Category: Courses and Programs

Leading Women @ Tech New Tools for Leadership in A New World

Leading Women@Tech | Georgia Tech Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are very excited to support your career development this spring by offering the following Group Coaching sessions in April and May with one of our executive coaches and facilitators, Michelle Goss.

New Tools for Leadership in a New World with Michelle Goss

A fundamental understanding of the existence of internal saboteurs is an essential step in achieving greater self-awareness. Diving deeper into these saboteurs’ operating strategies calls for courage and boldness that can yield significant results in personal authority, agency, and freedom. As a result, life and work become more fun, fulfilling, creative, and productive. Leaders who are skilled at navigating this territory are more equipped to transcend the traps of negativity, complaint, resignation, blame, manipulation, self-pity, struggle, and hostile inner narrative. Doing so offers the ability to courageously lead others into a new paradigm.

This program is composed of two virtual group sessions:

One Person, Many Voices | Wednesday, April 13, 2022 – 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

The Multi-Dimensional Self — Understanding the healthy multi-dimensional nature of being human and how the saboteur came to be.

The Saboteur’s Worldview — Control or Be Controlled, Not Good Enough, Try Harder, Constant Comparison, and other greatest hits.

Imprisoning Tactics & Breaking Free | Monday, May 2, 2022 – 10 a.m–1 p.m.

• Counterfeit Emotions, Collusion, and the 7-Layer Shield – Shame, Guilt, Unworthiness/Undeserving, Addictions, Self-Sabotage, Self-punishment, & Refusal/Rejection of Love, Compassion, & Kindness

• Reclaiming Authority / Reclaiming Power — the Four-step process for changing anything, Antidotes to Saboteur Agendas, Responding to a Compelling Future

The full group sessions will include content presentation, interactive discussion, breakout group exercises, reflection, and sharing. Additionally, you will have the opportunity and support to identify a transformational takeaway, or one important mindset shift or new action that sets significant change in motion. Each session will be three hours in duration (including a break).

Individual Coaching Sessions (Both Group Coaching Sessions are a Prerequisite)

To further your learning and foster transformative growth, we are pleased to offer the opportunity to schedule individual 45-minute coaching sessions with Michelle Goss following completion of both group coaching sessions. These one-on-one sessions will be offered at the negotiated rate of $400 per 45-minute session, which must be covered by you and your departments with payments made internally to the Leading Women@Tech program.

More information on individual coaching options will be communicated to those who attend the group coaching sessions.

If you have questions about this opportunity, please contact Amanda Jomaa at amanda.jomaa@gatech.edu

QPR Training

QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend these trainings to learn about the warning signs of suicide and how to help a person in distress. Suicide is preventable and we all can play a role in offering help and support. To register to attend, please go to: https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/content/qpr-training-0

DEI Seminar Recording: The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis: A Case Study in Regulatory Failure and Environmental Injustice

lindsey Butler

The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis: A Case Study in Regulatory Failure and Environmental Injustice

View the Recording here: https://bluejeans.com/s/@6NK2dKwMfD

 Lindsey Butler, Ph.D.
Director of Climate and Health Resilience Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

 

 ABSTRACT

 The Flint water crisis highlights numerous regulatory failures related to federal drinking water regulation, interpretation, and enforcement. The events that unfolded in Michigan, from the initial utilization of a corrosive water source to provide Flint’s drinking water to the inadequate response of numerous regulators, demonstrate how the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) can be wrongly interpreted, implemented, and weakly enforced, leading to dangerous exposure to unsafe drinking water. Our objective is to discuss these regulatory failures in Michigan in 2014–2015 in the context of other reported incidents of U.S. cities with high levels of lead in drinking water. Like the people of Flint, many of the affected residents are living in economically depressed areas with high rates of racial minorities. The recurring trend of unsafe drinking water in communities with this demographic profile qualifies this as an issue of environmental injustice.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Lindsey Butler is an environmental epidemiologist, science communicator, and thought leader specializing in the intersection of climate change and human health. She serves as the Director of Climate and Health Resilience at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) where her core priorities include reducing the organization’s environmental impact and moving towards carbon neutrality, making information about climate change and health accessible, and advancing environmental justice and climate resilience. Prior to joining Blue Cross, she served as the Deputy Chief of Policy to the Mayor of the City of Boston. Her work at City Hall focused on environmental policy, public health policy, language access, food assistance, developing the green workforce and   data driven governance. She holds a Master of Science and PhD in environmental epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training

Most individuals want to help save lives, but avoid talking about suicide because they are unsure of how to identify someone at risk or they are concerned about saying the wrong things or making a situation worse. Saving lives begins with learning what to do.

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer—the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. The most widely taught gatekeeper training in the world, QPR is designed to help any and everyone learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and help save lives. Participants will learn how to intervene with an individual at-risk, persuade them to get help, and guide them to the appropriate resources.

The 2-hour QPR Training at Georgia Tech includes an hour of didactic instruction, followed by role-playing exercises, and time for questions and discussion. Take the first step in saving lives by signing up for a QPR training today.

To register, please visit https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/content/wednesday-february-9-9am-11am

Additional Sessions

February 15th: https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/content/tuesday-february-15-10am-12pm

February 21st: https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/content/monday-february-21-7pm-9pm

March 10th: https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/content/thursday-march-10-12pm-2pm

Additional Resouces can be found here: https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/

Applications due February 15th: Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Sciences (SURE) Applications

SURE Program Overview

LGBTQIA Allyship

LGBTQIA Allyship

  • Level Up Level 2: An Advanced Ally Course
    • This interactive course is designed to build on the knowledge and skills developed in Safe Space by digging deeper into topics and concepts related to LGBTQIA histories, identities, and communities. Sessions include Intersex 101, Non-Monosexuality, Legislative Advocacy, Advanced Allyship II, and a session about Queer Atlanta. These virtual sessions will run bi-weekly on Thursdays from 9:00am-10:30am. Session dates are Feb 3, Feb 17, March 3, Feb 17, and March 31. Learn more or enroll today!
  • Safe Space
    • This 4-hour training will provide participants with a better understanding of LGBTQIA-inclusive terminology, providing support to those questioning a gender/sexuality, how to advocate for LGBTQIA inclusion, Georgia Tech policy and practice, and an overview of the resources available on and off campus for LGBTQIA students, faculty, and staff.
    • Virtual and in-person trainings are available. Virtual trainings will be held on Thursday, Feb 10th from 12:30-4:30pm and Wednesday, April 6th from 1:00-3:00pm AND Friday, April 8th from 1:00-3:00pm. Note that the April training is a 2-part training, participants must attend both days to finish the entire training. An in-person session will be offered on Tuesday, March 22nd from 8:30-12:30pm. You can learn more and register for any of these sessions on the Safe Space website.
  • Trans 101
    • Trans 101 is the LGBTQIA Resource Center’s introductory education program designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to support transgender, nonbinary, and gender questioning individuals at Georgia Tech. This 2.5-hour session will cover trans-inclusive language and practices, challenges facing trans people, and resources for supporting trans communities on campus. Trainings are open to students, faculty, and staff. Learn more and enroll on the Trans 101 website.
    • An in-person session will be offered on Tuesday, Feb 22nd from 2:00-4:30pm and a virtual session will be offered on Wednesday, April 20th from 9:30-12:00pm.

Please share this educational information with any interested faculty and staff. If you have any questions about these programs, LGBTQIA allyship, or inclusive practices at Tech please email Tegra Myanna at tegra.myanna@studentlife.gatech.edu.