April 2024

Neurodiversity-affirming Reflections and Approaches to Supporting Student Mental Health 

Presenter: Meng-Chuan Lai, MD, PhD,  Associate Professor and Co-Chair, Advisory Council for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigeneity and Accessibility in Clinical Care in the Department of Psychiatry, and Graduate Faculty at the Institute of Medical Science and Department of Psychology, University of Toronto.

• Wednesday, April 24, 2024  2:30 PM - 4:00 PM  Regis Room, Richard E. Winter '42 Student Center 

This session will center the voices of neurodiverse students along with research findings to increase awareness of neurodiversity and its implications in post-secondary educational contexts, with a focus on how educational institutions can develop initiatives to support student mental health considering neurodiversity.

View video HERE

Slide Presentation HERE

Article: Mental health challenges faced by autistic people by Meng-Chuan Lai  HERE

March 2023

Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace

Presenter: Mary Braun, Employment Manager, Canisius College 

• Monday, March 20, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. in Grupp

This workshop will discuss how cisgender Canisius faculty and staff can best support their transgender colleagues, as well as provide some basic background information on gender identity. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend and learn how to foster a better work environment for all employees.  Hosted by The Office of Diversity and Inclusion in partnership with The Office of Human Resources.

Workshop slides available here.

November 2022

Real Talk About Race 

Presenters: Robin DiAngelo – Renowned author of the book that has changed the game: White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism  & Nanette D. Massey – East Buffalo resident and facilitator of the workshop “Moving BEYOND ‘White Fragility’: Honest And Effective Conversations About Race”

• Saturday,  November 5, 2022, 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Montante Cultural Center

Canisius College students, staff, and faculty admitted at no charge with campus ID.

Working with All Our Relations – A Journey towards Exploration & Understanding Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion from an Indigenous Cultural Perspective

Presenter: Pete Hill, Special Initiatives Director, Native American Community Services

• Workshop I - Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m., Student Center Regis Room

               Topics to be covered:

• • •  Cultural Grounding
    •  Cultural Humility, Sensitivity Awareness Competence - What Does This All Mean? 
    •  Expanding Trauma-Informed Care to Recognize Residual Impacts of Historical Traumas
    • Understanding Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for All Our Relations
    • Creating a Path Forward
•  Workshop II-Thursday, February 16, 2023,  2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Student Center Grupp Fireside Lounge 

Topics to be covered:

• • • Cultural Grounding
    • Review of Session One & Relevant Updates
    • Dealing with Residual Impacts of Unresolved Historical Traumas
    • Indigenous & Community-Based Perspectives for Respecting All Our Relations
    • Efforts towards Healing & Wellness from a Native Perspective
    • What Are Our Next Steps for Our Journeys?

October 2022

Cultivating A Practice of Equity Mindedness

Presenter: Angell Howard, Associate Director of Professional Development, Illinois State University &

Owner, Necessary Change Consulting

• Tuesday, October 25, 2022,  3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., SH 063-Women's Business Center Classroom

Workshop slides available here.

March 2022

Imposter Syndrome: The Fear of Being a Fraud - ZOOM Event Registration  

Presented by Annmarie Caño, Phd, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Gonzaga University

•   Friday, March 11, 2022, 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m.

 January 2022

There Is Room Teaching Retreat (as part of Faculty Development Week)

Presenters:  Neal Powless, BS, MS, a member of the Onondaga Nation Eel Clan of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy &  Michelle Schenandoah, JD, LL.M., MS, a traditional member of the Oneida Nation Wolf Clan of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy

• Tuesday, January 11, 2022

November 2021

Witness to Injustice/KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Presenters:  Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON) and Facilitators from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy

• Monday, November 29, 2021

October 2021

LGBTQ+ 101 & Effective Ally-ship  

Presenter: Emily Bystrak, MPH, Engagement and Education Coordinator for the Pride Center of WNY 

• Wednesday, October 27, 2021 

Educational materials from the workshop available here

Cultural Competency Training from PCWNY

March 2021

A Call to Conversion: Eliminating Anti-Blackness as  Jesuit Catholic University

Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi, PhD, Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer at the University of San Francisco (USF) 

• Wednesday, March 10, 2021 

January 2021

Addressing Racist Practices in Hiring: a social action theatre approach to introduce structurally inherent racist practices in hiring a social action

Impact Interactive  

• Thursday, January 14, 2021 

September 2020

Inclusive Conversations: Calling One Into A Conversation, Not Calling One Out

Presented by Sesha Yalamanchili, On the Mark, LLC.  

• Tuesday, September 22 
• Wednesday, September 23

October 2020

Microaggressions Are Not So Subtle:  The Verbal, Behavioral, and Environmental Indignities!

Presented by Isabelle Ortiz, Center for Cultural Engagement & Inclusion, California Lutheran University

Part I: Online Module 

Part II: Synchronous Zoom Workshop 

• Tuesday, October 6 
• Friday, October 9 

November 2019

Talk About, Think About & Act on Implicit Bias

Presented by Drs. Nathan Arbuckle, Assistant Professor & Jenn Lodi-Smith, Professor in the Department of Psychology

• Monday, November 11

Questions?

Contact Fatima Rodriguez Johnson, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion