Workshop – Developing Research Partnership with Indigenous Communities

This event is organized by the Research Development Office and Office of Organizational Learning and Development and will be held on Friday Feb. 2, 2024. See the description and agenda below for full detail. Please register in Griz Hub at https://grizhub.umt.edu/event/9693378

Friday, February 2, 1- 3:30 p.m., UC 330-332, reception to follow  

This session will help UM faculty consider how to develop equitable, collaborative research partnerships with Indigenous communities. We will explore the critical importance of relationship-building and reciprocity between the community and the researcher. Participants will reflect upon their own cultural mindsets and will hear from a panel of Tribal research partners about approaches that have led to positive, productive partnerships.   

1:00-2:00 p.m. Reflection on Culture and Partnership  

• Facilitated by Dr. Anisa Goforth, Department of Psychology, and Dr. Jingjing Sun, Department of Teaching and Learning  
  
  

2:00-3:30 p.m. Cultivating Equity and Connection: Building Relationships in Tribal Partnerships for Culturally Responsive Indigenous Based Projects and Research  

• Facilitated by Dr. Karla Bird, Tribal Outreach Specialist  
• Panelists: Dr. Ren Freeman, Indigenous Research Center, Salish Kootenai College; Dr. Aislinn Heavy Runner-Rioux, Kauffman and Associates; Roger LaPlante, LMSW, Spokane Community College 
• Includes time for Q&A 
  
  

3:30-4:30 p.m. Reception 

• Join us to continue the conversation at a reception to follow 
  
  

Professional development for Indigenous and women of color graduate students

The 12th annual Faculty Women of Color in the Academy (FWCA) National Conference is  scheduled to take place in Arlington, Virginia April 11-14, 2024. Each year, FWCA offers Indigenous and Women of Color the opportunity to engage with colleagues from across the nation as they explore relevant issues such as leadership development, career exploration, personal well-being, and professional identity development. As they strive to increase their outreach to graduate students, FWCA aims to provide graduate women with the opportunity to grow professionally as they consider joining the professoriate.  

At FWCA, we create space for Graduate Students’ learning and development in addition to recognizing their contributions to the academy.

• Graduate Student & Emerging Scholars Track: This collection of workshops is tailored to meet the needs and interests of graduate students. Themes include: creating strategies for writing and research, navigating graduate school as a Woman of Color, finding mentors, incorporating self-care into the graduate experience, and persistence toward graduation.
• The Future of the Academy Award: This FWCA Achievement Award recognizes a doctoral student or post-doctoral associate making notable accomplishments in her research and demonstrating leadership on her campus and in her community. Nominations are open now until January 31, 2024.  

At FWCA, Graduate students expand their professional networks and gain tools & resources to help them persist towards degree completion.  Specific outcomes of attending FWCA include:

• Creating strategies to organize and advance their research and writing.
• Networking with established Women of Color faculty within and outside of their field to establish professional relationships for future collaborations.
• Outlining actionable steps to initiate or enhance their mentorship relationships.
• Building a peer network of fellow Women of Color graduate students from across the country.
• Learning how to implement strategies to address microaggressions, feelings of self-doubt, and imposter syndrome.
• Creating an intersectional academic professional identity.
• Exploring resources to develop action plans for addressing limited capacities.
• Affirming and being affirmed by other Women of Color who have shared experiences in academia across disciplines