We look forward to celebrating the Black community at Clarkson, all year long, and this month in particular. Below are the events hosted by the Chief Inclusion Office this month. All of our events are virtual and anyone from anywhere can join us. Please share with your networks. Happy Black History Month!
Wednesday 3 Feb. 2021 @ 5:00 pm – Interviewing Tips with Black On The Job
RSVP Link: tinyurl.com/BOTJInterviewTips
How do you address awkward questions during an interview or while talking to a recruiter?
Have you wondered how to answer questions about your previous pay? Did you know it’s illegal in NY state for an employer to ask you how much you were paid at previous positions? How do you address an employer calling your natural hair “unprofessional”. Cyntonia Miller (CEO of Black On The Job) works with job candidates all over the world to help guide them through their employment journeys. Join us tomorrow!
How can you best market yourself to employers while navigating the complexities of intersectional identities? Come find out!
-Learn what questions can be answered during an interview.
-How to approach appearance questions during an interview.
-How to prepare for a job interview.
-How to successfully convey education and minimal experience during an interview.
Black On The Job is a network and career development organization for Black people. The founder and mentors want to empower people by helping them find and develop the best version of themselves using proven resume writing, interview, and hiring techniques.
Wednesday 3 Feb. 2021 @ 6:00pm – Tea Time
Zoom Link: tiny.cc/febteatime
Join the Clarkson Intercultural Ambassadors and the Chief Inclusion Office for an open and thoughtful discussion each month! This month we will be talking about impeachment.
Thursday 4 Feb. 2021 @ 5:30pm – Career Fair Diversity Mixer
RSVP Link: https://clarkson.joinhandshake.com/events/675289
The Career Fair Diversity Mixer is a networking opportunity that the Chief Inclusion Office & The Career Center hosts every semester right before the start of the Career Fair. We aim to create a more relaxed environment for students and recruiters to get to know each other prior to the Career Fair.
Friday 5 Feb. 2021 @ 2:00pm – Radical Self-Care Series: Decolonizing Mental Health
RSVP Link: https://tinyurl.com/RadicalSelfCareMelody
ABOUT SERIES: The Clarkson Chief Inclusion Office and the St. Lawrence University Office for Diversity & Inclusion have collaborated to create a self-care series open to all and focused on the needs and healing of BIPOC students. This semester we will have sessions addressing: mental health, spiritual health, sexual health, physical health, and culturally relevant veganism. Every other Friday starting on Friday 5 Feb. we will host a different session.
Join Melody Li, founder of Inclusive Therapists, to explore ways to tend to racial stress and trauma from a decolonial lens. Learn practical ways to develop agency for your mental and relational wellness, and to strengthen community and kinship. We hope that participants will leave feeling empowered to advocate for their wellbeing in a White-centric culture, and be more resourced to navigate challenging racial situations.
BIO: Melody Li (she/ 她/ all) is a colony-born migrant, therapist of Color, mental health justice activist, decolonial academic, and troublemaker for liberation.
She founded Inclusive Therapists, a social justice and liberation oriented mental health directory and community. They center the needs and celebrate the strengths of people with marginalized bodies and identities. In community, they offer free monthly CEU workshops and dialogue on decolonizing mental health.
She offers collective care and professional support surrounding decolonial mental health and healing racial trauma.
Melody is currently a PhD student, focusing on community, liberation, Indigenous and liberation psychology.
SPONSORED BY: Clarkson University Chief Inclusion Office, St. Lawrence University Office for Diversity & Inclusion, Clarkson University Student Health and Counseling Services (SHAC), and St. Lawrence University Diana B. Torrey ’82 Health and Counseling Center.
Tuesday 9 Feb. 2021 @ 5:00pm – Our Experiences: Black Voices
RSVP Link: https://tinyurl.com/BlackVoices21
Our Experiences is a series of conversations where a panel of Clarkson community members share their voices, stories, and experiences with the wider community. Join us this month to celebrate Black History Month!
Friday 19 Feb. 2021 @ 2:00pm – Radical Self-Care Series: A Home of Peace Within
RSVP Link: https://tinyurl.com/RadicalSelfCareDanny
ABOUT SERIES: The Clarkson Chief Inclusion Office and the St. Lawrence University Office for Diversity & Inclusion have collaborated to create a self-care series open to all and focused on the needs and healing of BIPOC students. This semester we will have sessions addressing: mental health, spiritual health, sexual health, physical health, and culturally relevant veganism. Every other Friday starting on Friday 5 Feb. we will host a different session.
Join Danny Fluker, Jr, founder of Black Boys OM, to explore the work of Black Boys OM, Breathwork and Guided Meditation, Journaling, and a Beginners Yoga Flow. Learn how to appreciate the benefits of yoga without appropriating its cultural traditions. We hope that participants will leave feeling empowered and centered.
BIO:
Danny is an Atlanta Native, Freelance Writer, Yoga and Meditation practitioner, 200 Hour Registered Yoga Instructor Instructor. Danny has a professional background in Telecom Infrastructure and IT Support. He is also passionate about wellness accessibility and representation. Black Boys OM started as Danny’s brainchild. The idea grew into building a network that impacts local communities through Wellness Leaders who are already using the tools of mindfulness and Yoga for themselves. This network became a grassroots movement and has transitioned into a non-profit.
SPONSORED BY: Clarkson University Chief Inclusion Office, St. Lawrence University Office for Diversity & Inclusion, Clarkson University Student Health and Counseling Services (SHAC), and St. Lawrence University Diana B. Torrey ’82 Health and Counseling Center.
Wednesday, Feb 24th & Thursday, Feb. 25th – BLAC Career Expo
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/XrRk2xz6Vav85TML7
All registrants will be included in the resume book to employers. For more information, please contact BLAC@Clarkson.edu.