{"id":22863,"date":"2023-04-10T18:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T01:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/education\/?p=22863"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T23:32:40","slug":"new-to-the-coe-bipoc-affinity-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/education\/highlights\/new-to-the-coe-bipoc-affinity-group\/","title":{"rendered":"New to the COE: BIPOC Affinity Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header (with Image)” module_class=”aks-story-header aks-story-header-Yimage display-flex aks-section” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_starting_opacity=”15%” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” background_enable_image=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row module_class=”aks-content-container aks-content-container-row aks-post-title-row aks-row” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_slide=”25%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ module_class=”aks-post-title-col” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” module_class=”aks-mod aks-post-title-mod” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ module_class=”aks-content-container aks-content-container-row aks-meta-row aks-row” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_slide=”25%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”aks-story-meta-col aks-story-author-col” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Author” module_class=”aks-mod aks-story-meta-mod aks-story-author-mod” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

By Maddie Little<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”aks-story-meta-col aks-story-date-col” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”aks-story-meta-col aks-story-cat-col” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Date” module_class=”aks-mod aks-story-meta-mod aks-story-date-mod” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

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The Education Program in the COE now offers an Affinity Group for any student that identifies as BIPOC!<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Story Text” module_class=”aks-mod” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

The Affinity Group was created to support teacher candidates of color. Micah Walker, the director of the group and a Education Professor, explained,<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=”Professor Micah Walker” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” job_title=”Director of the Affinity Group, Education Professor” quote_icon_color=”#E02B20″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

“When we look at Oregon\u2019s teacher workforce, our BIPOC teachers do not represent our BIPOC students.”<\/span><\/h4>\n[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

Therefore, the group focuses on providing an affinity space*<\/strong><\/span> to assist students of color who will soon be starting their professional lives in education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The goal of the group is to form and establish support systems for students of color that will carry over into their professional lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Affinity Group meets once every month. The meetings are led by the students’ curiosities, questions, and needs. For example, this month the meeting will focus on employment. The meeting will provide students with a place to get feedback on their resumes and practice for a professional interview.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the group is currently for students in the Education Program, Professor Walker encourages BIPOC Pre-Education students to attend the meetings as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, Professor Walker mentioned that she hopes this Affinity Group will inspire other groups of students in the COE to create Affinity Groups that represent their identity(s).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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College of Education<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Phone: <\/strong>(503) 838-8471<\/p>\n

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