University of Georgia
PAE-T2-3: Student Training Opportunities

The UGA Office of Institutional Diversity provides training and consulting programs to promote diversity for all students. The workshops and seminars are interactive with discussions and activities for participants to engage in to challenge their perspectives and promote tolerance of thos that differ. NCBI @ UGA: Building effective relationships across group identities: This course will allow participants to experience strategies in prejudice reduction and welcoming diversity based on the National Coalition Building Institute model. The course will be facilitated by representatives of UGA’S NCBI team. Elective courses Note: This is an example of the elective courses that could be offered. Actual electives will change depending on the quarter and the availability of instructor. LGBT Perspectives: This course will be designed to offer new perspectives on faculty and staff interaction with UGA's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. It will offer tools for education, engagement, and deliberate dialogue in order to provide an affirming and inclusive environment for all LGBT students, faculty, and staff. Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy: This course is sponsored by the UGA Equal Opportunity Office and will provide participants with an overview of UGA’s Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy, Ombudsperson Program and Affirmative Action Plan. The course will also provide a unique opportunity for faculty and staff to be aware of the daily implication of these policies to their work and address common misconceptions. Engaging Your Personality Style to Embrace Diversity: Using True Colors, participants will be able to identify their “color spectrum” using four cards that represent key personality types and understand how these differences, if not understood, can become barriers to interpersonal communication. The course will also enable participants to learn how to integrate this understanding of personality styles with cultural knowledge to ensure a more harmonious professional and personal environment Disability and Access Awareness: This course will provide participants an opportunity to enhance their disability-related awareness and learn about campus and community resources for students, faculty and staff with disabilities. Effective Communications in Diverse Groups: The focus of this course is to provide skills and tools for effective communication in a diverse workplace such as UGA. The course will explore the process of communication, areas of misunderstanding in intercultural and intergroup communication and key variables for effective communication in diverse groups.