The conversation series presents a wonderful opportunity for
us to better understand the diverse faith perspectives represented in
our U of A community. This event will explore atheism – a perspective
held by many of our fellow faculty, staff and student body – and will help
attendees feel more comfortable engaging in conversations regarding atheism
and agnosticism in the workplace and educational environment. The majority
of the webinar will include a discussion Professor Jon Johnson. Jon will discuss
his own faith perspective and answer questions. Please note that this event is
part of a series and will include new and different information from
past sessions.
Supervisors, managers, and the campus community play a role in ensuring
that all individuals, no matter their background, feel welcome and that no
aspect of their identity will mean that they feel as though they aren’t
included. The University strives to encourage an environment where employees
bring their “full self” to work, where they feel comfortable, willing, and able
to talk about what is most important to them. As such, the workplace can play a
critical role in breaking barriers and encouraging increased intercultural
understanding and communication.
Jon Johnson Jonathan (Jon) Johnson is the Walton
College Professor of Sustainability in the Sam M. Walton College of Business,
University of Arkansas, where he has been on the faculty since 1996. He
graduated with a BS in zoology and an MBA from the University of Arkansas
before earning a Ph.D. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana
University. His research focuses on corporate governance, social network
theory, and corporate sustainability. Jon teaches strategy, organization
theory, research methods, innovation and sustainability.
In
addition to his research and teaching, Jon has led several sustainability
initiatives at the University of Arkansas, including founding the Applied
Sustainability Center (ASC) in 2007 and The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) in
2009. TSC is an international
multistakeholder initiative with corporate, NGO, government and academic
members who have collaboratively created a scientifically grounded
sustainability measurement and reporting system for consumer goods. Jon currently serves as Chairman of the Board
of TSC.
Jon
served as the inaugural Department Chair for the Department of Strategy,
Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation (SEVI) from January, 2020 to August,
2021, when he began serving as faculty lead for a grant funded project to
create an Outdoor Products and Services program (OPS). The OPS program will
offer undergraduate, graduate and non degree seeking programs to support the
emerging cycling and outdoor economy in Northwest Arkansas.