Online Delivery

Upcoming: FYI Friday session, Insurance and Risk Management Incident Portal (FYI Spring 2025)

Insurance and Risk Management Services is introducing a new Incident Portal for reporting auto, property, near miss, as well as employee injury and illness incidents. Join us to learn more about the new processes, requirements, and who to go to for assistance. 

Friday,  May 23rd 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. PST via Zoom. 

Part of the FYI Friday program; all faculty and staff are welcome!

By Melissa Medina on April 4, 2025

Upcoming: FYI Friday session, Administrative Modernization Program (AMP) Update and Workday Module Demo (FYI Spring 2025)

In this presentation we will describe how outcomes from AMP design activities informed the configuration of OSU's initial Workday tenant and demonstrate some features and ways to navigate a Workday module.

Audience members will also hear about upcoming AMP engagement activities and opportunities to get involved.

Friday,  April 25th 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PST via Zoom. 

Part of the FYI Friday program; all faculty and staff are welcome!

By Melissa Medina on March 21, 2025

Lyra Workshop for OSU Employees: Navigating Change at Work

When facing changes at work, it’s common for people to feel uncertain, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward. Fortunately, there are skills we can all learn to cope with work changes and challenges more effectively. 

This workshop shares strategies and actions you can take so that you feel empowered to tackle what’s in front of you, support your well-being, and set yourself up for success as you navigate the road ahead.

Registration required  |  Wednesday, April 7th, 10:00 a.m. PST via Zoom

By Melissa Medina on March 17, 2025

Upcoming: FYI Friday session, Understanding OSU's Hotline Process: Reporting, Review and Resolution (FYI Spring 2025)

This 60-minute session will provide a comprehensive overview of the hotline process, including what types of concerns should be reported, how reports are handled, and what information reporters can expect throughout the process. We will outline the steps taken to review and investigate reports, ensuring confidentiality and fairness. 

By Melissa Medina on Feb. 4, 2025

Social Justice Education Initiative Tier Two Next Level: Addressing Microaggressions for Reconciliation & Growth

Microaggressions are deceptively complex and addressing them is never as simple as we want it to be in the moment. Using insights from the most current research and the contexts that interest you, we will explore various actions and their potential outcomes. Bring your stories, and as always, your curiosity, to this interactive and research-based opportunity to further our understanding of microaggressions and our capacity to reconcile them when they do happen.

By Maria Ruiz-Cortes on Nov. 5, 2024

Social Justice Education Initiative Tier Two Next Level: Being Good Isn’t Everything: other ways of being

This workshop explores the connection between the good-bad binary we have been socialized with and the structures that maintain social oppression, not only in the world around us but also within us. How might our self-perception of ourselves as “good” people actually get in the way of actualizing our best intentions? How does the good-bad binary engender fragility? Join your peers for a lively dive into some complex ideas, with ample room for discussion and reflection. 

By Maria Ruiz-Cortes on Nov. 5, 2024

Being Good Isn’t Everything: other ways of being A Social Justice Education Initiative Tier Two Next Level workshop

This workshop explores the connection between the good-bad binary we have been socialized with and the structures that maintain social oppression, not only in the world around us but also within us. How might our self-perception of ourselves as “good” people actually get in the way of actualizing our best intentions? How does the good-bad binary engender fragility? Join your peers for a lively dive into some complex ideas, with ample room for discussion and reflection. 

By Maria Ruiz-Cortes on Oct. 24, 2024

Social Justice Education Initiative Tier One Platform series

The Tier One Platform series of the Social Justice Education Initiative is a foundational professional development opportunity for all OSU faculty, staff, and graduate students. With humor, empathy, and expertise we will engage in a self-reflective process to achieve the ambitious learning objectives for each session. The phrase "more curiosity, less judgement" is instrumental to any social justice and equity journey and is a guiding principle for these interactive workshops.

By Maria Ruiz-Cortes on Oct. 22, 2024

Addressing Microaggressions for Reconciliation & Growth: A Social Justice Education Initiative Tier Two Next Level workshop

Microaggressions are deceptively complex and addressing them is never as simple as we want it to be in the moment. Using insights from the most current research and the contexts that interest you, we will explore various actions and their potential outcomes. Bring your stories, and as always, your curiosity, to this interactive and research-based opportunity to further our understanding of microaggressions and our capacity to reconcile them when they do happen.

By Maria Ruiz-Cortes on Oct. 22, 2024

Upcoming: FYI Friday session, Free Expression at OSU (FYI Winter 2025)

To empower employees with relevant knowledge and skills, the Office of Institutional Diversity is offering a 2-hour workshop: Free Expression at OSU.

Through a variety of interactive exercises, participants will (1) deepen their knowledge of the laws and policies that guide speech activity at Oregon State University, (2) reflect on how they may balance their professional and personal values as they guide student and employee speech activity and (3) practice exploring and negotiating challenging scenarios with their peers.

By Melissa Medina on Oct. 8, 2024