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SDD21: The Importance of Engaging in Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation
Hours: 1
Equity and Access are essential to ACC’s Strategic focus of supporting all students in achieving their educational goals. Thus, it is imperative that every faculty, and staff member be engaged in Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation to support their own journey of cultural competence which helps to remove barriers to access, understanding and support of all.
Dr. Khayree O. Williams The Inaugural Director of the TRHT Campus Center will give an overview of how the Center can serve to support equity and access inside and outside of the classroom for faculty and staff by presenting an overview of the Center’s functions, introducing participants to the TRHT framework, and walking them through some introductory activities.
A participant walks away with:
- Learning the functions and resources of the TRHT Campus Center and engage in some activities to understand the TRHT framework.
Presenter(s):
Dr. Khayree O. Williams serves as the Director of Austin Community College District’s Truth Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center.
Williams received a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Education with an emphasis in College Student Affairs and Leadership from Grand Valley State University and a Doctorate in the Community College Leadership program at Ferris State University.
Khayree has amassed 14 years of professional experience shepherding diversity, equity, inclusion work and advocacy for historically marginalized students at four institutions of higher education including; Grand Valley State University, Ferris State University, Calvin University and now ACC.
William’s philosophy on the responsibility of higher education to impact diversity is two-fold:
- Colleges and universities only get better at serving all equitably if diversity and inclusion are priorities for staff, faculty and leaders at all levels of the institution.
- Student development includes both the students academic/vocational program, and intentional opportunities to grow in the area of navigating their culture competence which will allow them to help shape our campuses, while preparing them to be leaders in diversity efforts in their future work force and society.
This workshop will be held online during Spring Development Day. To access the workshop, go to the Spring Development Day webpage and click the "Connect" button on the day of the conference.
If any accommodations are needed for this workshop, please email facdev@austincc.edu as soon as possible but at least five days before the workshop. Please include the name of the workshop. You will be contacted by a member of our staff to discuss your specific needs. |
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