Dignity Initiative Events

Investigating Online Abuse

Speaker

March 6, 3-4 pm

Plano Campus, C103

Light refreshments served

An educator from the Turning Point will will address social/digital media abuse and cyberstalking, show us how these forms of abuse cause trauma, and give us ideas about what we can do to help ourselves and others.  Contact Linda Sears at lsears@collin.edu, Renee Dessommes at rdessommes@collin.edu, or Kristi Clark- Miller at kcmiller@collin.edu for more information.

The Importance of Civility in an Academic Setting

Panel Discussion

March 13, 3-4:30 pm

McKinney Campus, Andrea Mennon Welcome Center Multipurpose Room

Pizza and soft drinks served

This panel discussion will focus on how civility in an academic setting encourages a safe learning environment in which everyone is treated with respect and honored as a valuable member of our culture.  This panel will include members of the larger Collin professional community.  Contact Monica Cubberly at mccubberly@collin.edu for more information. 

Picture a Scientist

Film

March 25, 2:30-4 pm

Frisco Campus Conference Center

Pizza, cookies, and drinks served

The documentary film chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists.  Biologist Nancy Hopkins and chemist Raychelle Burks lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights.  Along the way, we encounter scientific luminaries—including social scientists, neurologists, and psychologists—who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.   
  

The Mask You Live In

Film and Panel Discussion

April 10, 4-5:30 pm

Technical Campus, Kone Conference Center (B106)

Pizza and soft drinks served

The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America's narrow definition of masculinity.  Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in their lives, our protagonists confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from their emotions, devalue authentic friendships, objectify and degrade women, and resolve conflicts through violence.  These gender stereotypes interconnect with race, class, and circumstance, creating a maze of identity issues boys and young men must navigate to become "real" men.  Experts in neuroscience, psychology, sociology, sports, education, and media also weigh in, offering empirical evidence of the "boy crisis" and tactics to combat it. A panel will follow to lead a discussion on the film.