From postmaster at langate.gsu.edu Fri Nov 2 16:22:11 2007 From: postmaster at langate.gsu.edu (GroupWise Postmaster) Date: Fri Nov 2 22:55:07 2007 Subject: [General-announce] The Preventing Liability Certificate Message-ID: <472B4EB1.B39F.009D.0@langate.gsu.edu> E-mail submitted by Annette D. Butler Please send replies to abutler@gsu.edu Georgia State University Preventing Liability Series The Preventing Liability Certificate Day One November 27, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Anti-Bias Education This workshop seeks to help participants recognize bias and the harm it inflicts on individuals and society; explore the value of diversity; improve inter-group relations; combat racism, and all forms of prejudice and bigotry. Day Two November 28, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 .m. Biased Incident Protocol: The Georgia State University Process The Bias Incidence Response Protocol was developed for victims of bias-related crimes and for those individuals at Georgia State who might be called upon to support and advise them. This workshop will cover how to report, document, investigate, and appropriately respond to bias incidents on campus. Guest Presenters: Holli Levinson is the Education Project Director for the Southeast Region. She brings to the Anti-Defamation League 10 years of experience working in community organizing and community service organizations in Atlanta. After graduating from Emory University, she founded and directed an organization to involve college students and young people in community service to address issues of poverty in Atlanta and founded an association to improve working conditions for day laborers. Holli was also an organizer with Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment (ABLE), a multi-racial, multi-denominational coalition of 27 congregations in the metro Atlanta area working to help members address issues of concern in their communities. Dana Smith is an organizational and youth development consultant who offers an engaging and unique brand of facilitated workshops and training initiatives that are crafted to meet the specific needs of new and existing clientele. His 12 plus years of experience include working and consulting inside corporations, profit and non-profit organizations, community based organizations, educational systems, and local/state/national government entities. A provocative and dynamic presenter, Dana has addressed conducted workshops in the USA and two countries abroad. Cost: Free Total CEUs: .5 Total Hours: 5 Register online at http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwafa/services/ Limited Seating Co-Sponsored by: Opportunity Development/Diversity Education Planning Office Dean of Students Legal Affairs University Police Annette D. Butler Associate Director, AA/EEO Opportunity Development/Diversity Education Planning Office Georgia State University P. O. Box 3983 Atlanta, GA 30302-3983 (404) 413-2567 (404) 413-2562 Direct (404) 413-2560 Fax "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." --George Washington Carver From postmaster at langate.gsu.edu Mon Nov 26 11:27:11 2007 From: postmaster at langate.gsu.edu (GroupWise Postmaster) Date: Mon Nov 26 22:55:05 2007 Subject: [General-announce] OFCCP Update Message-ID: <474AAD8F.E78A.009D.0@langate.gsu.edu> E-mail submitted by Annette D. Butler Please send replies to abutler@gsu.edu December 6, 2007 Compliance Series Guest Presenters: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Representatives Representatives from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs will provide an update on the following: - What is the law regarding affirmative action and equal employment opportunity? - Who is a federal contractor? - What is the on site review process? - What is the compliance review process? - What are the affirmative action plan requirements? - What are the record keeping requirements? - What is the legal definition of an applicant? - What is the definition of an applicant in the context of the internet and related technologies? - What are recent Department of Labor changes and how will they affect organizations? Cost: Free CEUs: .2 Hrs: 2.0 Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Register online at http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwafa/services/ Limited Seating Annette D. Butler Associate Director, AA/EEO Opportunity Development/Diversity Education Planning Office Georgia State University P. O. Box 3983 Atlanta, GA 30302-3983 (404) 413-2567 (404) 413-2562 Direct (404) 413-2560 Fax "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." --George Washington Carver