Office of Employee Belonging, Development & Leadership

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week: Escalation Workshop by OneLove
2024-04-10 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | JFK Library Auditorium
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week
Escalation Workshop Brought to You by OneLove Foundation
OneLove’s workshops inspire young people to recognize and talk about an issue that affects everyone: relationships. In a world where emotionally unhealthy and abusive behaviors have become the norm, young people not only need, but are hungry for, knowledge that helps them build healthy relationships.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: JFK Auditorium

César Chávez Blood Drive
2024-04-10 10:00 - 15:00 | PUB NCR
The blood drive is in honor of César Chávez who advocated for farmworker rights.
Wednesday, April 10th, 2024.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: PUB NCR.

Campus-Wide Reading Group: Liberal White Supremacy by Angie Beeman
2024-04-12 12:00 - 13:00 | SHW 114
Discuss action-oriented and intersectional approaches to dismantle white supremacy.
Friday, April 12th, 2024.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom or Showalter Hall 114.

Diversity and Inclusion Week 2024
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-19
Join us for a week of learning, celebration, and volunteer opportunities. Click here to learn more about the events that will be held on campus during Diversity and Inclusion Week! https://inside.ewu.edu/diversityandinclusion/diversity-inclusion-week/

Diversity & Inclusion Week Keynote Address, featuring Jenny Slagle, Founder of Indigenous Eats
2024-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 | PUB NCR
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
Keynote with Jenny Slagle.
Monday, April 15th, 2024.
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Location: PUB NCR.

Diversity and Inclusion Week: Selena Day
2024-04-16 09:00 - 14:00 | Outside the PUB
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
Selena Day.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024.
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: PUB Skirt

Diversity and Inclusion Week: Realizing Authentic Black Identity
2024-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | PUB NCR
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
Realizing Authentic Black Identity
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024.
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Location: PUB NCR.

Diversity and Inclusion Week: Behind the Scenes Reporting
2024-04-16 14:00 - 15:00 | PUB NCR
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
Behind the Scenes Reporting: Discrimination and Bias.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: PUB NCR.

Diversity and Inclusion Week: First Time Home Documentary
2024-04-16 16:00 - 17:00 | PUB NCR
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
First Time Home Documentary.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: PUB NCR.

Diversity and Inclusion Week: Around the Globe Cultural Experience with Cultural Crafts
2024-04-17 11:00 - 13:00 | PUB NCR
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
Around the Globe: Cultural Experience with Cultural Crafts
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: PUB NCR.

Diversity and Inclusion Week: Presentation at Catalyst
2024-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Catalyst
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
Embedding DEI in Business Practices
Presentation at Catalyst by Kim Davis
Thursday, April 17th, 2024
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Diversity and Inclusion Week: Diversity Festival
2024-04-18 10:00 - 14:00 | PUB NCR
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week
Diversity Festival
Food, Entertainment, Multicultural Pop-Ups, Campus and Community Tabling
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: PUB NCR

Diversity and Inclusion Week: Supporting Autistic Students
2024-04-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Faculty Commons
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
Supporting Autistic Students, Presented by Professor Heidi Hillman.
Thursday, April 18th, 2024.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Diversity and Inclusion Week: Building Feminist Futures
2024-04-18 16:00 - 17:00 | WAGE Center (MON 207)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
Hold for Panel: Building Feminist Futures.
Thursday, April 18th, 2024.
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Diversity and Inclusion Week: MESA Career Expo
2024-04-19 09:00 - 14:00 | PUB NCR
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week.
MESA Students Career Expo/Tabling.
Friday, April 19th, 2024.
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: PUB NCR.

Campus-Wide Reading Group: Liberal White Supremacy by Angie Beeman
2024-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 | SHW 114
Discuss action-oriented and intersectional approaches to dismantle white supremacy.
Friday, April 19th, 2024.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom or Showalter Hall 114.

Sustainability Week 2024
2024-04-22 - 2024-04-26
Sustainability Week: From the 22nd to the 26th of April. Eastern Washington University committed to becoming a carbon-neutral institution and becoming a leader in sustainability. Projects and further research is shown on the Eastern Washington Sustainability website: https://www.ewu.edu/sustainability/

Expo '74: Then and Now - Speaker Panel
2024-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | JFK Library
Join EWU faculty as they present the legacy of Expo ’74 from multidisciplinary perspectives.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: JFK Lobby.

Spanish Language Enrichment
2024-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | SHW 114
Join us for conversational Spanish each Tuesday. All skill levels are encouraged to attend!
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Showalter Hall 114.

Seminar Presented by Dr. Christine Wilkinson
2024-04-26 14:00 | JFK Library Auditorium
Seminar “Improving Human-Wildlife Interactions Through Environmental Justice” presented by Dr. Christine Wilkinson. Dr. Wilkinson is a conservation biologist and carnivore ecologist.
https://scrappynaturalist.com/
“I am a conservation biologist and carnivore ecologist currently working as a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley and the California Academy of Sciences. My research interests include human-wildlife conflict, movement ecology, multidisciplinary mapping, and using participatory methods for more effective, equitable, and inclusive conservation outcomes.
Before attending UC Berkeley, I spent several years working in conservation biology and natural resource management around the USA and in East Africa. I was also an informal educator, piloting and implementing programs for teens and young adults at the California Academy of Sciences and in Uganda. My experiences as an educator have developed in me a passion for conducting applied participatory research and for empowering community-created solutions to pressing conservation challenges.
In 2020, I co-founded Black Mammalogists Week. For more general information regarding Black Mammalogists Week, please visit our
website: https://blackmammalogists.com/ or visit our twitter.
Follow me on TikTok or Instagram for the Queer is Natural series & other science-related stories.”
Friday, April 26th, 2024.
2 p.m.
Location: JFK Auditorium.

Disability Pride Days
2024-04-29 - 2024-04-30
Disability Pride Days: From the 29th to the 30th of April. Every year, Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July. Disability Pride Days is an opportunity to celebrate disability pride during the academic year, acknowledging ability and disability as important aspects of diversity.

Policy Workshop- Title IX / Hazing / DEI / Ethics
2024-04-30 09:00 - 12:00 | TAW 215 B/C
This is a 3-hour workshop for new and existing employees that includes the following modules:

Title IX / Hazing
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Workplace
Ethics

This workshop covers required trainings on Title IX/ Hazing/ DEI.

AA-NH/PI Library Book Display
2024-05-01 07:30 - 22:00
May 1-31, 2024 | Library Hours | John F. Kennedy Library Lobby EWU Cheney Campus
AANHPI Month Library Book Display:
Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month with our curated collection of books highlighting the rich and diverse cultures, histories, and experiences of AANHPI communities. From compelling memoirs to captivating fiction, explore stories that showcase the resilience, contributions, and achievements of AANHPI individuals throughout history. Discover voices that illuminate the beauty of cultural traditions, navigate the complexities of identity, and shed light on the challenges and triumphs faced by these vibrant communities. Join us in honoring and amplifying AANHPI voices this Heritage Month through the power of literature.
This collection will feature books on AANHPI histories and cultures, including children’s books from the Curriculum Center.
View the collection of EWU Library AANHPI resource suggestions: https://research.ewu.edu/AANHPI
For more information, please contact Qing Stellwagen at qstellwagen@ewu.edu and Steven Bingo at sbingo@ewu.edu

Representing Culture and Language in Children's Literature 5/2 | 1:30pm-3pm | JFK Library Lower Level, Room L41
2024-05-02 13:30 - 15:00
Join us for an awareness-raising event focused on Diversity and Inclusion in Children’s Literature. The event runs from 1:30-3pm, Thursday, May 2. Refreshments will be served.
Kassahun Kebede, associate professor of sociology, will speak about representation issues related to immigration and refugees, and share his experience growing up in a book-scarce environment. Kebede was recently named Chertok Professor.
Ellenore Angelidis, founder and board president of Open Hearts Big Dreams (OHBD), a nonprofit organization devoted to literacy, art and education in Ethiopia. Angelidis will discuss representation and global experiences in children’s literature, and the challenges of publishing children’s books related to Africa.
This event is made possible by the Jeffers W. Chertok Memorial Endowed Professorship.

AA-NH/PI Heritage Month Opening Luncheon and Keynote Speaker: Lua Pritchard, Executive Director - Asian Pacific Cultural Center
2024-05-03 12:30 - 13:30
Friday, May 3, 2024 | 12:30pm | EWU-Cheney Campus, Pence Union Building (PUB) 317/319

Expo Revival: Searching for Trent Alley
2024-05-04 11:00 - 16:00
May 4 – June 2: | 11am-4pm | Spokane Public Library, Central Branch 3rd Floor- 906 W. Main Ave
This exhibit is presented in partnership with Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane, Eastern Washington University, and Spokane Public Library. Opening reception on Saturday May 4 from 11am-4pm will include speakers, artists talk, Asian arts and crafts vendors, and performances from Seattle Taiko, Chinese Association Dragon Dance, Indian Dance Group, Indian Youth Group, and more!

NHPI Club's 18th Annual Luau "Roots of the Pacific"
2024-05-04 15:00 - 19:00
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | Doors open at 3pm | Reese Court, 1136 Washington St, Cheney, WA 99004
EWU’s Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ClubTicket Information: EWU students $15 per ticket and Community Members $25 per ticket; tickets can be purchased here.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) & Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Day 5/5 | 11am-3pm | PUB NCR
2024-05-05 11:00 - 15:00
The phrase “missing and murdered indigenous women” (MMIW) refers to the hundreds of deaths and disappearances of Native American women and girls that continue to plague tribal lands, rural communities, and cities in North America each year.
The phrase has been expanded to included Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) as it’s not just women who go missing.
In the context of MMIW, Native American women vanish three times:

When they relocate to the cities and rural communities from reservations.
When the media ignores their disappearance and/or murder (more than 95% of MMIW cases have never been covered by the media, see Lucchesi, 2019), and
When their disappearance and/or murder is never reported by law enforcement (Mandeville, 2015; Bruce, 2020).
Women and Men, Native and Non-Native, are working together to bring awareness and work with organizations across the state, country, and continent to give a voice to the MMIW and MMIP.

We invite everyone to attend a series of events in the EWU PUB NCR on Sunday, May 5th from 11am-3pm.
11:00am
Opening with Rose Creek Drum Group and a Blessing
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement & Announcements
Margo Hill | Evanlene Melting Tallow | War Bear
Start of the Walk/Rally in front of PUB and return to PUB NCR
Lead by Idella Rattler-King and Tanisha Rattler
Noon
Empowerment
Idella Rattler-King
MMIW Video Collage
Looping Collage of clips from documentaries, news, tv & more
1:00
The MMIW Movement and How to Take Action
Margo Hill |Dawn Pullin
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Video
Produced by Jeff Ferguson & Margo Hill
2:00
Reading of MMIW/MMIP names
Jeff Ferguson | Margo Hill | Erin Ross | War Bear
Evanlene Melting Tallow | Connie George and others.
Close Out Ceremony
Rose Creek Drum Group

Spanish Language Enrichment 5/7, 5/21, & 5/28 | Noon-1pm | 114 Showalter Hall
2024-05-07 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for conversational Spanish on most Tuesdays in May. All skill levels are encouraged to attend!

Craft & Learn - Woobles Crochet
2024-05-07 15:00 - 17:00
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 3pm-5pm | PUB 329, JLR MCC
The Woobles- crochet crafting for beginners company was started by two Asian American entrepreneurs and featured on Sharktank! Take some time out of your busy schedule to craft and learn! Limited seating, please email to RSVP.
Limited seats and supplies! Please contact John B. Hoffschneider at jhoffschneider@ewu.edu
