. Please check the Anti-bias Workshop Updates website for updates.

Selected participants can contact Training and Development at hrd@kent.edu, or the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at diversity@kent.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

POSTED: Monday, September 13, 2021 10:12 AM
Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 03:58 PM