"Exposing Hidden Bias"

This session is being offered as part of the Staff Development Center's Cross-Campus Collaboration (CCC) with Systemwide Learning & Development. For questions, assistance with registering, or accommodation requests, please email staffdevelopmentcenter@csusb.edu or call x73125.

About "Exposing Hidden Bias":
Join us for an important discussion that brings attention to the unconscious biases we all possess and provides some strategies for overcoming its impact in our work and relationships. Come learn about diversity & inclusion, how to recognize areas where unconscious bias may surface, identify strategies for avoiding bias, and learn of resources available for additional learning and involvement. 

This workshop is for those interested in building awareness of unconscious bias, or looking for a refresher.  During the workshop, we will engage with each other in sharing thoughts, perspectives, and ideas utilizing a variety of zoom tools such as unmute, hand raising, chat field, and breakout rooms.  As such, if able, you are encouraged to turn on your video to connect. 

Optional Prework -  In order to prepare for some rich conversation, we invite you to participate in the following:

• View the following video from Scientific American Frontiers:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nj-MjBc-xQ
• Complete the Race Implicit Association Test (IAT), and in addition, select one of the following: Gender-Career, Disability, Skin-tone, Age or Weight.  The implicit Association Tests are available at:  https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
• Read the Roots of Implicit Bias article from New York Times:  http://nyti.ms/2h6GBNY
• For information about your workshop facilitator, Lanaya Gaberel, please visit the LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanaya-gaberel-001/

Hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

About CCC:
Many classes that were formerly in-person are now offered virtually. This gives us a unique opportunity to extend campus classes beyond campus borders and offer a new way to share professional development across the CSU!

The following campuses have volunteered to participate in a cross-campus collaboration and offer classes exclusively to other participating campuses:
Bakersfield, Chancellor’s Office, Channel Islands, Chico, East Bay, Fresno, Humboldt, Long Beach, Northridge, Pomona, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos and Stanislaus