Diversity

scheduled employee development programs

Diversity Awareness Modules

Boston College has committed itself to becoming “a truly just community” that values, appreciates, and fully utilizes its diversity in pursuit of becoming the best managed university in the country. An important phase of our journey is to provide time and resources for honest dialogue, self-reflection, and cross-cultural communication in our community. We want to create a receptive climate to have the hard discussions about race and other “isms.” The Office for Institutional Diversity (OID) continues its support of this effort through offering these modules on diversity awareness.

What past participants shared about their journey…

“Even though I was mandated to come here, I really got a lot out of it and would recommend it to anyone.”

“The structure and small-group format allowed for free flow of conversation and provided people with a safe environment to share personal reflections.”

“The opportunities to share with others from the BC community and have an open dialogue about issues that can be painful and difficult as well as exciting and joyous.”

“Great workshop to get people to think about themselves and those around them. [I was able to appreciate] that they may see the same thing differently.”

Diversity Awareness Module I

Diversity Awareness Module II

Diversity Awareness Module I
Sidney W. Holloway, Associate Director, Office for Institutional Diversity

An important phase of our journey toward multiculturalism is to provide time and resources for honest dialogue, self-reflection, and cross-cultural communication in our community. We want to create a receptive climate to have the hard discussions about race and other "isms." Our diversity awareness component offers a language, framework, and opportunity to think about and discuss issues of diversity and multiculturalism in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Lunch provided.

University-wide Competencies
Valuing Diversity, Communication, People Development, Customer Focus, and Continuous Learning

Choose from these dates:

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 [cancelled]
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
9-4 (lunch provided)
Walsh Hall Function Room

Diversity Awareness Module II
Sidney W. Holloway, Associate Director, Office for Institutional Diversity

Module II builds upon the work begun in the first module by adding to the language and conceptual framework and providing more structured time for self-reflection and dialogue in a non-judgmental environment. Open to those employees who have completed Module I.

University-wide Competencies
Valuing Diversity, Communication, People Development, Customer Focus, and Continuous Learning

Thursday, April 12, 2012
9-1 (lunch provided)
Walsh Hall Function Room