Although I did not fully document all of my service to the University and the community, I have listed some of the highlights of the past two years. I am encouraged by the interconnectedness of my service is to other aspects of my work. It seems as though several pieces of each criteria can and do overlap with vital parts of other criteria. Rather than redundancy, I see this more as reinforcement of and built-in refocusing of my research interests and putting "legs" on my work toward the vision and mission of the Department.
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Five Year Review from the Minnesota Board of School Administrators (BOSA)
After a year of preparation, the Department's Specialist program which confers an Educational Specialist degree as it trains and recommends licensure for Directors of Community Education, K-12 Principals, Directors of Special Education, and PK-12 Superintendents underwent a site review by BOSA to maintain our accreditation. The results were overwhelmingly positive! We were able to not only meet the requirements, but showcased the wonderful work we do in educating racially conscious leaders. |
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Aspiring Tenured Faculty Sessions
Dr. Beth Beschorner and I led four sessions for non-tenured faculty. These sessions were geared to helping aspiring tenure faculty to increase their familiarity with Equity 2030 and how to implement equity-based understanding and strategies into their course design and other offerings. |
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Doctoral Research Symposium - July 5, 2023
I facilitated and led a culminating an in-person event for our present cohort of doctoral students completing their final research internship course to showcase their research to faculty, their family and friends, as well as the newly admitted cohort of doctoral students who would start their coursework in the following month. |
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Doctoral Dinner - August 21, 2023
I along with Pam MacKinnon led and facilitated a dinner welcoming the incoming cohort of doctoral students starting in the fall of 2023. They were able to meet each other, the department faculty, and several members of the University's administration. |
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Chair, Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Board
Since 2019, I have had the privilege of working with others to create tangible tools to incorporate racial equity in curriculum and instruction in the College of Education. Our projects change with the needs reported in the college. We created a repository for racial equity groundings to be used by anyone in the college. We also are creating an "Equity-at-a-glance" template for designing coursework and instruction. |
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Action Assessment Project
Our department worked with Dr. Beth Beschorner to develop a research project that would specifically analyze the data that shows that it typically takes our doctoral students of color an average of two years longer than our white students to complete the dissertation. We hope to gain answers and understanding to remedy this racially predictable problem. |
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New Department Chair Training Facilitator
I, along with Dr. Brooke Burk, Dr. Hannah Radcliff-Hoy, Dr. Andi Lassiter, and Dr. Kristi Campana facilitated training for new department chairs. The artifact to the right outlines the planning document for those events. |
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Leading Courageously for Racial Equity Conference
From 2018 to 2022, I led and facilitated the Leading Courageously for Racial Equity Conference. I secured keynote and workshop speakers, built and organized the advertising and registration website, and coordinated affinity group work. I also coordinated with various scholarship granting entities to support the students in our departmental programs. I transitioned from an in-person experience to a Zoom webinar format during the pandemic. |
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Consortium for Cultural Health -
University of Minnesota I was invited to be a part of a consortium that for a year, planned a Cultural Health Conference at the University of Minnesota. The conference focused on cultural and mental health for people of color. We met monthly for a year to plan for a successful conference which was held on March 31st, 2023. |
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Richfield Public Schools - Professional Development on Racial Equity
I was invited again to do educational and equity professional development for Richfield Public Schools for the 2023-2024 school year. I have worked with this district since 2020. I have also provided professional development for several school districts including Owatonna, Eden Prairie, White Bear Lake, and Tri-City United. |
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