Use our Diversity Database Update Form to submit changes to your program.
Cultural Competency Trainings & Workshops
Multicultural Center, Student Engagement
Groups Served
Collegiate, Graduate, Postbaccalaureate
Program Website
Visit the Program Website
Contact Information
Charles "Martian" Clark
[email protected]
404-413-1584
Address
55 Gilmer Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Building
Student Center East (SC)
Campus
Atlanta
Funding
Institutional Funding (e.g., President's Office, Provost Office, College or Academic Unit, Departmental Funding)
Overview
The Multicultural Center’s Cultural Competency Trainings & Workshops are designed to engage, equip, challenge and support the GSU community in being a more inclusive campus. transformative dialogue related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Our goal is to encourage emerging leaders to be agents of change on our campus, in communities and the world beyond.
Benefits
1. Cultural Competency
2. Identity Awareness
3. Cultural Understanding
4. College To Career Skills
Supplemental Materials
Not Applicable
Discipline Focus
Not discipline specific (University-Wide)
Diversity Group ( Social Identity)
Other, All of the Above
Race/Ethnic Group
Other, All of the Above
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 2: Multicultural Programming
Established
08/06/2015
Number Served
2001-2500
Research Routines, Responsibilities and Activities
Cultural competency training (workshop, certificate, course), Celebrations of diverse groups (e.g. Black history, Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage, etc.)
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
Workshops and Trainings provide cultural competency to students who participate.
Self-efficacy Emphasis
Workshops & Trainings
Acknowledgement/Affirmation of Identity, Strengths, Needs
Workshops and Trainings provide cultural competency to students who participate.
Examples of Inclusionary Practices and Activities
Specialized Pedagogical practices (e.g. multicultural teaching practices; usage of gender pronouns)), Specialized Curricula/Workshops (e.g. training for participants, directors and/or faculty on imposter syndrome, implicit bias, microaggressions), Creation of a Safe space/ climate/environment
Participant Empowerment
Knowledge transfer to the community (e.g., parents, peers, stakeholders)
Mentoring Components
Mentoring is not used in our program
Opportunities to Privilege Voice
Participants are encouraged to express their points of view, personal experiences and knowledge about the material being presented.
Evaluation Methods
average attendance to events, external review/evaluation, program survey(s)
Anticipated Participant Outcomes
attendance, increasing academic skill area (s),Other
Other: Gaining knowledge of cultural differences and societal awareness
Outcome Milestones
Building community, sense of belonging, increased academic skills, critical awareness, identity development
Key Performance Indicators
Event Attendance, survey ratings and evaluation, professor feedback
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 2: Multicultural Programming
Established
08/06/2015
Number Served
2001-2500
Research Routines, Responsibilities and Activities
Cultural competency training (workshop, certificate, course), Celebrations of diverse groups (e.g. Black history, Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage, etc.)
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
Workshops and Trainings provide cultural competency to students who participate.
Please describe how your program addresses self-efficacy (one's beliefs in their own ability to execute behaviors necessary to perform) in its participants?
Workshops & Trainings
How does your program acknowledge or affirm individuals’ different identities, strengths, or needs?
Workshops and Trainings provide cultural competency to students who participate.
Inclusionary practices/activities utilized in your program:
Specialized Pedagogical practices (e.g. multicultural teaching practices; usage of gender pronouns)), Specialized Curricula/Workshops (e.g. training for participants, directors and/or faculty on imposter syndrome, implicit bias, microaggressions), Creation of a Safe space/ climate/environment
Participant Empowerment
Knowledge transfer to the community (e.g., parents, peers, stakeholders)
Mentoring Components
Mentoring is not used in our program
Opportunities to Privilege Voice
Participants are encouraged to express their points of view, personal experiences and knowledge about the material being presented.
Evaluation methods are used to substantiate the program’s outcomes:
average attendance to events, external review/evaluation, program survey(s)
Anticipated participant outcomes for your program:
attendance, increasing academic skill area (s),Other
Other: Gaining knowledge of cultural differences and societal awareness