Attending these events can count towards your certification
The Inclusive Leadership Certificate Program puts together engaging events each fall and spring semester, comprised of workshops, trainings and speaker events. These events allow you to develop new skills while also helping you apply what you’ve learned throughout the program. Remember to check the site regularly for new and upcoming events for the semester.
NOTE: Please be sure to keep a record of the dates and times you attend any of these events.
Fall 2024 Events
Inclusive Leadership Certificate Program Overview and Project Planning Session
This event is part information session and part workshop to help you learn more about the Program and to set you up for success.
October 2 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. | In-person and virtual option
Learn More and Register For This Event
The Unify America Challenge College Bowl
Together with thousands of students from college campuses across the United States show the Nation how small conversations can make a big difference and earn credit towards your certification while doing so! Sponsored by Unify America, the Unify America Challenge College Bowl is a guided video conversation with a student from another university who is different from you. Together, the two of you will talk through a survey about big goals for our country. You'll cover topics like mental health, climate change, policing, student loans, and immigration. No advance preparation is needed.
Choose from one of seven participation date options: September 24, 25 and 26 or October 1, 2, 3 and 9 | Virtual
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Ducks Leadership Series: The Leadership Speaker Series
Join award-winning, first-generation, Latina entrepreneur Jennifer Borrero for her "Leadership, in Your Community and the World" keynote. Her social impact projects, which address international human rights issues, have been featured on multiple TED stages. This event is sponsored by Undergraduate Student Life & Office of Culture and Belonging.
October 9 at 7 p.m. | Gateway South 216
Unify America Deep Dive
The Deep Dive is the second fall event sponsored by Unify America. You do not need to do the Unity Challenge to do the Deep Dive. You can do both or either. The Deep Dive is a guided video conversation with a student from another university who is different from you. You'll exchange experiences, discuss research, examine your own point of view, and brainstorm possible solutions. You can choose to dive into one of these three topics: Guns Ownership & Gun Violence (October 22); Elections & the State of Our Democracy (October 24); Free Speech & Hate Speech (October 29). You can also choose between two time slots each day. The Deep Dive usually lasts about an hour. No advance preparation is needed.
Choose from one of several participation date options: October 22, 24, and 29 | Virtual
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A Conversation with Emily Ladau, Author of “Demystifying Disability”
Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist, writer, storyteller and digital communications consultant. She is the author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally. During this conversation with Emily, you'll get a Disability 101 tutorial on what to know, what to say and how to be an ally.
October 23 from 4 to 5 p.m. | Gateway North 204
Designing for Inclusion: Executive Panel Discussion
Passionate about innovation and creating products that meet the needs of diverse users? Curious about how companies are leading the way in inclusivity? Join us in this expert panel of industry leaders who have contributed to and are shaping the future of inclusive products and services. This speaker panel will feature experts sharing their experience and insights on how businesses are designing for inclusion, meeting the diverse needs of their customers, and driving social impact. Whether you're interested in leadership, product development, social responsibility, or just networking with industry professionals, this workshop is for you.
October 30 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. | Babbio Center 319 or virtual
Resolving Differences Together: Insights from the Mediation Profession
Much attention has been paid to conflict management as a critical leadership skill. But, what exactly do adept conflict resolvers do? In the legal profession, even the most zealous trial attorney knows that not every case can or should go to trial. Mediators- third party neutrals trained in the art and science of dispute resolution – are routinely called in to commercial disputes to help calm troubled waters and bring acrimonious relations to a satisfactory settlement. Come learn about the mediation process and how you can adopt some of the skills of an expert dispute resolver to manage the conflicts that crop up in your professional and personal interactions.
Facilitated by Ellen Waldman, the Vice President of Advocacy and Educational Outreach at the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR). Prior to her current role, Ellen was a law professor who directed a court-connected mediation program and first year doctrinal courses. In the area of dispute prevention and resolution, she writes, trains and consults in a broad range of cases. Former chair of the International Mediation Institute’s ethics committee, and task-force member for the California judicial council’s working-group on training requirements for court-connected mediators, Waldman has been deeply involved in policy questions relating to the qualification and ethics training of mediators.
She has published more than 25 articles on numerous dispute resolution topics and crafted the first book-length treatment of ethical dilemmas in mediation, entitled Mediation Ethics: Cases and Commentaries.
November 20 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. | Babbio Center 319 or virtual
Office of Student Culture and Belonging Programs
Participating in Programs offered by the Office of Student Culture and Belonging can also count towards your certification training hours (be sure to keep a record of your attendance and to submit related reflections). You can learn about their programs and events for this semester via the links provided below:
LinkedIn Learning Modules
This curated list of LinkedIn Learning modules is another set of training programs available to you. They too can count toward your 20 hour certification training hour requirements.
Inclusive Mindset (55 mins) – Dereca Blackmon, CEO of Inclusion Design Group
Communicating About Culturally Sensitive Issues (55 mins) – Daisy Lovelace, Professor, Consultant, Coach
Skills for Inclusive Conversations (53 mins) – Mary-Frances Winters, Founder and CEO of the Winters Group, Inc.
Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences (40 mins) – Vernā Myers, Inclusion Strategist, Cultural Innovator, Lawyer, Author
Leading Your Org on a Journey of Allyship (28 mins) – Vernā Myers, Inclusion Strategist, Cultural Innovator, Lawyer, Author
Unconscious Bias (24 mins) – Stacey Gordon, Founder and CEO of Rework Work
Inclusive Mindset for Committed Allies (23 mins) – Dereca Blackmon, CEO of Inclusion Design Group
Driving Change and Antiracism (15 mins) – Kwame Christian, Director of the American Negotiation Institute
