Workshops for Staff
The Multicultural Education Program is pleased to offer workshops for staff and campus departments that address issues of diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism. Browse the selection below, choose the one that best meets your needs.
First Take/Second Look: Exploring Unconscious Bias:
This workshop engages staff in a discussions regarding our behaviors that might be problematic for others, as well as what to do about situations where we may be on the receiving end of biased behavior.
The outcomes of the workshop are:
- To understand what Unconscious Bias is
- To reveal the impacts and consequences of Unconscious Bias
- To review how Unconscious Bias happens here on campus
- To be able to take actions in response to Unconscious Bias
All of the MEP workshops, including the First Take/Second Look workshop, use experiential learning techniques. The workshop features small and large group interactions and discussions. Further, the workshop uses activities that provide a common experience for the group, and provide ideas for use in everyday work in a diverse environment like Cal. Resources are also discussed, so participants can connect with other offices and opportunities at Cal. The workshop is approximately two hours in length.
If you would like to schedule a workshop for your department or group click here for more information.
If you would like to see related offerings by our campus partners, such as the Staff Ombuds Office, click on the "Other Campus Resources" item in the menu to the left.
Open Enrollment Now Available:
During the Spring Semester of 2012, the MEP is offering this workshop on the following dates: 2/9/2012, 3/16/2012, 3/28/2012, 4/19/2012, 5/3/2012, 5/17/2012 or 6/13/2012. If you would like to enroll in any of these workshops as an individual, please click here.
Custom Workshop:
The Multicultural Education Program is happy to meet the needs of your organization by creating a customized workshop. If you are interested in working with the MEP to create a custom workshop, please click here.
What Participants are Saying:
"...it illustrated so effectively how frequently we make assumptions."
"I learned how to engage people in dialogue rather than debate."
"I will be more sensitive to how i provide feedback."
"I learned how to be more mindful of my immediate reactions to situations...To be aware of how my unconscious biases affect my behavior."
"Although most information was not new for me, but it was a great refresher. I loved the listening activity."
"I learned new ideas for what to do when I witness bias...It was interesting to see micro-inequalities framed for the workplace."
HELP SPREAD THE WORD!
Click HERE to download a flyer to print and hang in your department...or to reproduce and stuff in staff lockers...or to leave on the keyboard of your colleagues!
All workshop locations are wheelchair-accessable, and requests for communications, mobility access, can be submitted by visiting http://access.berkeley.edu
Unconscious Bias in the news:
