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Some great ideas. Incorporating PEER-authored literature in courses and giving PEER students the opportunity to see scientists that look like them is an important step to changing the narrative about who can be a scientist. At times, I think that PEER-scientists get overwhelmed with requests to be "the face" of DEI in science so perhaps having a couple contacts for the whole class rather than each student reaching out individually and compensating the scientist contacts would be beneficial.  (Kelly Mikenas, Elmhurst University)

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I like your ideas! It seems like it would be very helpful to identify already existing resources (lesson plans based on PEER-authored research, OER resources with a DEI focus, youtube videos with PEER scientists) and provide them to faculty who might be stumbling blocks. Then you can take out obejctions about it being too time-intensive to design all new activities. -C. Manz

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I second the above comments--these are good guiding principles that I think will provide students with a diverse set of perspectives. One thing I've struggled with in my classes is how to not only include the primary literature from PEER authors but to also integrate and discuss all of the cultural and historical reasons that focus is so essential. I'd love to share ideas on how to work the context and scaffolding into your lessons! --Eric Emmons, Wartburg College

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Concordia St. Paul has a very similar vision/challenge. Would love to talk about your ideas for solving it and share resources when we find them! I like the idea of having students reach out to PEER scientists but wondering if that might be from a list you generate so it's not so intimidating. Check our our Poster for more ideas in our Timeline google doc. I don't see one linked for you. Did I miss it?  Rachel Bergerson (bergerson@csp.edu)

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This is a nice set of visioning items that seem manageable.  A great start.

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This is a nice set of visioning items that seem manageable.  A great start.

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Love the Action Plan! Did you have specific courses that this will be implemented in or will it be based on instructor choice? Will multiple sections of a course share similar assignments so all students receive this experience?

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I love your pictures with your pets. If you don't mind, I'll borrow your idea of using primary literature from PEER authors.
I also wonder if you can have a PEER scientist visit your courses or have them do a zoom interview that you can then add to your courses.

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we can solve this by featuring primary literature produced by non-white authors and/or authors based in institutions from different countries

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we can solve this by featuring primary literature produced by non-white authors and/or authors based in institutions from different countries

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In which ways might we include examples of core discussions of biases in biology

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In which ways might we include examples of core discussions of biases in biology

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In which ways might we include PEER authors, information, photos in all core course

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In which ways might we include PEER authors, information, photos in all core course

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we can solve this by providing projects that ask students to reach out to diverse scientists or instructors from around the globe

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we can solve this by providing projects that ask students to reach out to diverse scientists or instructors from around the globe

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Wouldn't it be nice if the College helped analyze the data for diverse student success

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Wouldn't it be nice if the College helped analyze the data for diverse student success

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Wouldn't it be nice if our students from all backgrounds in all core courses felt that they had access to our faculty

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Wouldn't it be nice if our students from all backgrounds in all core courses felt that they had access to our faculty

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Welcome to the 2021 Midwest and Great Plains Summer Conference!

Making Department Change Happen: Fostering an academic culture to value diversity, equity, and inclusion. This virtual conference will include time and resources to help you start developing action plans focused on diversity, equity and inclusion related change for your department.

Our objectives for the conference include:

1. Developing strategies for departmental discussions on change.

2. Developing strategies of facilitative [or participatory] leadership that tap the diversity of insights, skills, and backgrounds within a team and that advance toward equitable collaborations.

To achieve these objectives we will work together and provide:

Resources to support departmental change related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Skill development for facilitating the development of departmental action plans to enhance programs within their department with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Group Norms for Conference participants:

1. Be present and be your best self.

2. Everyone has something to learn. No one is good at everything.

3. Everyone has expertise to offer and relevant strengths to bring to the group.

4. You have a right to ask for help and a duty to assist others in the workshop.

5. Be willing to experience a bit of discomfort; learning requires reaching beyond one's comfort zone.

6. Listen to others with the possibility of learning from them.

7. Science is a team sport. We need each other.

8. There is no "one-size-fits-all" approach

(norms 1-7 are adapted from IDEAL Center, Science Museum of Minnesota)
is a community of practice built around the implementation of Vision and Change recommendations in a 13-state region including IA, IL, IN, KA, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD and WI. We have The PULSE Midwest & Great Plains Network 14 PULSE Leadership Fellows coordinating this network and hosting the Summer Conference, as well as a planning committee that includes previous conference participants. This virtual conference will include time and resources to help participants start developing Vision and Change action plans focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion related change for their departments, using facilitative leadership and creative problem-solving strategies.

The PULSE Midwest and Great Plains Regional Network is supported by NSF award #17 30553 RCN-UBE: Midwest and Great Plains PULSE Network - Building Institutional Capacity for Inclusive Excellence in Undergraduate Biology Education
Pre-Workshop Preparation Workshop Schedule Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rubric Creative Problem Solving Materials
Virtual Group Workspaces (Padlet and JamBoard)

Poster Session (Padlet)
Workshop Assessment

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PULSE: Midwest and Great Plains Region Workshop 2021

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Making Department Change Happen: Fostering an academic culture to value diversity, equity, and inclusion. This virtual conference will include time and resources to help you start developing action plans focused on diversity, equity and inclusion related change for your department. Our objectives for the conference include: Developing strategies for departmental discussions on change.

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Timeline: Download, work on this document, then upload your version in column 3A

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Timeline: Download, work on this document, then upload your version in column 3A

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U_W4A0irltgXGBNBHbr5wd3oaPwY53R8/view

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MWGP - Final Agenda with Session Descriptions for Participants

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MWGP - Final Agenda with Session Descriptions for Participants

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MWGP - 2021 Final Agenda with Session Descriptions for Participants

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Support and System Effects

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We can solve this by... (with consideration of the pluses, potentials, concerns, and overcomes)

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Visit assigned posters and give feedback on positive aspects of the plan (pluses), the advantages or hidden opportunities (potentials), the concerns raised by the idea, and strategies for addressing the concerns (overcomes). Other questions, comments and suggestions welcome.

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Exploring Ideas and Solutions that are immediate, addressable, and capture the team's imagination

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In which ways might we ...

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Wouldn't it be nice if all science students felt that science was for them, regardless of race or ethnicity

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VISION: Wouldn't it be nice if our students felt that racially diverse perspectives were represented in all of our core courses. (Criterion A3 + A4) 

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VISION: Wouldn't it be nice if our students felt that racially diverse perspectives were represented in all of our core courses. (Criterion A3 + A4) 

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20 minutes to visit assigned posters and give feedback on positive aspects of the plan (pluses), the advantages or hidden opportunities (potentials), the concerns raised by the idea, and strategies for addressing the concerns (overcomes). Other questions, comments and suggestions welcome.   Full Poster Gallery here.

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[Instructions Planning for Implementation]
Goal:  Use strategies of creative problem solving to plan for solution’s implementation (Action Steps, Timeline, Resources, People)

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[Instructions - Refining the Solution and Exploring Acceptance]  Goal: Refine your solution through consideration of pluses, potentials, concerns, and overcomes. Identify supports and system effects (dependencies and side effects) that could lead to acceptance of this solution.

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[Instructions - Formulating the Challenge]
Goal: Using CPS strategies, formulate a challenge question in form of “In which ways might we…?” and exploring ideas and solutions in the form of "How can we solve this?"

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1B) Your vision statement: “Wouldn’t it be nice if…”.

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1B) Your vision statement: “Wouldn’t it be nice if…”.

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[Instructions - Visioning]
Brainstorm answers to the question, “Wouldn’t it be nice if…”.  Choose ONE idea and write it as a clear vision statement, completing the statement, Wouldn’t it be nice if…”.

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Each team member should add a post (+) that includes your name & photo; then add one link to your university

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Persons responsible for making sure the action step gets done.

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Time, money, facilities, training, or administration support; URLs, citations and people/programs to contact.

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Upload your timeline from Departmental Transformation Worksheet (at right)

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Needed to implement the solution