Overview
Cultural backgrounds, experiences, and individual uniqueness
can enrich an organization, making it more innovative and competitive.
Realizing the benefits of diversity involves opportunities for employee
self-awareness, understanding, and skill development. This workshop
uses a personal profile tool that provides a way for employees to explore
the complex issues surrounding diversity in four key areas: knowledge,
understanding, acceptance and behavior.
Objectives
- Identify
and understand skills and competencies needed by organization
- Identify
personal areas for growth, how they will strengthen one’s
professional development
- Identify
resources and opportunities for professional development
- Application
of concrete ways/ideas for creating an inclusive work environment
and organization
Facilitators
This workship
typically is facilitated by two members of the CCE
Diversity and Inclusion Professional Development Team.
Format and Emphases
Facilitators work with the requesting organization (typically with the
Executive Director) to identify topics for emphasis and session length
and format. Typical sessions are 3 or 4 hours active workshop time.
Fees
There typically is a flat fee of $250 for two facilitators for a three
hour session or $300 for a four hour session plus facilitator travel
expenses.
The host site also covers costs of materials reproduction, typically
about 20 pages per participant. At the present time, costs of the
"Discovering Diversity Profile" of about $12 per participant are
being covered by CCE diversity initiatives budget.
Scheduling
For more information or to request a workshop, contact CCE Diversity
Specialist Eduardo Gonzalez (eg36@cornell.edu).
