DIVERSITY TRAINING SERIES

DATES & LOCATIONS: (students must attend on ALL dates)

              September 24 (10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)     Admin 217
              October 8 (12:00 to 1:00 p.m.)                       Admin 217
              October 22 (12:00 to 1:00 p.m.)                     Admin 217
              November 5 (12:00 to 1:00 p.m.)                   Admin 217
              November 6 (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)             Albertson’s 202
              November 19 (12:00 to 1:00 p.m.)                 Admin 217

1 CREDIT: SOC 403

CATALOG LISTING: 
              SOC 403 WS: Diversity Training Series

CRN: 28932

INSTRUCTORS:  
        Andy Neukranz-Butler, Human rights Compliance Officer, Francisco Salinas, Director Multicultural Affairs, & John Mihelich.

DESCRIPTION:

This one credit sociology workshop is developed in collaboration with Human Resource Development and the Human Rights Compliance Office at the University of Idaho and draws from the Diversity Training Certificate Series offered through Human Resources at the University of Idaho.  The workshop explores important topics dealing with diversity in the workplace and on campus designed to “help the UI community become familiar with diversity issues and to increase diversity awareness among faculty and staff.”  Students seeking this workshop credit will attend five sessions of training offered through Human Resources and an eight-hour in-depth Saturday Session (Nov 6^th) with Andy Neukranz-Butler and Francisco Salinas. 

NOTE: the “Diversity Training Certificate” offered by HR is not to be confused with the “Certificate in Diversity and Stratification” offered through the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Justice Studies. The latter is a 12 credit academic program.  Fulfilling the requirements of this workshop, which includes 8 hours of training (Saturday Session) in addition to the requirements for the HR certificate, fulfills one workshop credit toward the Certificate in Diversity and Stratification.

The workshop can be used for upper division sociology elective credits and/or for the applied component of the Diversity & Stratification certificate. 

Further session descriptions are posted below.

REQUIREMENTS:

Full attendance is required and other requirements will be discussed during the workshop.

Any questions about this workshop should be directed to John Mihelich (jmihelic@uidaho.edu) or Any Neukranz-Butler (anbutler@uidaho.edu)

DIVERSITY TRAINING SERIES, Human Resources

Sept 24 Cultural Sensitivity as Quality Customer Service-HCSQCS

The first class in a five class series on diversity. This course serves as an introduction to diversity and will cover basic diversity concepts, value of diversity in a community and an introduction to some specific customer service techniques.

Oct 8 Breaking the "Old-Boy" Network-HBOBN

This course will include two videos "The Inclusive versuse the Non-Inclusive Organization" and "How Much Change is Too Much Too Fast". Open discussion will follow.

Oct 22 Recruitment and Retention of Faculty and Staff-HRRFS

This course will be an open discussion after viewing "Why Can't We Attract and Keep People of Color?" and "The Fatal Interview: Recruiting People of Color"

Nov 5 Gender Issues-HRGI

The course will be open discussion following a viewing of "It's All in the Presentation: A Double Standard for Women" and "Gender Confliction: Cross Cultural Global Communications".

Nov 19 Cross-Cultural Issues in Performance Evaluations-HCCIPE

The final course will begin with the viewing of "Cross Cultural Challenges in Performance Evaluations" and "Balancing Work, Family and Global Travel" followed by open discussion.