Anti-Bias Education Modules

Anti-Bias Modules is new campus-wide diversity/inclusion/equity education programming for students, faculty, and staff developed in collaboration between the Office for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, the ESF Writing Tutor Program, and the Undergraduate Student Association.

Anti-Bias Modules are implemented in three modules for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff that will assist the campus community in advancing its efforts to be a welcoming, inclusive environment for learning, leading, and innovation.

Each module includes pre and post-assessment of diversity-related knowledge, as well as, opportunity for participants to have their names showcased as levels I-III module completors on the Human Resources, OIDE, Graduate Admissions and Admissions webpages.

Please contact the Office for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at email here or 315.123.4560 to learn more about how to implement Anti-Bias Modules in your department, student organization, or among staff.

Interested in participating? Watch the video series associated with the training you would like to take and take the survey:

• Survey (Google doc)

Already participated in the live training? Fill out this survey:

• Survey (Google doc)

I — Beginner (Diversity)

Overcome Unconscious Bias Break Down Barriers to Equity & Inclusion for Students, Faculty & Administrators

"Unconscious bias" affects overall systems, daily interactions, and are barriers to equity and inclusion which impact overall retention efforts, student and staff satisfaction and graduation rates. Everyone harbors bias and unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups. Such beliefs manifest by impeding productivity, shaping institutional culture, can skew performance reviews and affects who gets hired, promoted and developed.

Participation Outcomes

As a result of this module, you will be able to:

• Explore the various ways formal and informal identities supports your language, thoughts and behavior — review theories and trends of today that will serve as a framework for your relationships

• Increase your self-awareness by exploring your own social identities and your socialization — articulate your identities and the ways in which they inform your ideas

• Develop essential skills necessary to engage in cross identity relationships (racial-ethnic/gender/ability, etc.)— participate in dialogical practice around accountability and trust-building to foster a sense of diversity appreciation

• Foster an inclusive campus environment and decrease instances of marginalization — support the structure necessary to acknowledge and recognize differences.

Please help us celebrate Level I participants

• Dr. Malika Carter
• Keagan Drago-Leaf
• Peter Huber
• Kyra Jacobson-Evans
• Emily Li
• Amy McLaughlin
• Danielle Nagle
• Karin Patzke
• Anna Rossi
• Kimberly Sobtzick

II — Intermediate (Inclusion)

Addressing Intersectionality How to Encourage Belonging on Campus for Individuals with Multiple Identities

Unpack the ways identity layers interact – be it gender, race, economic status or other demographic variable – so you can cultivate strategies and activities that can impact inclusion You must be able to address intersectionality in dialogue about diversity and inclusion so you can dismantle barriers to equity.

You'll be able to better encourage engagement and belonging, increase student satisfaction and help students persist toward graduation

Participation Outcomes

As a result of this module, you will be able to:

• Create a culturally competent and responsive self — ensure people feel valued, safe, supported and a sense of belonging.

• Enhance the academic and co-curricular experiences by thinking through how you include others in various spaces —expand your knowledge base of the impact of holidays, observances and celebrations so you can educate your community on being more inclusive and understanding.

• Develop strategies for inclusion —get ahead of incidents so you can avoid microaggressions and macroaggressions that commonly occur.

• Avoid common pitfalls of inclusion —review and develop campus policies and practices to help you address these sometimes tricky situations.

• Better identify and recognize the diverse perspectives and lived experiences—validate what is important to members of our community.

Please help us celebrate Level II participants

• Dr. Malika Carter
• Keagan Drago-Leaf
• Peter Huber
• Kyra Jacobson-Evans
• Emily Li
• Amy McLaughlin
• Danielle Nagle
• Karin Patzke
• Anna Rossi
• Kimberly Sobtzick

III — Advanced (Equity)

Sustaining an Inclusive Organization

Understand how equity impacts all our moving parts from products, services, and staffing. All crucial for success. Leaders from all stations within organizations need to know more.

Participation Outcomes

As a result of this module, you will take away:

• Tools to create an equitable space — develop skills and tools to navigate triggering or contentious moments and gain a deeper understanding of your identities and how they shape and guide your communicate style.

• How to recognize when a discussion becomes "difficult"—successfully navigate triggering moments, so you can increase your capacity.

• How to create Brave Spaces—avoid mismanaged conversations that often result in unresolved issues, misunderstanding and simmering conflict that undermine learning and goals to create equitable campus environments.

• How to see beyond the immediate or visible issue to address deeper systemic institutional movement of power and influence

Please help us celebrate Level III participants

• Dr. Malika Carter
• Keagan Drago-Leaf
• Peter Huber
• Kyra Jacobson-Evans
• Emily Li
• Amy McLaughlin
• Danielle Nagle
• Karin Patzke
• Anna Rossi
• Kimberly Sobtzick