Peer Diversity Educators

02/09/2021

Another reminder to check out this awesome event next Tuesday!

01/09/2021

The CookOUT! This is an annual Welcome Week event for new and returning LGBTQIA+ students and allies. It officially kicks of the new academic year with oodles of campus and community resources, a ton of free food, music, and games. See you there!

22/04/2021

Join our team next semester!

07/04/2021

Don't forget to register for the Bridge to Change Conference happening this Sunday. Dang Yang, Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs will be our keynote speaker.

Conference is free and virtual!

23/03/2021

Check out our new webpage and feel free to request our workshops!

Promoting respect for people of all abilities, creeds, races, social classes, gender identities as well as expressions and affectional orientations.

25/02/2021

UW- Eau Claire students, earn your EDI certificate today by enrolling into these EDI workshops at UWEC for free!

This list is not fully inclusive of all upcoming opportunities, so please take the time to look through all of the workshops here.

• Unpack It: UWEC Through a Minority Lens (Thursday, Feb. 25, 5-6pm)
• Chinese Holidays and Their Global Impact (Thursday, Feb. 25, 5-6pm)
• How Much Racial Discrimination is There Really? Evidence from Field Experiments (Wednesday, March 3, 2-3pm)
• Reading and Video Dialogue Group: Whiteness, Allyship, and Taking Action (Wednesdays, March 3, March 10, and March 17, 8-9pm)
• Confronting Socioeconomic Barriers to Equity at UW-Eau Claire (Thursday, March 4, 2-3pm)
• Rescheduled: The Psychology of the African American Experience (Wednesday, March 10, 5-6pm)
• Unpack It: Raise Your Voice, Find Your Space (Tuesday, March 16, 5-6pm)
• The Voice of Protest Against Stereotypes in the Music of Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) and Paintings of Marie Laurencin (1883-1956) (Wednesday, April 21, 6-7pm)
• Independent Film Viewing - Ongoing with additional films added throughout the semester
Additionally, registration has opened for the spring Bridge to Change conference. This conference's theme will be around Power and Privilege and will be held virtually on Sunday, April 11th from 9am - 5pm. This conference will provide an opportunity for students to earn up to four Tier II credits for their EDI Certificate. Students can register for the conference here: https://uwec.presence.io/form/bridge-to-change-conference-registration-form

For more information about the certificate, visit:
https://www.uwec.edu/activities-involvement-leadership/leadership/student-edi-development/

Thank you for continued dedication to equity, diversity, and inclusion education!

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is implementing three tiers of personal and professional development to improve equity, diversity and inclusion on campus for students. This program consists of a required online training, workshops designed specifically for students, an inclusive leadership co...

09/02/2021

A statement from our team:

Over the past weekend, two photos were released about a current student’s recent Snapchat private story name that was and is racist. The student has the right to privacy and will not be named, however, the photos are in the possession of many students, so feel free to reach out to your friends.

For many students, this is not something new. We have seen it before from racial slurs on a student’s dorm door to the football player incident. And those have been the most public. Incidents like these happen daily against people of color.

Whether an individual incident or a public one revealed by the student body, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire continues to allow our campus environment to perpetuate racial violence & abhorrent discriminatory rhetoric against students. This is not a safe place for students and faculty of color, and those in charge have done nothing impactful to change this fact.

This most recent incident continues to unearth a culture of racism that has been allowed to rear its ugly head from time to time because nothing ever happens. But enough is enough. The administration has promised to help students of color in the past, but their promises are never kept students want to see decisive action and we as a Student-Led group agree that disciplinary sanctions come up by the student body should be taken seriously. What happened this past weekend was not the first and will not be the last, and it was not an accident. This was the ugly face of our student population coming out of the shadows again.

As a team, we value an inclusive campus experience for all students, but we cannot achieve our goals for a compassionate and equitable world when incidents like these continue to happen without repercussions for racists. And that is what exactly happened: a student did something racist because they felt comfortable enough to make harmful “jokes” and disguise it as free speech. This is hate speech, and although everyone has the right to say what they want, they are not free from consequence. Rhetoric and actions like these happen all the time and are happening currently. This was no accident nor mistake; this was an intentional violent act. This student knows what they did was wrong but did it regardless, and it cannot, should not, and will not be brushed under the rug. It is time for action, fulfilment of empty promises, and everlasting change.

We want to see change beginning with the demands put together by student leaders on UW-Eau Claire campus for campus administration to adopt into the Blugold Code of Conduct to include the following:

- WI Code 947.013 (Specifically related to harassment)

- Codes in place to prohibit defamatory language and language that incites violence

- It is vital that these codes are put in place immediately, to ensure a safe and inviting space for marginalized individuals that are UWEC students, faculties, and guests. Next steps set the precedent for what the University will allow, as acceptable behavior, as this has not been the first instance of racist behavior going unattended.

- Changing the Blugold Code of Conduct, reduces the risk of these incidents occurring, and holds individuals accountable, for behavior that will not be tolerated by the University.

Further, we urge all those seeing this to take part in whatever way they can to amplify student voices, especially those of students of color. THe following is a link to the student-organized protest this Thursday. Please follow the link, read through the demands, and follow the instructions asked by the organizers to help call for structural change on UW-Eau Claire Campus: https://fb.me/e/3WIcFXYcr

For all of us to fly, the skies must be safe.

Sincerely,

Peer Diversity Educators

05/02/2021

PDE is back and ready to take on another semester! We have many programs that are freshly revised and new programs as well. Please reach out to us with any questions or for more information!

08/01/2021

Interested in becoming a Peer Diversity Educator? Apply on handshake: https://uwec.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4298652

28/10/2020

Get To Know PDE:

Kayde
Pronouns: They/Them
Major: Sociology
Minor: American Indian Studies
Fun Fact: Crocs are my favorite footwear
I joined PDE to help educate students and make this university a better place before I graduate this spring.

28/10/2020

Get To Know PDE:
Jamie
Pronouns: She, her, hers
Major: Psychology
Minor: Student Affairs
Fun Fact: I love baking and cake decorating!
Why I Joined PDE: I have a passion for social justice and making sure that everyone has equal opportunity and a safe space on our campus.