Office of Intercultural Affairs Workshop Offerings

Spring 2013 programs offered by Intercultural Affairs

 

The Office of Intercultural Affairs is pleased to present the following workshop options for your classes, leadership trainings, or professional development.

Please select a topic and contact our office by emailing diversity@stonehill.edu or calling Liza Talusan, Director of Intercultural Affairs, at 508-565-1411 to schedule a class or meeting.

While this list is representative of the most popular and requested sessions and activities, we are happy to work with you to customize a workshop or training that best fits your learning outcomes.

Film Discussions

Each film also includes a process discussion with a professional staff member from Intercultural Affairs.

Professional Training

Post-Graduate Preparation	Using clips from “The Office”, this workshop highlights the importance of having an understanding of diversity prior to entering a global workforce	Seniors, students preparing for internship, professional training classes
Diversity Related Interviewing Skills	In the interview process, employers will likely ask questions about experiences working with diverse groups of people, resolving conflict, etc. This workshop is designed to assist the participants in answering tough questions related to diversity of experience and clients.	Seniors, students preparing for internship, professional training classes
Leadership Training	In order to lead, one must have an understanding of those who participate in the organization, club or structure. Oftentimes, membership is diverse. This leadership training focuses on using diversity as an asset to developing strong, cohesive groups.	Most appropriate for student leadership training, however most exercises can be adapted for all levels.
Pre-Post-Departure	Cultural awareness is important to a meaningful pre/post departure experience in a different country. This workshop will help participants unpack fears, hopes, and expectations of living and learning in a different culture.	Good for students and groups studying, interning, and/or volunteering abroad.

Class-Specific Presentations

Education and Teacher Training

· Ways to increase intercultural awareness

· Reflective exercises to gain self awareness about "what we bring to the classroom" as teachers

· Challenge our practices as educators in a diverse classroom

· Introduction of social justice education

Media/Marketing/Race

· Ways that media, marketing and presentations walk a delicate line in using racial imagery

Ethics/Globalization

· Outsourcing, immigration and the case for diversity and inclusion

History

· Focus on US History and race

· Going beyond heroes and holidays

Philosophy

· Using various philosophers (ie John Dewey, Paulo Friere, Max Greene) to discuss contemporary and Stonehill specific diversity issues

English

· Reading and writing for a diverse audience

· The use of language (diversity related)

Science/Health

· Racism as a public health issues

· The biology of race

Math/Economics

· The cost of diversity vs the cost of the absence of diversity

· Using numbers to teach diversity and social justice

· Racialization of poverty and social class

Social Science

· Racial identity development

· Racism as a public health issue

· Construction of identity

· Privilege in the criminal system

Religious studies

· Religious diversity

· Ways that religion and religious beliefs have shaped acceptance and/or dismissal of identity

· Issues of Christianity and privilege