Creating More Inclusive, Equitable Classrooms

The NACOE's Diversity and Inclusion Committee conducted a college-wide survey in 2018. Based on the survey responses, NACOE constituents identified increasing student, staff and faculty competence with respect to creating inclusive, equitable classrooms as a top priority. Therefore, during each of the next three semesters (Spring 2019, Fall 2019 and Spring 2020), this page will inform you of events and opportunities that might increase your ability to interact more effectively with groups of students who are underrepresented in the NACOE. The Spring 2019 student groups appear below.

Differently Abled Students - Cognitive and Physical

If you attend all four of the following workshop sessions, a certificate of completion will be awarded.

• Thursday, January 24th.
  • Topic: ADA and Accomodations
  • Presenter: Brenda York
  • Sponsors: Office of Disability Services, Academic Technology Outreach, Center for Faculty Excellence
  • Logistics: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Barnard 126
• Thursday, February 21st.
  • Topic: Compliant Technology in the Classroom
  • Presenter: Brenda York
  • Sponsors: Office of Disability Services, Academic Technology Outreach, Center for Faculty Excellence
  • Logistics: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Barnard 126
• Thursday, March 21st.
• Topic: ADA and Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom
• Presenter: Brenda York
• Sponsors: Office of Disability Services, Academic Technology Outreach, Center for Faculty Excellence
• Logistics: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Barnard 126
• Thursday, April 18th.
• Topic: ADA Synopsis
• Presenter: Brenda York
• Sponsors: Office of Disability Services, Academic Technology Outreach, Center for Faculty Excellence
• Logistics: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Barnard 126

To learn more:

• Explore the Office of Disability Service's Information for Faculty.
• Familiarize yourself with Testing Services.

Female Students

• Thursday, January 31st.
  • Topic: Learning in Public: A Celebration of Montana Grit, Resilience and Grace
  • Panelists: MSU President Waded Cruzado, Bozeman Mayor Cyndy Andrus and Bozeman City Manager Andreas Surrett
  • Sponsor: Leadership Institute
  • Logistics: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the SUB Ballrooms
• Tuesday, February 12th.
  • Topic: The Magic of Magnetic Resonance and Looking at Fluids Inside Complex Systems
  • Presenter: Dr. Sarah Codd, MSU Mechanical Engineering Professor
  • Sponsor: Provost's Distinguished Lecture Series
  • Logistics: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Museum of the Rockies' Hagar Auditorium
• Tuesday, February 19th.
  • Topic: Building Our New Energy Future
  • Presenter: Sheila Hayter, Professional Engineer, 2018-2019 ASHRAE President, NREL Senior Research Advisor
  • Sponsor: NACOE
  • Logistics: TBA in NAH Inspiration Hall
• Thursday, March 7th. Featured Event!
  • Topic: Sexual Harassment of Women: Thoughts on Improving US Academic Campus Climates and Cultures
  • Presenter: Dr. Anna Kirkland, Institute for Research on Women and Gender Director, The University of Michigan
  • Sponsor: President's Commission on the Status of University Women
  • Logistics: 6:00 p.m. in NAH Inspiration Hall.
• Friday, March 8th.
  • Event: Women in Engineering Dinner
  • Sponsor: NACOE
  • Logistics: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the SUB Ballrooms

To learn more:

• Take a course from the Diversity Development Certificate Program.
• Attend a Women's Center Sack Lunch Seminar.
• Read Dr. Kirkland's Co-Authored Report.
• Learn about MSU's Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor.
• Learn about MSU's President's Commission on the Status of University Women and its events.
• Learn about MSU's VOICE Center and its events.

LGBT+ Students

• Tuesday, February 26th. Featured Event!
  • Topic: Fostering LGBTQ+ STEM Student Success
  • Presenter: Sam Brinton
  • Sponsor: oSTEM at Montana State
  • Logistics: 4:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Norm Asbjornson Inspiration Hall
• Tuesday, February 26th.
  • Topic: An Evening with Sam Brinton
  • Presenter: Sam Brinton
  • Sponsor: oSTEM at Montana State
  • Logistics: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in Norm Asbjornson Inspiration Hall
• Thursday, May 2nd.
  • Event: Lavender Celebration
  • Sponsor: Diversity and Student Inclusion Comments
  • Logistics: 4:10 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the Procrastinator Theater

To learn more:

• Enroll in a 90 minute SafeZone workshop.
• Take a course from the Diversity Development Certificate Program.

If you have suggestions or comments, feel free to contact any of the NACOE Diversity and Inclusion Committee members: David Claudio, Sarah Codd, Flynn Murray (graduate student representative), Christine Foreman, Gordon North Piegan (undergraduate student representative) or John Paxton (chair).