Implicit Bias

SQUASH the Biases Series is a collection of events planned for the 2018-2019 academic year aimed at encouraging the Information and Computer Sciences and Engineering communities to “Start Questioning Us About Stereotypes Held.” This Unconscious and Implicit Bias Awareness Performance is the first event of the SQUASH the Biases Series sponsored by UCI Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and the Office of Access and Inclusion.

The first event will be held on Wednesday October 3. Further information and registration can be found here.

Unconscious and Implicit Bias Awareness Performance
Wednesday, October 3rd
Calit2 Auditorium (Building 325 on UCI campus map)

12-1 PM: Graduate Student Session
2-3 PM: Faculty Session
3-4 PM: SQUASH the Bias Kickoff Reception for All Attendees

Orange County Diversity Council | Unconscious Bias
September 20, 8:30am – 11:00am – UCI
RSVP here

Libraries’ Diversity Team | Lunchtime Conversations
September 20, 12-1pm – LL-110

Join your colleagues for a casual discussion on this article – https://www.vox.com/2017/9/11/16270316/college-mobility-culture – shared by our colleague, Annette Buckley. Feel free to bring your lunch. This will be an unstructured conversation, just try to read the article before you come and we will see where the conversation takes us.

Libraries’ Diversity Team | Implicit Bias in the Workplace
September 21, 1:30 – 3:00 pm – LL-570 (Laudati Conference Room)

Featured guest speakers will be Dr. Negar Shekarabi, Coordinator of Faculty & Staff Mental Health Care and Respondent Services, and Raid Faraj, Senior Investigator/Diversity Educator Equal Opportunity & Diversity. Building on the Diversity Team’s introductory discussion on August 16 focusing on the implicit bias self-awareness tests, this workshop will focus on how implicit bias may impact our work in the Libraries in areas such as recruitment, teamwork, and service to our users. The workshop will help us understand what implicit bias is, how it can affect our organization, and what strategies we can take to minimize its influence. All employees are encouraged to attend, especially those who will be participating on search committees for librarians or staff.

~ Sheree

Squash the Biases series in the Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

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