National diversity leader Naomi Sigg to lead workshop at UAH

Nationally recognized diversity leader Naomi Sigg will lead a workshop at UAH on Oct. 18.

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Nationally recognized diversity leader Naomi Sigg, will lead a diversity and inclusion workshop on the campus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Sigg, will present the workshop “Microaggressions Equity and Inclusion: Lessen the Racial Divide to Create an Inclusive and Civil Community,” from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the UAH Conference Training Center inside the University Exhibit Hall. The seminar is free and open to the public, but attendees must preregister. Visit this link to register. The registration deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 9. The workshop is sponsored by the UAH vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Sigg was named Director of Multicultural Affairs at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU, Cleveland, OH) in October 2013. She works with campus based inclusion and equity programs including the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network and the Diversity 360 Education Initiative.

Since her tenure at CWRU, Sigg has presented her work at various national and regional conferences including the National Conference for Race and Ethnicity, the International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education, and the Ohio Consortium for Multicultural Centers in Higher Education.

Sigg earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Science in College Student Personnel at Miami University in Oxford, OH. She also serves as president of Sigg and Associates Consulting Group.

For information about continuing education units, please contact the UAH vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at: oma@uah.edu.