Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Public Managers

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

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