Annual Spring Workshop

Date: Thursday, May 13th 

Time: 2-4:30pm CST

Location: Remote 

Keynote: Sherlonda Sharp, MS

With 20 years working in higher education, Sherlonda Sharp is "a creative, pragmatic, equity-minded, innovative speaker and facilitator who speaks truth to power and offers creative solutions to organizational and individual challenges".

Presentation Title: ​Minnesota Not So Nice: Navigating Challenging Personalities

Presentation Description: You've worked hard to get where you are. You've come in early, stayed late, and worked through more lunches than you care to remember. But that's not the hard part; not flipping over the table when that special someone makes yet another snide comment at your expense is the HARDEST of parts.
Here's the bad news: like mosquitoes, bad drivers, and poorly-maintained public bathrooms, difficult people are a reality of life. The badder news: most conventional suggestions DO NOT WORK. During this interactive session, Sherlonda Sharp will share the valuable lessons she learned after a three-year journey through difficult people purgatory and provide attendees with strategies/resources to navigate the challenging personalities in their own lives.

Agenda

2-2:05pm Welcome Address by Dr. Berge, Director of CWIMS

2:05-2:35pm Recognizing and Responding to Microaggression

Presentation by Dia Yang, M.S., Office of DEI, Medical School

2:35-4:30pm Minnesota Not So Nice: Navigating Challenging Personalities

Keynote Presentation by Sherlonda Sharp, MS

An interactive and energized workshop session which provide attendees with strategies/resources to navigate the challenging personalities in their own lives.

*All times are CST