MLE Mini Series: Deconstructing Grit & Greatness

Session #1: Restructuring Resilience

Location

The Commons : 318

Date & Time

September 30, 2021, 11:00 am12:15 pm

Description

The Multicultural Leadership Experience is a collaboration between Campus Life and the Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b).

The purpose of the Multicultural Leadership Experience is to provide a space for students and student leaders who identify with diverse or marginalized backgrounds to discover their own capacity to lead, while also promoting a better understanding of their experiences, issues, and outcomes in navigating their own collegiate careers.

This first session of the mini series will focus on the topic of Reconstructing Resiliencespecifically on how it's dictionary definition (i.e. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness) can create an environment that cultivates toxic positivity, specifically during hardship and/or trauma. Participants will connect their understanding of themselves to their leadership approach in relation to resiliency.

Each mini series session will provide participants with:

  • connections to campus and resources
  • meaning-making through reflection and group discussions 
  • leadership learning through the lens of multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion
  • and opportunities to engage with other students across different areas of campus involvement

Registration link: tinyurl.com/mlemini2021 For questions or more information, contact:
  • Beatriz Gutiérrez-Malagón, Coordinator for Leadership at bgutierrez@umbc.edu
  • Carlos Turcios '15, '17 M.A., Coordinator of Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging at carlos6@umbc.edu
Our i3b staff strives to create the most inclusive environment possible. If you need to request a disability-based accommodation or have any questions, contact us at i3b@umbc.edu. For our uploaded event recordings, attendee lists, works cited, and other materials, please check out our Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion and Belonging (i3b) Events Drive. Materials will be available in this Box Drive within one business week after the event unless otherwise specified.