South Dakota State Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Access

04/29/2020

We're in this together, Jackrabbits! And we want to see you this fall! Reach out to your academic advisor to register for Fall 2020 courses today!

04/23/2020

Hello!

Though we were not able to have the 1st Annual Accessibility Awareness Week this semester, the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, & Access does still want to offer the opportunity to the SDSU community to partake in the outstanding thesis research done by Amber Alvey, who is graduating with her master’s from the School of Communication and Journalism this spring. In this interactive Zoom session, Amber will presentation on her thesis work investigating the communication choices used by families that have children who are deaf or hard of hearing and how identity plays a role in this development. This session will explore the importance of studying the relationship of communication and identity using a unique theoretical approach.

This one-hour Zoom presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 28th from 11am to noon, so please add it to your calendar! You can connect to the Zoom presentation using the following link: https://sdstate.zoom.us/j/97664403349 or US phone numbers: +1 253 215 8782 US or +1 301 715 8592 US

Please share this with any colleagues, friends, or students who might be interested!

04/14/2020

Are You a College Student with a Mental Health Condition? Managing the Wake of COVID: Strategies & Tools to Finish Your Semester

Registration Form - https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4632650812852541453

This webinar was created to help college students, who have been affected by disruptions in school due to COVID-19. The emphasis of this webinar is to help you develop organizational strategies while managing school work and other priorities at home. If you're struggling to figure out a new routine in the wake of COVID-19, looking for ways to manage the demands of coursework as classes move on-line and preparing for upcoming finals, this webinar is for you! The first hour of the webinar will cover content, and the final 30 minutes will be allotted for Q&A to allow for brainstorming and resource sharing.

Michelle Mullen, the presenter, is the developer of the Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE) model, career development intervention for young adults with mental health conditions, and Principle Investigator of the NIDILRR funded Promoting Careers Among Transition Age Youth and Young Adults with Psychiatric Conditions. She is with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and was formerly at Rutgers University. She received her Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling with a specialization in Psychiatric Rehabilitation from Boston University and intends to complete her PhD in Social Welfare from the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Michelle has led multiple research and development projects evaluating the effectiveness of various interventions for college students with psychiatric conditions.

04/11/2020

Hello Jackrabbits!
It’s hard to believe that we were all together just a few weeks ago. To say I miss you would be an understatement, but I’ll say it anyway. I miss you!
It’s also hard to believe that we’re closing in on the end of the spring semester. While we won’t be celebrating that accomplishment in the way we had planned, I believe we can still make the very best of it. Jackrabbits always do!
With that in mind, I want to give us all the chance to end the year on a positive note – a literal positive note.
Whether you’re a graduating senior, a first-year student, or anyone in between, you are invited to share your parting thoughts with our SDSU family as we say farewell to the year.
Send a note, a letter, a drawing, or a photo to be published in The Collegian between now and May 8th to my friend and media advisor, [email protected].
All interested faculty, staff, community members, parents, siblings, friends, pets and other loved ones are encouraged to participate, too!
I can’t wait to see us come together in yet another Jackrabbit way.
Keep your chins and ears up,
Jack

04/07/2020

Let Jack help you and “your roomies” navigate this new way of living and learning.

An open letter to anyone now living with a full-time college student (including parents, siblings, spouses, friends, pets and other loved ones), from their second-biggest fan, Jack the Jackrabbit.

03/16/2020

Hello SDSU Community! In order to support measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of our community, there will be no Diversity Academy this Friday. We will keep everyone up to date as we move forward on whether this will be rescheduled. Stay safe and healthy!

03/11/2020

Learn more about Collaborative project to take comprehensive look at workplace diversity and inclusion in Brookings at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD.

03/09/2020

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/03/09/how-help-graduate-students-and-others-disabilities-navigate-job-transitions

Early-career professionals with disabilities face distinct challenges in identifying positions, interviewing and networking, among many other things, write Brian J. Rybarczyk and Allison Gose.

03/03/2020

Session 4 of the 2020 Diversity Academy is this Friday! The SDSU Title IX/EO office will be presenting on how our campus community can play a role in creating an inclusive, safe, and healthy university. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are all welcome! We hope to see everyone in Morrill Hall, Room 104 this Friday, March 6th at 10:30am!

02/27/2020

The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Access is excited to host the 1st Annual SDSU Accessibility Awareness Week!

This week long series of events from March 23rd to March 27th covers a variety of topics about disability and accessibility to educate and engage the SDSU community in conversations about the importance of having an inclusive and accessible university. All sessions are free and open to students, staff, faculty, and our friends in the Brookings community!

Connect with each individual event of the week on the ODIEA page or at https://www.sdstate.edu/office-diversity-inclusion-equity-access/accessibility-awareness-week.

If you have any questions about the week or are an individual with a disability in need of accommodation(s) for attending any event, please contact Nadine Gjerde at 605-688-5585 or [email protected]

02/19/2020

Join us for Session 3 in the 2020 Diversity Academy is this Friday! Mary Beth Fishback, Executive Director of Brookings Behavioral Health & Wellness, will engage attendees on current trends of mental health and give guidance on how to support students' mental health needs. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are all welcome! We hope to see a full room in Morrill Hall, Room 104 this Friday, February 21st at 10:30am.

02/19/2020

SDSU Community, consider nominating colleagues, yourself, students, and departments/organizations for the Dr. April Brooks Women of Distinction and Ally Awards! Nominations are due this Friday!

Learn more about Dr. April Brooks Women of Distinction Awards adds category at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD.