Inaugural Diversity Summit slated April 26–27
The University of Maine Department of Psychology, with support from the Alton ’38 and Adelaide Hamm Campus Activity Fund and Graduate School Government, will host the inaugural Diversity Summit April 26–27.
The summit will feature three on-campus events open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the community.
“Perspectives on Diversifying Higher Education: A Roundtable Discussion,” will be held 9–10:30 a.m. April 26 in Norman Smith Hall, Room 107. Guests are invited to join a conversation with campus partners about increasing diversity in curriculum, students, faculty and policy.
Also on April 26, David Shen-Miller will deliver the 2018 Stanley Sue Distinguished Diversity Lecture. Shen-Miller will discuss “Possible Masculinities: Enhancing Men’s Health Through Intersections of Identity and Community” 3–4 p.m. in Barrows Hall, Hill Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
In addition, Shen-Miller will host a continuing education ethics workshop for mental health clinicians 9 a.m.–noon April 27 in the Family Lounge of Alfond Arena. The title of the workshop is “No Colleague Left Behind: Ethical and Cultural Arguments for Self-Care and Colleague Care.” Registration is $10 in advance, $15 the day of the event.
Shen-Miller received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Oregon and is an associate professor and chair of counseling and health psychology at Bastyr University in Washington.
For more information about the Diversity Summit or to request a disability accommodation, email Laura Andrews at laura.andrews@maine.edu.