In Brief: March 13

ICS talk to examination mass incarceration crisis

The final event of the 2017 Spring Speaker Series hosted by the University’s Institute for the Study of Culture & Society is “America’s Most Unjust Export: Considering Justice and Prisons in a Global Context” with Dr. Baz Dreisinger. She will speak at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 14) in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater (Room 206).

Dreisinger, a professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, will talk about the mass incarceration crisis and alternative approaches around the world. She is the founder and academic director of John Jay’s Prison-to-College Pipeline program and also is the author of “Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World.”

The theme of this spring’s series is “The Urgency of the Moment: Institutions, Inequality and Action.” Taken from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 speech at the March on Washington, its intention is to “remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. … Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.”

Free professional development training opportunities for staff and faculty

The Office of Human Resources is offering complimentary professional development training opportunities to staff and faculty. Below is the schedule for the March training opportunities. Those interested in attending should email Suzi Saunders, HR training specialist, at smsaund@bgsu.edu to register.

March 14, 3 p.m., Bullying in the Workplace, 314 Union

March 15, 2 p.m., Managing Employee Work Performance, Firelands 2007 Cedar Point Center

March 22, 2 p.m., Working with Different Generations, Firelands, 2007 CPC

March 23, 2 p.m., Introduction to Worker’s Compensation Training, 318 Union

March 28, 3 p.m., Speaking to Make an Impact, 315 Union

March 29, 10 a.m., How to Develop Employees Within Their First 120 days, 314 Union

March 30, 10 a.m., Common Communication Mistakes, 318 Union

For additional online learning opportunities, including leadership skills, workplace performance skills or ITS- based trainings (Microsoft Office, SharePoint, etc.), email smsaund@bgsu.edu.