BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210823T160000Z DTEND:20210823T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Women's Council: "Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace" DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, August 23\, at noon as we continue our Women's Council programming in a hybrid format. Our August program will be sponsored by Tennessee Wesleyan University. \n\n\n\nOur theme for this year is "Reconnecting in 2021". Dr. Jason Robinson\, Associate Professor of Education at Lee University will present to the group on "Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace". \n\n\n\nUnconscious biases influence a vast majority of our workplace decisions. If not kept in check\, organizations may let these biases influence decisions in ways that could be harmful to the organization. These biases refer to the associations that are made between different qualities and societal categories such as race\, gender or disability and are judgements that we make without conscious awareness.\n\n\n\nHear how to help make an organization a more supportive and engaging place to work by understanding the perceptual\, institutional and psychological processes that impact the ways people interact with each other. \n\n\n\nDr. Robinson is a local\, state and national award-winning educator. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development from Lee University\, a Master's in Educational Administration and Supervision and a Doctoral Degree from the University of Tennessee with a concentration in Learning and Leadership. \n\n \n\nWe are offering two ways for our members to attend. On a limited in-person basis with lunch provided and also a virtual option. Please be sure to select the correct option when you register. \n\n \n\nIndividual tickets are $20 to attend in person (this includes lunch) and $10 to attend virtually. Members who wish to use admission credits should call the Chamber office to register (472-6587) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us on Monday\, August 23\, at noon as we continue our Women&rsquo\;s Council programming in a hybrid format. Our August program will be sponsored by Tennessee Wesleyan University. \;
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\nOur theme for this year is &ldquo\;Reconnecting in 2021&rdquo\;. Dr. Jason Robinson\, Associate Professor of Education at Lee University will present to the group on &ldquo\;Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace&rdquo\;. \;
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\nUnconscious biases influence a vast majority of our workplace decisions. If not kept in check\, organizations may let these biases influence decisions in ways that could be harmful to the organization. These biases refer to the associations that are made between different qualities and societal categories such as race\, gender or disability and are judgements that we make without conscious awareness.
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\nHear how to help make an organization a more supportive and engaging place to work by understanding the perceptual\, institutional and psychological processes that impact the ways people interact with each other. \;
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\nDr. Robinson is a local\, state and national award-winning educator. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development from Lee University\, a Master'\;s in Educational Administration and Supervision and a Doctoral Degree from the University of Tennessee with a concentration in Learning and Leadership. \;\n
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\nWe are offering two ways for our members to attend. On a limited in-person basis with lunch provided and also a virtual option. Please be sure to select the correct option when you register. \;
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\nIndividual tickets are $20 to attend in person (this includes lunch) and $10 to attend virtually. Members who wish to use admission credits should call the Chamber office to register (472-6587) LOCATION:In person- Chamber office at 225 Keith St SW Cleveland\, TN 37311 UID:e.734.14996 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260926T125856Z URL:https://cleveland-tn.clevelandchamber.com/events/details/women-s-council-overcoming-unconscious-bias-in-the-workplace-14996 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR