ODEI Short Courses

DEI Short Courses

These multi-session short courses are designed for those who ready to delve a little deeper in order to enhance knowledge, awareness, and skills for diversity and inclusion.

The Power of Words: Inclusive Language Series.  This series will provide you with an opportunity to learn about currently appropriate terminology as well as the reasoning behind why these terms are generally preferred. This will be a safe space to ask questions, voice concerns, and share your experiences. Each session features special guest presenters!  Individuals who complete the series will earn the Inclusive Language Skills Badge.

Tuesdays on Zoom from 1 -2:30 pm

October 5 – Focus on Disability

October 12- Focus on LGBTQ+ Community

October 26 – Focus on Race/Ethnicity

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Constructive Conflict Series.   A constructive approach to conflict embraces differing perspectives and experiences in order to find solutions and resolutions that seek to meet everyone’s needs.  This approach to conflict helps foster trust and build resilience in our interpersonal and team relationships.  This series provides participants with foundational conflict resolution concepts, as well as the opportunity to apply new skills to help approach conflicts with more optimism and confidence. Individuals who complete the series will earn a digital badge!

All sessions take place from 1:30 – 3pm.    Currently planned for in-person. More info to follow. 

November 8:  Conflict Theory

November 10:  Constructive Conflict Skills

November 12:  Constructive Conflict Processes & Practice

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Fast and Slow Thinking: Implicit Bias Series .  Being able to recognize our unconscious biases and not act upon them is a key competence area for managers, supervisors, and anyone else who is concerned with fairness and equity in the workplace.  This research-based series will help participants better understand what implicit biases are, how they function, and how to mitigate their impact in our decisions and behaviors.   Individual who complete the series will earn the Advanced Skills in Unconscious Bias Badge.

All sessions take place on Fridays via  Zoom from 10-11:30 am. 

January 28         Part 1Getting to know our amygdala

February 4         Part 2: Understanding the impact of fast thinking on decision-making

February 11       Part 3: Strategies for mitigating and overriding implicit bias

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Overcoming Obstacles to Inclusion .  This series introduces participants to several interrelated concepts that together can create obstacles to inclusion to faculty and staff.  Participants will also learn ways to help mitigate and  overcome these obstacles in their daily lives on campus and beyond.

All sessions take place on Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 pm on Zoom. Dates & Registration TBA

Session 1:         Introduction to implicit bias, microaggressions, stereotype threat, and imposter syndrome

Session 2:       Introduction to Social Privilege and Normative Power

Session 3:     Interrupting acts of exclusion & proactively fostering inclusion

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