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April 2022 Meeting
WIT@ODU is pleased to host a department-wide conversation about microaggressions, presented and facilitated by Dr. Veleka Gatling, director for diversity initiatives in the office of Institutional Equity & Diversity. We'd like to invite all members of ITS to participate in this important discussion that has the potential to make us all better colleagues and all-around humans.
Microaggressions are the everyday - often subtle - interactions and behaviors that communicate some form of bias toward people of historically marginalized groups. These infractions, even when unintentional, can convey hostile, derogatory or negative slights and insults toward people who are not classified within a "normative" standard. As we understand, address and learn to avoid these types of behaviors, we create a workplace that promotes belonging and inclusion, and we build healthier teams.