The Office of Inclusive Excellence Education & Development provides faculty and staff with interactive workshops, training, and resources to deepen critical consciousness, encourage personal and collective reflection on inclusive excellence concepts, and develop anti-bias skills that strengthen inclusion and belonging.

Inclusive Lens Workshops

OIEED provides workshops that can be tailored specifically for the needs of departments and divisions to develop and integrate practices related to inclusive excellence.

To consult and request a workshop, complete the Request for Services Form

Inclusive Community Conversation

Inclusive Community Conversation is a dialogue series designed for faculty and staff to engage in meaningful discussions on topics related to inclusive excellence, belonging, and identity. Using the , participants will engage in small-group conversations that encourage deep reflection and a greater understanding of diverse perspectives.

Throughout each session, participants will move between groups, contributing their insights and building on the ideas of others. The session will conclude with a collective harvest of key themes and follow-up resources to support continued reflection and action beyond the dialogue.

After the event, in collaboration with Belk Library, participants will be introduced to additional resources to further their reflection and understanding about the topic.

ÌýSpring 2025 Schedule

  • Wednesday, March 26 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Belk Pavilion 208: Practicing Courageous Conversations in Controversial Times (Register here)
  • Wednesday, April 9 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Belk Pavilion 208: Psychological Safety: Why It Matters in Inclusive WorkplacesÌý(Register here)
  • Wednesday, April 30 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Belk Pavilion 208: Environmental Justice and Inclusion (in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability)Ìý(Register here)

    A collaboration between the Center for Race, Ethnicity, & Diversity Education (CREDE), Office of Inclusive Excellence Education and Development (OIEED), and the Office of Leadership and Professional Development (OLPD) providing faculty and staff a personal and professional development opportunity to discuss contemporary issues regarding race/racism through workshops and dialogue over the summer months.

    Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB) Suite and Community of Practice sessions (CoP)

    Professional development modules for all ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty and staff to explore concepts and strategies that build the necessary skills to actively contribute to an Inclusive Excellence work and learning culture. This is offered in collaboration with the Office of Human Resources.

    For descriptions and learning outcomes of each module, review the or outlines. Faculty and staff can using ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ credentials.

    DIB Debriefs are facilitated conversations for deeper exploration of content and opportunity to create developmental action items based on the exposure and learning from these modules in the DIB Suite.

    Spring 2025 Debrief

    • Thursday, May 1 | 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Schar Building 212 (School Of Communication) REGISTER HERE.

    Bias Education (BE) workshops

    BE Aware, BE Accountable and BE Advocates: BE workshops aim to proactively reduce identity-based bias and bias-related incidents. Participants in these workshops learn to identify bias, how to utilize ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s bias response system and strategies to integrate anti-bias advocacy skills into thinking and practice. Fall 2023 sessions:

    Understanding Bias EducationÌýand Response at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ​
    JoinÌýus for an informative and interactive workshopÌýto gain anÌýunderstanding of the Bias Education and Response process andÌýdevelop strategies to promote anti-bias and inclusion in yourÌýrespective areas on campus.

    • Wednesday, March 12 | 10:00am – 11:00am | Sankey 314 (Register here)

    Learn more about Bias Education at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.

    Request a BE workshop.

    The Intercultural Development and Education to Action (IDEA) Institute

    A year-long program enabling faculty and staff to deepenÌýintercultural learning and development to expand criticalÌýconsciousnessÌýin their current work. Participants will complete the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI©), create a personalized development plan, and engage in development sessions and experiential learning activities to advance their intercultural learning, competencies and practices.

    Participants will receive an IDEA Institute Completion Certificate upon completing all Institute requirements.

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