Spring 2021 Cohort
The fourth cohort of Inclusion, Equity, and Community Building will be fully virtual and will kick off in March 2021. This series will provide faculty, staff, and administrators an opportunity to comprehensively explore cultural humility, bias awareness and identity development, microaggressions and inclusive language, privilege and allyship, and change leadership and apply these concepts to their policies, programs, practices, and people in their respective departments. The series ends with action planning and guidance from Diversity & Inclusion to sustain inclusive excellence. Participants who complete all five modules of the series receive a certificate.
Module Descriptions:
- Module 1: Cultural Humility, Data, and Definitions: This introductory workshop explores cultural humility, self-reflection and identity, and their application to participants’ professional roles. The session also provides an overview of relevant social justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion terms.
- Module 2: Bias Awareness, Socialization, and Identity Development: Participants explore their own biases via the Harvard Implicit Association Test and how they are influenced by socialization. Identity development, with a focus on internal and external authoring, is introduced to demonstrate the importance of intentionally inclusive environments on positive student development and employee engagement. Pre-work is required for this session (+/-10 minutes)
- Module 3: Inclusive Language, Communication, and Triggers: This session explores microaggressions and the role of language, communication, and socialization in inclusion and exclusion. Participants also explore how these contribute to identity authoring and lived experience.
- Module 4: Privilege, Equity, and Coalition Building: Participants will examine various types of privilege and how they manifest in theirs and others’ lives, and engage specifically in an examination of privilege and positional power at UNT. The session also explores how individuals and groups can use their relative privilege to be an ally or accomplice. Pre-work is required for this session (+/- 30 minutes).
- Module 5: Change Leadership and Action Planning: This workshop explores what organizational change looks and feels like, and examines how we can use our spheres of influence to enact change. Participants will consider applying change strategies to an aspect of their work environment. Pre-work is required for this session (+/- 30 minutes).
