{"id":3902,"date":"2018-11-15T14:20:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T19:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=3902"},"modified":"2020-08-24T21:34:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T01:34:41","slug":"community-discussion-on-diversity-inclusion-kicks-off-at-transylvania-university-nov-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2018\/11\/community-discussion-on-diversity-inclusion-kicks-off-at-transylvania-university-nov-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Community discussion on diversity, inclusion kicks off at Transylvania University Nov. 29"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>MOSAIIC Conference brings Central Kentucky colleges, universities together<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania and its partners in the Central Kentucky\nDiversity Consortium will come together for the 2018 Multicultural\nOpportunities, Strategies and Institutional Inclusiveness \u2013 or MOSAIIC \u2013 conference.\nThe two-day event kicks off at Transy Nov. 29 with a day of presentations and an\ninteractive experience on the realities of poverty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe MOSAIIC Conference is a wonderful opportunity for Transylvania University. This conference focuses on diversity, inclusion and equity, but also challenges people to open their minds,\u201d said Taran McZee, Transylvania\u2019s associate vice president for diversity and inclusion. \u201cI\u2019m excited and I look forward to faculty, staff and students representing Transy at the conference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MOSAIICLogo_web.jpg\" alt=\"MOSAIIC Conference Logo\" class=\"wp-image-3904\" width=\"312\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/MOSAIICLogo_web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/MOSAIICLogo_web-350x175.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/MOSAIICLogo_web-730x365.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/MOSAIICLogo_web-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/11\/MOSAIICLogo_web-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MOSAIIC brings faculty, staff and students from the Central Kentucky Diversity Consortium, a group of five colleges and universities, together with community members for candid discussions on inclusion. Partners include Transylvania, Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC), Berea College, Centre College and Kentucky State University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is important to keep not only the dialogue open, but our minds\nas well, and think about how we all can be part of the solution to overcome\nbias, prejudices and bigotry that exist in our communities,\u201d said Charlene Walker, vice president for multiculturalism and inclusion\nat BCTC. \u201cThis year\u2019s conference is a must for those who are ready for the\n\u2018hard conversations\u2019 that recognize where well-meaning attempts at equality\nhave resulted in unequal outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To open the conference at Transy on Nov. 29, Gilbert Singletary will address attendees. Singletary is an international speaker, community advocate and the dean of the College of Health Professions at Chamberlain University in Illinois. No stranger to Lexington, Singletary holds a a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Kentucky, a J.D. and an MBA from Northern Kentucky University, and a master\u2019s in social work from the University of Louisville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That afternoon, Community Action Council and BCTC\u2019s Ready to Work students\nwill host a poverty simulation, an interactive immersion experience. The\nsimulation sensitizes community participants&nbsp;to the realities of poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPoverty is a reality for many individuals and families.&nbsp;But&nbsp;unless\nyou&#8217;ve experienced&nbsp;poverty, it&#8217;s difficult to truly understand.&nbsp;The Community Action poverty simulation bridges that&nbsp;gap from\nmisconception to understanding,\u201d Walker explained. \u201cThis is not a game\nbut an experience. It is based on real Community Action clients and their\nlives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nov. 29-30 conference and its events at Transy are free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is required. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/mosaiic-2018-registration-50701240776\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this link to register online for the 2018 MOSAIIC Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOSAIIC brings faculty, staff and students from the Central Kentucky Diversity Consortium, a group of five colleges and universities, together with community members for candid discussions on inclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[552,30],"tags":[135,151],"feeds":[],"class_list":["post-3902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diversity-inclusion","category-events","tag-diversity","tag-transy-partners"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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