Program Director: Zan Jones
Faculty and staff can earn the basic DEI certificate by participating in at least five workshops and an advanced certificate by participating in 10 workshops. If you are only able to attend one or two workshops in an academic year, you can continue taking courses over the next few years to count toward your certificate.
All sessions for 2024-2025 will be delivered via Zoom.
Look for additional information on how to register in Daily Digest for upcoming workshops in the week or two immediately prior to each one.
Neurodiversity describes the breadth of differences in neurological wiring that make up the population; some examples of neurodivergent conditions are ADHD, autism, Dyslexia, Tourette’s syndrome, and OCD. Stated simply, neurodiversity reflects how individuals “experience the world differently due to their neurological attributes” (Roth-Johnson & Tuman, 2014). This workshop will highlight how supporting neurodiversity among the members of the Winthrop community is critical to enhancing the educational experience for our students and providing for a more inclusive learning and operating environment, providing public benefits for our communities.
Facilitators: Dr. Amy Clausen, Jessica Hudgens and Rachel Glover
Friday, November 8, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Classism and economic struggle lead to many barriers on our campus and the broader community. This workshop introduces the social class system in the United States and how it produces inequality of access. It focuses on how poverty—a condition of economic deprivation relative to one's social context—leads to additional obstacles and harmful consequences, including discrimination, food/housing insecurity, underemployment, and many others. This workshop will also address how we can support students and staff who face financial insecurity in their daily life.
Facilitators: Drs. Mike Sickels, Dustin Hoffman and Kori Bloomquist
Friday, November 22, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Description coming soon.
Facilitators: Drs. Kelly Costner, Brent Woodfill, Catherine Chang, Elke Schneider and Silvia Wozniak
Friday, February 7, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Description coming soon.
Facilitators: Chris Johnson, Drs. Brent Woodfill, Lauren Kohut, and Diana Boyer
Friday, March 28, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Description coming soon.
Facilitators: Drs. Kori Bloomquist and Brad Tripp
Friday, April 4, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
