DEI Scholarship
Learn about AWRA's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Professional Development Scholarship for students and young professionals.
DEI Programs
AWRA Statement on Racial Inequalities
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AWRA’s Journal of American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) DEI Statement
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2023
2023 Annual Water Resources Conference
November 7, 2023 | Raleigh, NC
- Session Speaker: Liji Thomas, CPA, CIA, CRMA, SHRM-CP, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Workshop: Don’t Flinch Get Fearless about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, presented by Kuma Roberts, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer | Arrowhead Consulting
2021
2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop: Understanding the Value of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Strategies to Integrate Them in the Workplace
July 18, 2021 | Virtual
Instructor: Kesho Scott, Ph.D., American Studies
Associate Professor of Sociology and American Studies, Grinnell College, Iowa.
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2021 Joint AWRA & National Capital Annual Water Symposium: Panel: Water Justice and COVID-19: Water management in 2020 and Beyond
April 15, 2021 | Virtual
Speakers: Maureen Taylor, Chair, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization; Sydney Collins, Community Engagement & Green Infrastructure VISTA
Buffalo Sewer Authority; and Letitia Carpenter, Program Manager
US Water Alliance
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2021 Young Professional Workshop Series: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: How to be an Ally in the Workplace
April 13, 2021 | Virtual
Instructor: Kesho Scott, Ph.D., American Studies
Associate Professor of Sociology and American Studies, Grinnell College, Iowa.
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2020
2020 Annual Water Resources Conference Engagement Break: Diversity and Inclusion
November 10, 2020 | Virtual
Facilitator: Kesho Scott, Ph.D., American Studies
Associate Professor of Sociology and American Studies, Grinnell College, Iowa.
Dr. Kesho Scott, writer and sociologist professor at Grinnell College, chats about issues around diversity and inclusion. We all know that diversity is important, but without inclusion and belonging, an organization won’t maximize the benefits that diversity brings such as innovation and creative problem-solving. Join this engagement break to talk about these issues in a safe space and perhaps share a story about how you and your organization are making a difference in the science community.
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2020 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Workshop Series
July 22 and 29, 2020 | Virtual
Speaker: Joe Gerstandt, Speaker, Author, Advisor
In this two-part workshop series, Joe gives a powerful and actionable new clarity to the concept of inclusion, what it is, why it matters, and how it happens. He also details a set of competencies and commitments you can choose to make and employ to ensure that your leadership is, in fact, inclusive.
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