OVPC special events, such as in-person all-staff trainings and DEI presentations will be listed here. For Communicators’ Forum, please see that section of the OVPC website.
DEI 2.0 OVPC Events
Special event at UMMA – Nov. 6, 2023
Individual DEI Activities
We know that sometimes it can be difficult to attend our scheduled events due to work obligations. Below are some activities that you can undertake at your desk or with smaller groups. Please use your DEI Journal to reflect on these and other DEI activities.
- Video: Complete Heritage Month Series – This channel showcases sets of videos from all heritage months, spotlighting “hidden figures” during recognized history months like Black History, LGBT+Pride, Native American Heritage, and more. The first video will provide insights into the history of the month. There are also seven spotlight videos featuring individual history-makers.
- Audio: Same Same Different – a podcast from Michigan Radio: A show about identity and how to survive “otherness” with our humanity and sanity intact.
- Video: Conversations Across Difference – a video series from the Ford School of Public Policy. (choose Conversations Across Difference from the SERIES dropdown)
- DEI Events Calendar – A central list of diversity, equity and inclusion-related events.
Expanding Horizons DEI 1.0 Series
These all-staff events will be scheduled periodically. They can include lectures, training, films, and other activities. We hope to see you at one of these events soon.
- Film: Me, The “Other” at the Michigan Theater – Sept. 20, 2019
- Expanding Horizons DEI series, Generations In the Workplace: Celebrating Difference! – May 13, 2019
- Spectrum Center Workshop: Inclusive Communication – March 14, 2019
Outdoor Exhibit
Get outside this summer, celebrate some art in a local park, and be a part of something grand. Learn more about the Embracing Our Differences Exhibit.
All-Staff meetings
- Winter 2020 – Jan 6, 2020
- Fall 2018 – October 22, 2018