Clark Colleges hosts Northwest Regional Equity Conference, Feb. 24-26

Clark College’s 2021 Northwest Regional Equity Conference will be held online Feb. 24-26. This year’s theme is “Sharing Strategies for Equity and Anti-Racist Practices.” The conference aims to improve equitable, sustainable experiences and outcomes for historically under-represented students and employees of the higher education system through effective instruction and anti-racist supports. This year the conference will broaden its scope of topics beyond higher education to include government, non-profit, and corporate sectors. Keynote speakers include Talila “TL” Lewis, Aaron Reader and Dr. Angel B. Pérez.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/122781848815. General admission for the full conference is $300 per person. General admission for Thursday-Friday only is $250. Group rate is $200 per person.

Workshops include: 

• Bias and Discrimination in AI systems 
• A Call to Anti-Racism -Teaching Cultural Diversity to Health Care Students 
• Data Storytelling   
• Creating IMPACTful Mentoring Opportunities for BIPOC Students  
• Restorative Justice  
• Employee Engagement and Retention 
• Best Practices for Working with Incarcerated Students 
• Disability Justice 
• Building a Community of Collective Care  
• Making DEI Training Count: Overcoming Common Pitfalls 
• Creating Pathways for Native, Latinx and Afrocentric Education from High School through College 
• Equity in Student Conduct  

For more information about NWREC: http://www.clark.edu/campus-life/student-support/diversity-and-equity/equity-conference/index.php. Those who need accommodation due to a disability can contact Clark College’s Disability Support Services Office at 360-992-2314, 360-991-0901 video phone.