Title

Diversity Speaker Series: Dr. Adrienne Coleman and Dr. Amber Pareja

Authors

Adrienne Coleman, Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyFollow
Amber Stitziel Pareja, Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyFollow

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Speaker Bio

Come hear more about the progress of IMSA’s board approved Diversity Plan

• Held a Diversifying STEM Think Tank in which 75 STEM Professionals/Educators, Community Organizers, Diversity Officers and students discussed strategies to address the racial and gender inequities that exist in the STEM education to career pipeline
• Implemented Diversity Speaker Series that consisted of four trainings on the following topics: LGBTQIA+ Allyship, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Gifted Students, Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Environment, and Gender Bias Under the Microscope
• Conducted a Student Diversity Climate Assessment in the Residence Halls examining the issues of race, sexual orientation, sex and gender/gender identity,completed by 577 /630 students
• Facilitated 2 panel discussions which took an intricate look at “American” Culture and the “American” Education System, done in collaboration with the IRC, English Department, Social Science Department, and Human Resources
• Developed an interdisciplinary African-American culture course that will be taught by both English and Social Science faculty Academic Year 2017-18
• Conducted Diversifying IMSA focus groups with faculty/staff to discuss strategies to recruit diverse talent
• Developed Bias Incident statement for Student Handbook
• Piloted Identity Advocate Program designed for faculty/staff to better support LGBTQIA+ students
• Entered into a partnership with University of Wisconsin-Madison to research the state of Implicit Bias at IMSA and develop interventions.

Publication Date

11-28-2017

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Education | Gender Equity in Education

Recommended Citation

Coleman, Adrienne and Pareja, Amber Stitziel, "Diversity Speaker Series: Dr. Adrienne Coleman and Dr. Amber Pareja" (2017). Speaker Series. 2.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/dei_speakers/2