Kent State remains committed to being a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. The staffers listed below have been selected to participate in the Anti-Bias workshops in support of this commitment.
Participants are required to attend all five sessions and submit reflections for each session before receiving a $1,000 stipend. All sessions are synchronous and will be held virtually. All courses must be completed in the timeframe allotted. There will no make-up sessions.
| James | Andrassy | Intercollegiate Athletics |
| Brenda | Augusta | Academic Affairs |
| Meagan | Blake | Student Affairs |
| Keith | Boggs | Informational Technology |
| Brenda | Boykin | Finance and Administration |
| Winnie | Bush | Student Affairs |
| Dornetta | Campbell-Curgil | Enrollment Management |
| Mark | Carbone | Enrollment Management |
| Todd | Carpenter | Finance and Administration |
| Michelle | Casto | Enrollment Management |
| Ava | Chaney | Student Affairs |
| Patricia | Deeb | Academic Affairs |
| LaTesha | Dukes | Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement |
| Antonette | Ferritto | Academic Affairs |
| Kelsie | Fezell | University Relations |
| Chris | Fornadel | Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement |
| Anita | Francisco | Academic Affairs |
| Lisa | Fry | Student Affairs |
| Terri | Harmon | Academic Affairs |
| Dale | Holcomb | Finance and Administration |
| Ben | Hollis | Academic Affairs |
| Angela | Jackson | Human Resources |
| Sherle | Johnson-Moore | Academic Affairs |
| Cynthia | Jones | Enrollment Management |
| Norma | Karam | Human Resources |
| Leslie | Langenfeld | Student Affairs |
| Elizabeth | Lee | Human Resources |
| Melissa | Lott | Finance and Administration |
| Ian | Lucas | Academic Affairs |
| Sarah | Malcolm | Academic Affairs |
| Babacar | Mbaye | Academic Affairs |
| Joshua | Miller | University Relations |
| Anthony | Mozer | Finance and Administration |
| Andrew | Palmer | Academic Affairs |
| Joe | Richardson | Human Resources |
| Joshua | Rider | Student Affairs |
| Carmen | Roberts | Finance and Administration |
| Janell | Ryan | Finance and Administration |
| Cynthia | Schalmo | Enrollment Management |
| Sarah | Schmidt | Academic Affairs |
| Debra | Schneider | Academic Affairs |
| Denise | Seachrist | Academic Affairs |
| Sara | Smith | University Relations |
| Stephanie | Snyder | Academic Affairs |
| Karol | Spano | University Relations |
| Richard | Thomas | Academic Affairs |
| Julie | Vandegrift | Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement |
| Jenefer | Villanueva | Student Affairs |
| Hao | Wang | Research and Sponsored Programs |
| Lu | Zou | Academic Affairs |
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
Session 1: What is Equity?
Tuesday, July 6th 10 a.m. - noon
Session 2: Recognizing Bias & Addressing Microaggressions
Wednesday, July 14th 10 a.m. - noon
Session 3: Understanding Race, Racism and Anti-Racism
Tuesday, July 20th 10 a.m. - noon
Session 4: Safe Space Ally Training
Tuesday, August 3rd 10 a.m. - noon
Session 5: Creating an Inclusive Workplace
Wednesday, August 11th 10 a.m. - noon.
Thank you for your commitment in making Ken State a more diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace.
Selected participants can contact Training and Development at hrd@kent.edu, or the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at diversity@kent.edu if you have any questions or concerns.