Workshops & Training

One of the key components of the Multicultural Resource Center is to provide educational training for our students, faculty, and staff through several workshops including Building Bridges to Cultural Competency, Leadership Forum, and Self-Esteem Workshop.  We also give our students the ability to "build your own" workshop through consultation sessions designed at incorporating the necessary concepts according tot he needs of their specific organization.  We are always looking to help guide and improve the skills of our students through our presentations.  Click on the prezi presentation below or scroll down to get a quick overview of our different workshops.  If you would like to schedule a specific workshop for your organization, please fill out the form here.

Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Workshop

Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Workshop provides diversity training and education for the university staff and students.  Training sessions are offered four times annually.  Each session is 3-5 hours long.

Concepts Explored:

• Definition of Culture
• Stereotyping
• Invisible Privilege
• Confronting Bigotry

Featured Activities:

• Circles of My Cultural Self
• Values Clarification Exercise
• Power of Privilege Game
• Cultural Competency Continuum
• Personal Reflections on isolation

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Leadership Forum: What Kind of Leader Are You?

The Leadership Forum is designed for students that are interested in running for E-Board with a cultural organization.  Each session is about 2-3 hours.  The purposes are

• For potential student leaders to understand their leadership styles
• Offer ways for students to effectively communicate with others
• Create a dialogue among students about how we operate as leaders

Topics Covered:

• Leadership characteristics (Based on Myers Briggs Model)
• Effective communication with other leadership styles
• Developing our support system

Activities Featured:

• A quick worksheet
• 4 leadership characteristics
• Being a student leader means
• Marketing support/collaboration support
• References for reflection/ leadership

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Self Esteem Workshop

The Self Esteem Workshop was initially designed for female students to build self- esteem and develop a more positive self identity. Each workshop session is 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Key Components:

• Defining who we are
• Identifying personal assets and liabilities
• Building our support system/ core team

Activities Featured:

• Watch Video "A girl like me"
• Identify our strengths and weaknesses
• Turning things around/ accentuate the positive
• The 3 "C" characters
• Find your core team 

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Build Your Own Workshop

Talk to us about topics and activities you'd like to include in a workshop for your organization.  Choose from the following topics to incorporate in a workshop for your group.

Building Bridges to Cultural Competency Workshop

• Definitions of Culture
• Invisible Privilege
• Cultural Competency Continuum
• Multicultural Identities
• Stereotyping
• Confronting Bigotry
• Reflections of Isolation

Self Esteem Workshop

• Knowing who we are
• Identifying our treasures (Assets)
• Developing our support system
• Loving who we are
• Identifying our liabilities (Setbacks)
• Long Short term goals

Leadership Forum

• Leadership characteristics
• Effective communication with other leadership styles
• Developing our support system

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