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Panel: How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted women and communities of color

March 26, 2021 by Strategic Communication

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Join a presentation from the MCHHS diversity, equity and inclusion council on Zoom at 3:30 p.m. March 26.

The panel will discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally affected women and communities of color. They will also provide resources to combat these disparities.

Register

Zoom Meeting ID: 948 4263 9049

Panelists include:

  • Dr. Chris Craig, deputy provost
  • Dola Flake, diversity transition and support coordinator, Bears L.E.A.D.
  • Denise Lofton, interim assistant director, human resources-benefits
  • Dr. Shurita Thomas-Tate, assistant professor, communication sciences and disorders
  • Dr. Eunice Gititu, physician medical staff, Magers Health and Wellness Center 

Filed Under: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, MCHHS Events Tagged With: COVID-19, diversity

MCHHS forms student diversity council

January 11, 2021 by Strategic Communication

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Before the start of the 2020-21 school year, the McQueary College of Health and Human Services (MCHHS) at Missouri State University established new diversity and inclusion initiatives.  

One such initiative was the formation of a student diversity council, representing MCHHS student voices and concerns. It is now officially up and running.  

“A lot of what we’ve done in the past regarding diversity and inclusion has been faculty and staff driven, with little input from the students” said Dr. Ashley Payne, assistant professor of psychology and faculty advisor for the student council.  

Read more about the faculty council 

“The formation of this council encourages students to voice their concerns, which then helps the faculty council implement necessary changes.”  

Student council mission 

The student diversity council has two ideas that drive its work:  

  • Everyone is an individual with value. 
  • The council exists to drive solutions.  

“We can sit and discuss things for hours, but unless we come up with solutions, we aren’t promoting real change,” said Carsten Warner, co-chair of the student council.  

Since the council is newly formed, the group of about 20 students is still in the process of determining specific functions. But it has some ideas.  

The council is working with the office for institutional equity and compliance to create a forum for students to express concerns. The plan is for both the equity office and the student council to monitor the forum and act when a student voices a concern.  

 It also wants to host community town hall discussions, contribute to GEP diversity curriculum and help implement diversity training and education in MCHHS departments without it.  

“Curriculum changes take time,” Payne said. “But it’s something we’re striving for and that we think is important across the college.”  

Forming the council and looking forward 

The leaders of each MCHHS department nominated the students on the council, in an effort to have representation from every department in the college.  

Warner and Derek Rowe volunteered to serve as co-chairs.  

“After we pulled together the nominations, the students took charge,” Payne said. “We wanted them to be the driving force behind everything the council does.”  

Warner and Rowe come from opposite backgrounds when it comes to diversity. Rowe grew up in diverse California. Warner grew up in a small town where most people looked the same and had similar experiences.  

But their convictions to celebrate and encourage diversity are the same.  

“I know what it looks like when diverse opinions and experiences aren’t taken into account, and I want to make sure that doesn’t happen here,” Warner said.  

The council also believes it can implement lasting change in the college, which it hopes will promote diversity in the healthcare industry as a whole.  

“Bias and stereotyping in the healthcare industry can affect the way a person receives treatment,” Rowe said. “People in healthcare hold others’ lives in their hands, so the need for diversity training and education at the ground level is that much more important.” 

Filed Under: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, MCHHS News Tagged With: Ashley Payne, Carsten Warner, Derek Rowe, diversity, MCHHS

Diversity and inclusion: A top priority 

September 17, 2020 by Web Strategy and Development

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At Missouri State University, our three-pillared Public Affairs Mission drives everything we do.  

Ethical leadership. Cultural competence. Community engagement. These are the foundations for each program, event, lesson, discussion and initiative at the university. 

Recently, the need for cultural competence has come to center stage, and we know there is always work to be done to be a more inclusive and supportive institution. 

In the McQueary College of Health and Human Services, we developed a comprehensive list of initiatives to ensure we are doing whatever we can to provide supportive and inclusive instruction within the college.  

MCHHS Initiatives 

  • Host MCHHS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series. 
  • Mandate Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council representation at every MCHHS leadership meeting. 
  • Establish a Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council.  
  • Seek faculty-wide training related to diversity and inclusion in healthcare. 
  • Expand inclusion in classroom instruction. 
  • Utilize best practices in accessibility, diversity and cultural competence in reviewing teaching materials for all classes. 
  • Update and modify many courses to include a diversity and inclusion component. 

View all initiatives

Campus resources 

MSU aims to provide resources for every student to feel supported at every step of their college journey. Here are some good places to start:  

  • Multicultural resource center. 
  • Bias response team. 
  • Disability resource center. 
  • Office of student conduct. 
  • Title IX resources. 

Filed Under: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Tagged With: bias response team, disability resource center, diversity, equity, inclusion, multicultural resource center, office of student conduct, Title IX

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