Date & Time: Thursday, Oct 28th from 3:00 – 4:00pm

Good morning CUNY IOP Network, Registration for our fall 2021 I-O Talks is now live! Since these talks are open to all CUNY administrators, feel free to share with your staff and colleagues. Fall 2021 I-O Talks: 1. Why DEI trainings aren’t enough o Date & Time: Thursday, Oct 28th from 3:00 – 4:00pm o Zoom Registration: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvceqsrToqHd24WukhHDcBVB8OLOiPZD1v o Description: DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion) trainings strongly enhance people’s knowledge about diversity issues (e.g., unconscious bias), but alone do these trainings influence change? In this "I-O Talk", Rebecca Harmata and Lorena Solis, two Brooklyn College alumni and current I-O psychology doctoral students, will discuss the evidence around DEI trainings as well as highlight evidence-based strategies for effective and sustained change. 2. Becoming an Evidence-Based Practitioner o Date & Time: Nov 17, 2021 12:00 PM o Zoom Registration: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIld-ygqzMoHdZGiZEohcFUAvCLv_IJfZK7 o Description: In this "I-O Talk", Michael Vodianoi, Research Scientist at MHS Assessments and strategic advisor for ScienceForWork, discusses what it means to be an “evidence-based practitioner” and how this differs from common approaches to decision making in higher education (e.g., best practices). Clemente I. Diaz Associate Director & STEM Research Academy Manager College Now & Collaborative Programs Baruch College – City University of New York Co-Founder/Chair, CUNY I-O Practitioners Network Chair of Bridge Builders Committee, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Clemente.Diaz@baruch.cuny.edu Ogbonnaya Jr. Akpara Co-Host P.A.C.S. Brooklyn College- CUNY