UA Library - Millenium Report Oversight Committee (MROC)

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MROC Bulletin Board

Calendar of Events:

2009-10 Workshop series (see information to left):

Session 1: Nov. 18 (9:30am-11am) Main Library A313/314

Session 1: Nov. 23 (1:30pm- 3pm) Main Library A313/314

New Material:

Open House June 2009 materials

MROC's 2009-10 Members:

Ricardo Andrade, LFA Representative, MROC Chair
Ping Situ, LFA Representative
Claire Tapia, SGA Representative
Danielle Walker, SGA Representative
Jim Fromm, Appointed Professionals Representative, Cabinet Liaison

Workshop Information:

MROC invites you to the first session in the MROC Diversity Workshop series:

The session will focus on unconscious bias and will be conducted by UA professor, Jeff Stone. The session will take place on November 23rd from 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. in Main Library, Room A313/314. There will also be a duplicate session on November 18, 2009 from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m., also in room A313/314. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided at both sessions. The session synopsis is below:

Bias In The Unconscious Mind: How To Control The Ghost In The Machine

Jeff Stone, Ph.D.

Jessica Whitehead, M.A.

Psychology Department

Does your unconscious mind contain unwanted thoughts and feelings? Does your unconscious reveal biases against others that you did not know were there? Do unconscious biases accidently leak out when you interact with someone? Can you do anything to control the accidental expression of unconscious bias? This workshop will focus on what the scientific study of the unconscious mind can tell us about the existence, expression and control of unwanted biases we hold toward ourselves and other groups of people. The session will feature a demonstration of how psychologists measure the unconscious mind. We will also discuss several strategies for controlling the ghost in the machine.