Program Description
The Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) certificate program for public and nonprofit managers, consists of a series of four courses designed to provide public managers an opportunity to increase individual aptitude and knowledge in foundational concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Each course involves online pre-work that needs to be completed prior to the live session (the schedule below indicates live session date and time). The live session will be held via Zoom and will last approximately 2.5 hours. In the interactive sessions, you will be challenged to explore and unpack your own biases and identify personal development areas of improvement. Through a range of individual and group experiences, you will begin to recognize blind spots connected to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Upon completing the live session, you will complete a reflection assignment.
Live Session Requirements
The session will begin promptly at the scheduled time. In order to fully participate in the live session, you will need a desktop or laptop device with a camera and microphone. During the sessions, we will be using the Canvas course site and Zoom chat and breakout room functions which are difficult on a phone for the level of engagement required. As an interactive online education program, you will be asked to have your camera on during the session and be in a location with minimal interruptions.
Course Description:
This diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) course is designed to provide public managers an opportunity to increase individual aptitude and knowledge in foundational concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion. In this interactive session, you will be challenged to explore and unpack your own biases and identify personal development areas of improvement. Through a range of individual and group experiences you will begin to recognize blind spots connected to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Identify and understand where you are on your personal diversity, equity and inclusion journey and how it impacts your actions and beliefs
- Recognize blind spots connected to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Develop personal goals to increase the intentionality of actions
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course for public managers is designed to explore the concept of race and the impact of systemic racism in our daily lives. Through a variety of experiences, you will uncover some of the realities of race and racism for us and the people that we interact with on a regular basis. This course is a continuation of the first DEI course that focuses on building awareness.
Prerequisite:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Public Managers | Building Awareness
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss how race is a man made construct
- Explain systemic racism and its impacts
- Identify how individuals can disrupt systemic racism
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course for public managers is focused on building awareness that leads to action. The course explores the concepts of race, power, and privilege and through a variety of experiences, you will unpack how intersectionality impacts us all. We will also identify the hidden burden that people of color face at the intersection of race, power, and privilege.
Prerequisite:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Public Managers | Exploring Race & Racism
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the difference between race, power, and privilege
- Explain the term intersectionality and apply it to their lives
- Identify where individuals can use their power and privilege to disrupt system racism
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course for public managers is focused on building awareness that leads to action in the workplace. It will allow participants to use what they learned in the three prior courses to explore how a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace looks, sounds and feels.
Prerequisite
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Public Managers | The Connection Between Race, Power and Privilege
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace
- Identify aspects of a workplace culture that is strong in diversity, equity and inclusion
- Identify their role in building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization
A two-day program for executive teams of ten or more is also available.
Pricing and availability will be based on organizational needs. Contact us at celg@docs.rutgers.edu for further information.
Course Description:
This diversity, equity and inclusion course is designed for organizational leaders who are seeking strategies to improve their organizations’ culture and performance. Organizational leaders will begin by grounding in their identities and building foundational knowledge about diversity, equity, and inclusion and will then explore the role that race, power, and privilege play in the workplace. The course will focus on the staff experience as the lever for change. Participants should have the authority to impact organizational practices.
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify and understand where they are on their personal diversity, equity, and inclusion journey and how it impacts their actions and beliefs
- Explain the term intersectionality and apply it to their lives and workplace
- Explain the benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
- Identify strategies in creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization
Fall 2024 Fully Online Sessions
Register for one of the available cohorts below to guarantee your spot in all four courses. Optionally, register for courses individually. Participants MUST attend the live Zoom session to pass each course.
The DEI courses must be taken in numerical order, Course 1 through Course 4. However, you may register for all four courses prior to completing a prerequisite in order to guarantee your spot in the course section.
To register via email, use the PDF registration form and send to the address listed on the form. You may register for multiple courses by listing all course codes.
To register online, click on the red "Register" button on the rightmost column of the course listing. If you intend to register for more than one course, you must register for each course individually, due to the prerequisite requirements within our registration system. You do not need to complete a course before registering for the next. However, if a prerequisite course is not successfully completed or the live session is not attended, your registration will be canceled or transferred to a later offering.
Complete all four courses in this program to earn a certificate and digital badge credential. CEUs issued by the State of New Jersey also available.
Registration closes one week prior to online access start date.
