Published: Feb. 16, 2021

The summit is scheduled on Friday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Staff members in the College of Arts and Sciences can participate in presentations about diversity and inclusion, "tactical upskilling," professional development, and wellness, among other topics, in the first staff summit.

The summit is scheduled on Friday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All members of the college鈥檚 staff are welcome to attend. Registration is required.

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Friday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Keynote speakers for the event are Dyonne Bergeron, assistant vice chancellor for inclusion and student achievement at the Center for Inclusion and Social Change, and Stefanie K. Johnson, associate professor and academic director at the Center for Leadership, Leeds School of Business.

Bergeron will speak on 鈥淭he Power of You: Achieving the In-Betweens,鈥 and Johnson will give a presentation titled 鈥淚NCLUSIFY: From Unconscious Bias to Consciously Inclusive.鈥 The first 100 staff members to register will receive a free copy of her book by the same title.

The staff summit is an outgrowth of the college鈥檚 Be Heard initiative and its commitment to employee development and engagement.The Be SEEN: Staff Training and Mentoring working group is committed to providing staff greater accessibility to connect and network by investing in professional development opportunities such as this virtual summit.听

The summit is co-sponsored by the Center for Leadership. A full agenda is at below. For questions, please contact听碍补谤别苍听贬补飞濒别测听辞谤听Shelly Hammonds.

First Annual Staff Summit Agenda

9 a.m. 鈥 9:15 a.m.听Welcome and Opening Remarks 鈥 Dean White听

9:15 a.m. 鈥 10 a.m.听听 听Keynote Presentation

The Power of You: Achieving the In-Betweens

Dyonne Bergeron, assistant vice chancellor for inclusion and student achievement; Center for Inclusion and Social Change

10 a.m. 鈥 10:05 a.m. Break

10 a.m. 鈥 10:50 a.m.听 Breakout Session 1 鈥 Tactical听

Session A

Panel Discussion: How to host successful Virtual Events听

  • Kylee Thomas, events & outreach, Office of the Chancellor听

  • Linda Park, program manager, Jewish Studies

  • , program director, Center of the American West听

  • , marketing & communication specialist, Center of the American West

Session B

Demonstration of听 SharePoint collaboration tool

  • Tim Crean, senior message & collaboration administrator, OIT

  • Haruko Greeson, department manager, political science

10:50 a.m.鈥10:55 a.m.听听 听Break

10:55 a.m.鈥11:40 a.m.听听 听Breakout Session 2 鈥 Professional Development

Session A

Crafting your Professional Narrative: Harnessing the Power of Storytelling to Support Positive Change

Erin Cunningham Ritter, director of employee engagement, College of Arts & Sciences

Session B

Next Level Communication: Empathic Listening

Lauren Harris, MS, CPTM, training and development manager

11:40 a.m.鈥12:15 p.m.听听 听Lunch Break

12:15 p.m.鈥1 p.m.听听 听Breakout Session 3 鈥 Wellness听

Session A

Unraveling the Desk for Healthy Back, Hips, Knees, Shoulders

, MS, ATC, founder, Restoration Fitness

Session B

Emotional Wellness and Gen Z

Jennifer McDuffie, associate vice chancellor of health and wellness

1 p.m..鈥1:05 p.m.听听 听Break

1:05 p.m.鈥2 p.m.听听 听Closing Keynote Co-Sponsored by the CU Leadership Center

INCLUSIFY: From Unconscious Bias to Consciously Inclusive听听听

Stefanie K. Johnson, associate professor and academic director, Center for Leadership, Leeds School of Business听


We will work with ADA Compliance to attempt to fulfill any disability requests for ASL interpreting and/or real-time captioning for these events. If you need these services, please contact Shelly Hammonds at听Shelly.Hammonds@colorado.edu.

For all other questions, please contact听碍补谤别苍听贬补飞濒别测听辞谤听Shelly Hammonds.