DEI in IPM Panel Discussion
October 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.
Register at cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wxN5zM8QTje8oyz45iChdw
The webinar will be recorded for anyone unable to attend the live session.
Description
This panel will explore a unique Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) perspective; best practices of DEI; an opportunity to learn how to implement change in light of the anti-DEI legislation, and how it’s affecting experiences across the country. We will provide the necessary examples that will equip you to be a more informed leader with DEI in mind and lean into how to support your administration, faculty, staff and students in an anti-DEI climate. This session will give participants an opportunity to think through real-life diversity, equity and inclusion scenarios, and help create a network for you to turn to when addressing DEI issues.
Dr. Antomia “Mia” Farrell, Associate Dean and Director College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (CANR), Michigan State University.
Dr. Antomia “Mia” Farrell
Associate Dean and Director College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (CANR), Michigan State University
Dr. Farrell, a transformational leader and native of Louisville, Kentucky, obtained an Ed.D. from Murray State University in the P-20 Community and Leadership Program with a concentration in Agriculture. She is also an Associate Professor at MSU CANR in the Department of Community Sustainability. Dr. Farrell served as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Kentucky, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (M-G CAFE) where she led the development of a successful five-year strategic plan centered on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for the college including Cooperative Extension Service, serving 120 counties. She served as the National MANRRS President from 2019–2021. She serves on numerous boards including the UK M-G College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Alumni Board.
Dr. Quatez Scott, Assistant Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Agriculture (IDEA), Colorado State University.
Dr. Quatez Scott
Assistant Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Agriculture (IDEA), Colorado State University
Pronouns: he/him
Dr. Scott is originally from Ohio and earned his Ph.D. in Foundations of Education: History of Education at The University of Toledo (2022). Dr. Scott has more than a decade of DEI experience in higher education as a strategist and scholar and is an instructor in Organizational Leadership at Wright State University in Ohio.
Dr. Scott oversees the College of Agricultural Sciences’ strategic efforts to build a more inclusive campus. This includes cultivating a community that adapts to the diverse needs of today’s learners, stewarding opportunities for underrepresented faculty and staff in agricultural sciences, and diversifying resources and relationships with industry partners.
Dr. Jacquelyn Mosley, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and the Assistant Dean, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas.
Dr. Jacquelyn Mosley
Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and the Assistant Dean, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas
Dr. Mosley’s research program has focused on creating AGRI-STEM pathway programs for underrepresented students as well as developing cultural competence among educators, students, and leaders across the U.S. She is a trained administrator in the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and has established herself as the go to person for cultural competence training, assessing over 3,000 students, faculty, staff, and campus leaders in over 75 trainings, including the leadership team of Tyson Foods and the Division of Agriculture. Dr. Mosley has been recognized with several national awards for her research program with the 2023 National Agriculture Experiment Station Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award and her teaching program as the National APLU Recipient of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Excellence in College and University Teaching Awards for Food and Agricultural Sciences in 2022.
Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield, Associate Director & Associate Professor, Cornell AgriTech.
Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield
Associate Director & Associate Professor, Cornell AgriTech
Since 2020, Anna Katharine Mansfield has lead Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts for Cornell AgriTech, co-chairing the AgriTech DEI Council created in 2022 and facilitating Cornell AgriTech Community Ambassador Cohorts in 2022–23 and 2023–24. She has been instrumental in creating an on-going series of DEI and community building workshops for Cornell Agritech’s agriculture extension faculty and staff, and has collaborated with Cornell Cooperative Extension to offer cross-organizational opportunities. In 2022, she was recognized with the National Experiment Station Section Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award for her efforts at AgriTech. Currently, she is most excited about initiating a study examining the experiences of women and other traditionally underserved communities in New York agricultural extension, and in expanding dialogue around the responsibilities of Land Grant Institutions to Indigenous Americans and other displaced communities.