Leading the Future: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Business Education
Sponsored by The SUNY Business School Deans
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SUNY Business Schools have embraced Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) as key values, as have businesses and organizations where SUNY students work after graduation. Businesses want to have cultures and practices that support and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion and be able to attract and recruit a more diverse workforce that embraces DEI values. Business programs and faculty want to educate and engage students from all backgrounds about issues of DEI and seek to create truly inclusive classrooms and programs. And business students seek transformative educational experiences that incorporate DEI and that prepare them to pursue careers in organizations with strong DEI cultures and practices.
- What is the current state of DEI in business today, what are the gaps when it comes to developing exceptional DEI cultures in organizations that will attract and help the next generation of employees thrive at work, and what role can business schools and programs play in addressing those gaps?
- How do business school faculty across the breadth of business disciplines, incorporate DEI into their content and classes in a pedagogically sound and discipline appropriate manner? What tools, practices, insights, and data can help faculty in this endeavor?
- What are the important types of student supports for DEI outside of the classroom (e.g., student clubs and activities, advising students and clubs, career counseling, placement, etc.) and what are examples of innovative programs and best practices?
- Business faculty, administrators, and professional staff who want to better understand student perspectives on DEI, develop ideas and learn from others on how to incorporate DEI into their programs, curricula, courses, and experiences outside of the classroom.
- Students who want to share their perspectives on DEI with faculty and administrators and learn about how DEI is advancing in businesses and organizations.
- Business professionals and leaders who want to learn from current students so they can build workplaces that embrace DEI in their cultures and practices.
You are encouraged to register and attend all three DEI seminars. However, you can also register for just the seminar(s) that are of most interest. Please click on the “agenda” link for details on each seminar.
Please contact marogers@buffalo.edu with any questions.