Extra Credit Opportunity: Dr. John Dovido

The Offices of the Chancellor, Provost and Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost, Dr. Frank Tuitt will host Dr. John F. Dovidio from Yale University on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 to discuss unconscious (implicit) bias and how it influences how we behave toward others based on social and/or cultural identity.  Dr. Dovidio is the Dean of Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Carl Iver Hovland Professor, and Professor of Psychology and Public Health at Yale University.  He is also one of the foremost scholars on explicit and implicit bias today.  Attached are three flyers describing separate opportunities to take part in this important discussion. 

RSVP now, as space is limited.

• 10 extra credit points for attending any ONE of the promoted talks and writing a 500 word reflection (with your permission for me to post to the blog); or
• 20 extra credit points for attending any one of the promoted talks and presenting a 5-10 minute presentation to the class.