Training Information
During the June 9, 2020, town hall for faculty and staff, President Pribbenow announced seven new equity initiatives born out of response to the murder of George Floyd and Augsburg’s renewed commitment to accelerate and expand upon our university’s efforts to promote equity and inclusion during a national moment of racial and social justice reawakening. One of these initiatives was the requirement of Augsburg faculty and staff to complete an annual anti-racism training. The information provided below is provided to help the university community navigate this training.
TRAINER BIO
Seena Hodges, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
The Woke Coach
CONNECTOR. FIERCE ANTIRACIST. EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CHAMPION. DYNAMIC COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL. INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST. PHILANTHROPIST.
ABOUT SEENA HODGES
Seena is an award-winning businesswoman, activist, and intersectional feminist who has spent her career advocating for historically underrepresented communities and training leaders to use their positions of privilege to create lasting change. In 2023, Seena released her first book, “From Ally to Accomplice: How to Lead as a Fierce Antiracist,” furthering her commitment to dismantling systemic oppression. As a thought leader, she was an Editor at Large for Twin Cities Business and has been featured on and in various media outlets, including Good Day Chicago, Black Enterprise magazine, and the Wall Street Journal.
Seena holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and is pursuing a PhD in Management and Public Service at Hamline University. She is a trained equity, diversity, and inclusion facilitator and certified administrator of Clifton Strengths® and the Intercultural Development Inventory®. An advocate for the arts and entrepreneurship, Seena serves on the Board of Trustees at the Walker Art Center and is involved with the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, The Women’s Presidents’ Organization, Minnesota Women’s Economic Roundtable, and Women Elevating Women.
ABOUT THE WOKE COACH
Founded in 2018, The Woke Coach mission is to help organizations deepen their analysis and develop an understanding around issues of racism, unconscious bias, and injustice. Led by organizational development and racial equity expert, Seena Hodges, The Woke Coach guides individuals to help them become their best, most understanding, and empathetic selves, and organizations to create inclusive, winning cultures where diverse teams excel. Clients often describe their experience with The Woke Coach as “transformational,” “thought-provoking,” “challenging,” and “life-changing.”
The Woke Coach provides coaching, training, and practical strategies to address bias and racism, inspiring teams to commit to equity and inclusion. Notable clients include General Mills, Self-Esteem Brands, and Sunrise Banks.
TRAINING TITLE & DESCRIPTION
Title: How to Lead as a Fierce Antiracist
Description: Allies stand by. Accomplices take action. Which one are you? As leaders, managers, and educators, our greatest responsibility is our level of self awareness and willingness to use our power and privilege for the benefit of others.
Join award-winning author and DEI consultant Seena Hodges (Founder and CEO of The Woke Coach) for an interactive training that underscores how faculty and staff members can move from ally to antiracist accomplices in both their professional and personal lives. This training will inspire growth, foster discussion, and facilitate learning.
Participants will receive a rousing call to action and leave inspired with actionable steps to take on their antiracism journey.
Learning Outcomes:
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- Foster a unified vocabulary and understanding to enhance communication and collaboration.
- Cultivate a sense of unity and purpose, leading to a more cohesive and motivated team towards identified DEI values and goals.
- Empower faculty and staff members to drive positive change, resulting in improved relationships between colleagues, students, and the broader community.
- Learn to navigate workplaces with the confidence needed to enact and sustain an inclusive, antiracist organizational culture.
TRAINING DATES AND REGISTRATION
FALL SEMESTER TRAINING
Mon, Dec 16, 2024
Hoversten Chapel
3:30-6:00 p.m. (2.5 Hours)
SPRING SEMESTER TRAINING
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
Hoversten Chapel
4:00-6:30 p.m. (2.5 Hours)
MAY TRAINING
Mon, May 12, 2025
Hoversten Chapel
2:00-4:30 p.m. (2.5 Hours)
TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE*
*You must attend one of these three trainings in order to complete the employee requirement for the 2024-2025 academic year.
To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this training, please contact inclusion@augsburg.edu or indicate the accommodation on the registration form.
TRAINING LOGISTICS
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- Augsburg faculty and staff participation in this training is required and will be tracked similarly to campus-wide sexual harassment, FERPA, information storage, etc. trainings.
- This training will be offered twice during the 2024-2025 academic year, once during the fall semester and once during the spring semester. There will also be an additional training in May 2025. (All faculty and staff must attend one of these three trainings.)
- Non-exempt employees and their supervisors should work together to plan in advance how their schedules can accommodate their participation in one of the three trainings without exceeding their normal weekly hours. (Some departments may receive an exception and be allowed to exceed normal weekly hours, e.g. public safety staff, facilities/custodial staff, etc. This, however, must be discussed and approved through division vice presidents.)
- Adjunct Faculty: This training will be recorded for and made available to adjunct faculty. Adjunct faculty are welcome to attend one of the three in-person trainings, however, because this training will be available asynchronously, requests to be reimbursed for in-person attendance will be denied.
For more information about this training, please contact the Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Department at inclusion@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1126.