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Your Cultural Lens in your work, & life

Your Cultural Lens in your work, & life. Angela Jackson Department of Multicultural Services. What You Will Learn. Cultural lens Challenging biases Inclusive space Tools/Resources. Who Are Your Students?. Cultural Lens. Cultural Lens. H ow a person views a situation

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Your Cultural Lens in your work, & life

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  1. Your Cultural Lens in your work, & life Angela Jackson Department of Multicultural Services

  2. What You Will Learn • Cultural lens • Challenging biases • Inclusive space • Tools/Resources

  3. Who Are Your Students?

  4. Cultural Lens

  5. Cultural Lens • How a person views a situation • Many factors: Race, culture, religion, economic status, ability, gender, etc. • Influence on a person's view of the world

  6. Why talk about Cultural Lens?

  7. Cultural Lens

  8. What are some barriers you face when working with students of a different identity? How does this affect you in your work?

  9. Values & Practices

  10. Interactions

  11. Personal Space • Distance • Sound • Smell

  12. Privacy • Private or Aloof? • Unfiltered or Pushy/Inappropriate?

  13. Individual v. Collective • Individualistic or Selfish? • Collectivist or Lazy/Unmotivated?

  14. Language

  15. Formality • Formal or Uptight? • Informal or Rude?

  16. Volume Level • High Volume • Rude • Angry • Low Volume • Shy • Dishonest/Lying

  17. Conversation Content: Humor/Jokes • Topics • Who • What/When • Humor/Jokes • Problematic • Inappropriate/Offensive

  18. Competency & Pace • Variations in capacity • Compliment or Microaggression?

  19. Direct v. Indirect • Direct or Rude? • Indirect or Uncertain?

  20. Sharing Conversations • Disinterested or Respectful? • Affirmation or Interruption?

  21. Non-verbals

  22. Eye Contact • Shy or Respectful? • Interested or Intense?

  23. Body Language • Open or Overconfident? • Closed off or Respectful?

  24. Participation • Shy or Collectivist? • Pushy or Individualist?

  25. Challenging Biases

  26. Implicit Biases The attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.

  27. How To Challenge Baises • Harvard Quizzes • Inclusive language • Ask a close friend • Interrupt • Countersteryotyping imagery • Your spaces

  28. Cultural Lens Tools

  29. Tools • Set expectations • Clear instructions • Your lens • Work differently • Don’t assume • Be transparent

  30. Inclusive Spaces

  31. It takes 7 seconds to form a first impression. 7

  32. How can you make students feel welcomed in your work space?

  33. Spaces

  34. Resources

  35. Multicultural Services Women’s Resource Center Academic Success Center GLBTResource Center Disability Services Student Counseling Services Student Assistant Services Veteran Support Services

  36. Remember • Know your lens • Competent • Daily Practice • 7 Second Rule

  37. Thank You!

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