Each season, the University of Utah Professional Education Department will be bringing you a panel of experts on a topic. Attend all three events and earn a badge from the University showcasing your professional development. For the Summer 2022 season, we will be focusing on Equity. What does it mean to treat others fairly in the workplace, and how can we extend this consideration to ourselves?

Each event will begin at 12 pm, and will offer attendants a chance to hear from an expert, ask questions and make connections with other professionals. Light refreshments will be served and participants are invited to bring their own “brown bag” lunch to the event.

Join Us

Each events begins at 12 PM and will be held in the Granite Ballroom at the University of Utah Guestshouse.

• June 16, 2022 | What I Wish My Cisgender Co-workers Knew with Equality Utah | RSVP Now
  

  Equality Utah's Director of public outreach, Olivia Jaramillo, discusses the often complex experiences and struggles the transgender community undergoes in the workplace. Terms and concepts related to the transgender experience are explored and explained. This is followed by a question and answer session in which members may feel free to ask anything. The goal of our experience is to create allyship and we hope these future allies can help shape a better future for all!

• July 21, 2022 | How to talk about Money at Work: Salary Negotiations with Carmen Gold Johnson | RSVP Now
  

  While discussing wages can be a complicated topic, Carmen Gold-Johnson offers some practical advice on how to approach these conversations and how employers can take action to encourage pay equality. This conversation will offer advice for all salary negotiations, with special attention paid to women and minority groups. Gold-Johnson is The Associate Director of Career and Education at the University’s Career and Professional Development Center.

• August 18, 2022 | Promoting Physical and Mental Health at Work with Rebecca Davenport | RSVP Now
  

  Rebecca Davenport is a Yoga Instructor with the University of Utah Professional Education Department whose teaching focuses on health and wellness. After a couple of challenging years in the workplace, many of us are still adjusting to a new normal. Join us to discuss (and practice!) meditation, breathwork and other techniques to help show yourself a little kindness during your workday.