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Education and Training

Education

At Michigan State University, we believe our differences are assets. We foster a community that respects and values a broad range of backgrounds, viewpoints and experiences and encourages and creates opportunities so all Spartans can reach their full potential educationally and professionally.

In doing this work, we further advance MSU’s excellence and impact, recognizing that we can only truly do so if we foster an equitable and safe university for all.

2024 EVPA DEI Programming

The following table details the current education and training offered to all EVPA employees and units: Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, Information Technology, Human Resources, University Procurement and Logistics, and Sustainability. The following trainings and professional development opportunities are strategically structured for employees diverse learning needs and levels of knowledge around DEI.

These trainings are offered through EBS for registration in partnership with MSU HR Organizational and Professional Development department. Departmental, team, or unit specific offerings as well as customized offerings are supported via request to evpa.dei@msu.edu. Our trainings are available to all faculty and staff across campus.

Trainings

Participants will learn how to identify elements of cultural competence and self-awareness. Participants will learn about barriers to cultural competency and will be provided strategies to continue improving inclusive practices in the workplace.

he required pre-requisite is Cultural Competency I. This course zooms out to think about how individuals fit into larger systems and structures. Participants will engage in deep dialogue around power and privilege, positionality, and intersectionality that will be contextualized in larger histories, legacies, and institutions. 

Intended for individuals who have completed Cultural Compentency I and/or II and want to continue conversations around this topic.

The Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICS) is a cross-cultural assessment tool which measures participants core approach for resolving conflicts. Participants will increase cultural self-understanding and learn about their conflict resolution approach and other strategies used in the workplace. Participants will learn to respect and honor diverse communication patterns and conflict resolution styles across cultural difference. This workshop is 2 days.

Participants will learn appropriate and respectful ways to use names and pronouns to promote gender inclusivity in the workplace. Participants will understand why safety and privacy around gender, names, and pronouns matter, as well as how to recover when mistakes happen.

Participants will learn the differences between race, ethnicity, and indigeneity while honoring nuance rather than absolute truth. Participants will learn about the diversity of MSU, as well as practice appropriate and respectful ways to address colleagues in the workplace while confronting assumptions and stereotypes.

The required pre-requisite is Leading with Cultural Competency or Cultural Competency I. Participants will work on building mutual respect in the workplace while understanding and valuing cultural difference as a leader. Participants will reflect on their current leadership strategies and understand how “power with” frameworks lead to inclusive leadership practices.

The Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®) is a cross-cultural tool that assesses an individual or team’s capability to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behavior to ensure inclusivity. This tool can be leveraged to learn more about your individual or team’s ability to deeply understand differences between cultures and solve complex problems in a diverse workplace.

Coming Soon

Coming soon is an updated curriculum for the e-learning Mitigating Bias in Hiring course.