Promoting Inclusivity and Allyship at UIS: Insights from NCBI Workshop
NCBI International, through its principles and workshops, aims to eliminate prejudice and encourage allyship. The UIS Coalition Builders, campus affiliates of NCBI, work towards fostering a supportive and empowering environment, addressing racial microaggressions, and promoting diversity training. Attendees of the NCBI Workshop express the value of understanding diverse experiences and identities, gaining confidence to combat oppression, and building a sense of belonging within the larger community.
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UIS Coalition Builders Who we are. Who we are. What we know. What we know. So what? So what? Next steps! Next steps!
Who we are. NCBI International the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) was founded in 1984 in Washington, DC, as a nonprofit leadership training organization. NCBI works to eliminate prejudice and conflict in communities throughout the world. In 2017, UIS became a Campus Affiliate of NCBI. Selected members of the UIS campus community were trained as facilitators to present NCBI s prejudice reduction workshops. The UIS Coalition Builders are sponsored the Chancellor, Provost, and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Campus affiliates, such as the UIS Coalition Builders, exist across the country at universities such as the University of Iowa, North Carolina State University, University of Hawaii West Oahu, Florida State University, and The Citadel.
What we know. NCBI Principles: Guilt is the glue that holds prejudice in place Every issue counts Stories change attitudes Skill training leads to empowerment We need effective allies Leaders deserve to be treated well Development of more ally-ship at UIS and in the larger community! Stories change attitudes Attitudes can guide behavior
What we know. There is work to be done at UIS People have assumed I am not in college. People have assumed I am from the hood. People assume I do not do anything and my family are drug dealers or in gangs and even myself. On campus, classmates have insinuated that my parents are not together. They assume that they were never married or divorced because I am Mexican. My friends and I got on #15 bus to the Walmart and we were laughing and the bus driver, who was white, told us we could take ourselves back to where we came from. Men on this campus hold sexual stereotypes about me because I am Latina. They assume I have a level of promiscuity that I do not necessarily have. From: Racial Microaggressions Experienced by Black and Latino/a Students at a Predominantly White University A research project conducted at UIS by Kay Young McChesney, Ph.D., M.S.W. & Karen Moranski, Ph.D., M.A.
So what? Why it s worth it What might prevent people from attending an event like the NCBI Workshop: Felt like a gathering not a training. Supportive and empowering environment. Diversity Training Getting to know people's stories and experiences. I feel everyone would benefit from this workshop. Not wanting to feel guilty or ignorant I really appreciated having the opportunity to learn about others and see all the identities in the room. It was done in a very thoughtful and inclusive way. Vulnerable Understanding your role in ending oppression. Embarrassed Speak up when I am to support my own group and others. This workshop gave me more confidence to do this. Think I ll get nothing out of it/I already know this. I'm more willing to stand up when I hear an inappropriate comment/joke. Afraid to be called out for being the in the majority (Activities) made me feel as if I belonged to a group within the larger group. Identifying my own identities and insecurities and helping to see that everyone has got something. Getting to know more of the shared experiences with the pairs. The times of real, immediate, concrete self expression
So what? Free award winning professional and personal development Help your department meet Division of Student Affairs Strategic Initiative: Multicultural Competence & Holistic Learning: Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion. A substantial involvement item for your personal end of year annual review SUPER BONUS: Coalition building with people across campus and learning how to reduce bias in your workplace!
Leadership for Equity & Inclusion: A Bias & Prejudice Reduction Workshop Five Skills to be Learned: 1. Identifying the information and misinformation we learned about other groups; 2. Identifying and expressing pride in the groups(s) to which we belong; 3. Learning how groups, other than our own, experience mistreatment; 4. Learning the personal impact of specific incidents of discrimination; and 5. Learning how to interrupt prejudicial jokes, remarks, and slurs.
Leadership for Equity & Inclusion: A Bias & Prejudice Reduction Workshop Up Downs Caucuses First Thoughts Role Plays
Next Steps! Register yourself or encourage other members of your staff to participate in our next workshop Friday, March 29! Consider joining the UIS Coalition Builders! May 22- 24 Train the Trainer.
Stay Connected! Arrow pointing right with a hyperlink to the PowerPoint team blog. Select the image to visit the PowerPoint team blog Phone: 217-206-8163 Arrow pointing right with a hyperlink to free PowerPoint training. Select the image to access free PowerPoint training Email: NCBI@uis.edu Arrow pointing right with a hyperlink to give feedback about this tour. Select the image to give feedback about this tour Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UISCoalitionBuilders/ Arrow pointing right with a hyperlink to the PowerPoint team blog. Select the image to visit the PowerPoint team blog Twitter: https://twitter.com/UISNCBI
