New DEI workshops offered by Dr. Connie Nguyen-Truong

Associate Professor Connie Nguyen-Truong, of the WSU College of Nursing in Vancouver, has designed and is offering two new professional workshops on subjects related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She is collaborating on this initiative with WSU Vancouver Building a Community of Equity (BaCE), the College of Nursing DEI Advisory Council, and the College of Nursing Professional Development office. All workshops are open to faculty, students and staff at all WSU locations.

Understanding and Navigating Culturally Safe Dialogues

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Register for Understanding and Navigating Culturally Safe Dialogues

  • A Group 2 BaCE workshop for Vancouver participants
  • Facilitator: Connie Nguyen-Truong
  • This workshop recognizes LGBTQ+ History Month and Disability Awareness Month
  • College of Nursing colleagues may receive CE through College of Nursing (contact Connie Nguyen-Truong for more information)

This interactive session is designed to be a safe, brave and welcoming space for you to explore concepts of cultural safety, restorative justice and cultural humility; shifting and shared power; and their relevancy in research and scholarship, teaching, service and practice to advance health equity. You will receive resources and be encouraged to reflect and engage in reflexivity and engage in culturally safe dialogues and cultural humility to facilitate empowerment.


Cultural Immersion Experiences and Sustainable Efforts

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Register for Cultural Immersion Experiences and Sustainable Efforts

  • A Group 2 BaCE workshop for Vancouver participants
  • Facilitators: Connie Nguyen-Truong and Sara Waters
  • This workshop recognizes Native American History Month
  • College of Nursing colleagues may receive CE through College of Nursing (contact Connie Nguyen-Truong for more information)

In this interactive safe and brave community space, examples of pearls and lessons learned regarding cultural immersion experiences and sustainability in community partnerships will be presented to encourage reflection and conversation. Examples will be shared such as bringing communities into classes and learners into community spaces and preventing dissolution of partnerships and their relevancy in research and scholarship, teaching, service and practice to advance health equity. You will be encouraged to reflect and share about weaving and navigating equity-minded strategies.