Interactive ways for MCC to connect

• MCC eats  - share your favorite restaurants 

• MCC has fun - share your favorite entertainment venues and locations 

• MCC kids - share resources for parents and families (childcare, camps, family fun) 

• Time Management for Busy Researchers

UMN Associations and Affinity Groups

• American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), aises@umn.edu

• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)  - ABRCMS365 On Demand

• Black in Cancer (UK, US, and Canada)

• Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM), ostem@umn.edu 

• UMD: Duluth Faculty/Staff Associations, Commission on Equity, Race, and Ethnicity (UMN Duluth): The Commission on Equity Race & Ethnicity (CERE) works to create an equitable campus community for people of all racial, ethnic, and intersecting identities through education and institutional change at UMD.

• UMN Graduate School Email Lists (options listed below)

  • Affinity groups - first generation college students, graduate students with disabilities, domestic BIPOC, international graduate students

  • News, Information & Resources

  • Google groups for conversing with others with similar backgrounds (Asian, Black, First Gen, Disabled, International, Islander, Latinx, Native American, Parent, QTPOC)

• UMN: Faculty/Staff Associations from the Office for Equity & Diversity keeps an updated list of associations

  • College of Pharmacy Affinity Groups

UMN Resources, Webinars, Video Archives

Accessibility

• Office for Digital Accessibility (ODA) 7 Core Skills

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Office for Equity & Diversity Education Program, Office for Equity & Diversity, University of Minnesota

  • Equity Certificate Hosted Online (ECHO) 

  • Workshops

Disability and Accommodations

• Disability Resource Center disability.umn.edu - Resources and support for Students, Faculty & Instructors, Employees

Implicit Bias

• Implicit Association Test (IAT), Project Implicit, Tonya R. Moon, Ph.D. (aka "Harvard Implicit Association Test"), created by Tony Greenwald (see interview with Anderson Cooper)

• Blind spots: Challenge assumptions (PwC, Video 2 minutes 19 seconds) Blind Spots Series

Retention

• Including DEI in Your Retention Strategy (UMN), Patricia Izek, MEd

• The ABCs of Retention: Employee Recognition & Appreciation, Manager Support, Wellness, Workforce Resiliency, & Job Flexibility (ACCC 2023, 25 minutes) Tiffani Darling, Director, Office of Wellbeing Northwestern Medicine 

Leadership

• U of M Webinar: Lead Like An Ally, Patricia Izek, MEd, Professional Development at UMN October 21, 2021

• Women Leaders in Oncology: A Panel Discussion (AAAC, 2023, 1 hour 27 minutes) Moderator: Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, Executive Vice President, Texas Oncology; Panelists: Renea Duffin, MPA, Vice President, Cancer Support and Outreach; Kristen Kanipe, Vice President of Operations - South, Texas Oncology; Emily Toloukian, DO, President, Coastal Cancer Center; Kathryn Hudson, MD, Director of Survivorship, Texas Oncology; Christine Cha, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Carelon.

Student Groups and Support Services

• Center for American Indian and Minority Health (CAIMH)

• Circle of Indigenous Nations (COIN) 

• Community of Scholars Program (COSP), UMN Graduate School 

• Mental Health Training / Health Advocate (UMN employees who are student facing), Boynton Health

• Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (MCAE), Medical School, UMN

Check out this tips and tricks guide for your next interview with a reporter. 

The guide contains info on:

• what you should do 

• what you shouldn't do

• transition phrases

• how to reference your MCC affiliation

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