Monthly Archives: August 2021

Join us in viewing The Bias Inside Us Exhibition on display now through Sept. 19 in the Atwood Memorial Center Gallery. This is a community engagement project featuring a Smithsonian traveling exhibition intended to raise awareness about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it. Engage in visiting the Exhibition and attend our The Bias Inside Us speaker series.

Exhibition hours:

Monday – Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m.*
Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday Noon-8 p.m.
Closed: Today, Aug. 26 and Sept. 6

*Recommended public visitation from 1-8 p.m. due to school visits and private events.

Dr. Tessa Charlesworth

The Science of Bias

6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2
Virtual Webinar

Register for Dr. Charlesworth’s presentation

Dr. Tessa Charlesworth is the primary science advisor for The Bias Inside Us and a psychologist who studies how people’s social attitudes and beliefs emerge and change across their lifespan and social history. Listen and engage in conversation about the science of bias.

Dr. Corey Yeager

Understanding Unconscious Bias and What to Do About It

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9
Atwood Memorial Center Theatre

Register for Dr. Yeager’s presentation in Huskies Connect

Dr. Corey Yeager is the psychotherapist for the Detroit Pistons. He is also a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses his practice primarily serving the African American community. Engage in conversation regarding the assumption made that education is for the future despite the present reality unconscious bias represents.

Please register for the speaker events in advance. If you would like to tour the exhibit as a student organization, class, or community group, contact Event Manager Aryn Wright at aryn.wright@stcloudstate.edu. If you have questions about the event or exhibit, please contact Dan Wildeson at dlwildeson@stcloudstate.edu or 320-308-4201.

SCSU has 500 doses of Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for all students, staff, and faculty.

Vaccines will be available at the following locations and times:

• Friday, August 20: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.  Atwood Memorial Center, lower level, room B20 (use the Quarry entrance door to Atwood on the Southeast side of the building off of Atwood Mall).

The SCSU Medical Clinic will be giving Moderna vaccinations on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, beginning Aug. 24. Call the medical clinic at 320-308-3193 to make an appointment for this vaccine.

The state of Minnesota has extended the $100 gift card incentive for people who are vaccinated starting July 30, and now running through August 22. To claim your $100 gift card, go to:

Minnesota COVID-19 Response: Get vaccinated. Get $100.

If you plan on getting vaccinated Aug 19 or 20, we ask that you consider pre-registering, to save yourself from waiting in line. You can pre-register using the link or QR code below:

https://www.solvhealth.com/book-online/AMJvBp

The Bring Huskies Home Team continues to monitor COVID-19 conditions and the escalating rate of infections of the Delta variant. Our goal is to protect the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff while our students as they continue to progress towards their educational goals. Data provided by the CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is showing that our county has a substantial transmission rate of COVID-19. MDH is recommending that indoor masking should be required for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status.

Beginning Thursday, August 5, all individuals on campus will be required to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. This includes St. Cloud State at Plymouth. Masking will continue until further notice. 

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