Belonging on college campuses — for students and staff alike — is crucial to retention and success. Yet sometimes we struggle to create a welcoming environment for everyone, especially those from groups that are different from our own.
To help build a resilient campus that is welcoming to all, UW-Whitewater offers training from the National Coalition Building Institute — NCBI — an international leadership organization that provides training in equity and inclusivity. We are the only UW System campus — and one of just two institutions of higher education in Wisconsin — to do so.
Rooted in an understanding of individual, community, and systemic change, trained NCBI leaders at UW-Whitewater work with colleagues to build deeper connections and understanding within and across group identities on our two campuses.
Free NCBI workshops are available for all faculty, staff and students at UW-Whitewater. Learn more.
The university is proud to offer these free workshops, which have the potential to impact the lives of our Warhawk faculty, staff and students as we engage in the important work of racial and social justice.
Equity and Inclusivity Workshop
Help increase belonging on our campus by participating in this intensive, supportive workshop designed to help you to:
The deep inter- and intra-personal work facilitated in this workshop has the potential to impact your work with students and peers on campus and beyond. This free workshop is:
Controversial Issues Process Workshop
The NCBI Controversial Issue Process helps individuals and groups to move hotly contested issues forward by teaching how to listen first to the heartfelt concerns on all sides and then to reframe the debate in a way that builds bridges. This workshop is intended for participants who have already attended an Equity and Inclusivity Workshop.
Unless otherwise indicated, the workshops listed below are open to all faculty, staff, and students at both the main and Rock County campuses.
Equity and Inclusivity Workshops
NCBI’s Equity and Inclusivity Workshop is richer and more beneficial each time you participate. Sign up now for our full-day or half-day workshop, whether it’s your first time or you are a returning participant.
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024: 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Location TBD
Friday, Mar. 15, 2024: 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Location TBD
Controversial Issues Workshops
Sign up for this workshop to learn valuable skills that help us build bridges as well as increase empathy and understanding. Please note that this workshop is intended for participants who have participated in an Equity and Inclusivity Workshop.
Friday, Apr. 12, 2024: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location TBD
In addition to our pre-scheduled workshops, we schedule many workshops by request each semester. Please contact us if you would like to request a workshop for your group, unit or class.
New in fall 2023! NCBI Minis
We are excited to offer "Minis" for those who would like your group, class, team or unit to experience a taste of NCBI's award-winning Equity and Inclusivity Workshop.
Minis range from 50 to 75 minutes, making them perfect for New Student Seminar classes and 75-minute classes.
Please contact Campus Affiliate Director Julie Minikel-Lacocque at minikelj@uww.edu to schedule.
Are you interested in scheduling an Equity and Inclusivity or Controversial Issues Process workshop for your unit, division, or class but don’t see a time that works for you above? If so, please email us at ncbi@uww.edu.
Our workshops take place on the Whitewater and Rock County campuses.
You can expect an experience that is fun and hands-on and that anything that occurs in the workshop will be held in confidence.
UWW NCBI Leadership Team Member & Associate Professor of Counselor Education, College of Education & Professional Studies
UWW NCBI Leadership Team Member & Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, College of Education & Professional Studies
UWW NCBI Campus Affiliate Director & Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Associate Professor of Educational Foundations, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Training and Organizational Development Manager
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Associate Library Director, University Libraries
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Interpersonal Violence Prevention Educator, University Health & Counseling
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Associate Professor & Department Chair of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Certifying Officer, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Associate Professor of Special Education, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-W NCBI Support Team Member & Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Education & Professional Studies
UW-Whitewater has been a campus affiliate of the National Coalition Building Institute since 2018. The National Coalition Building Institute is an international leadership organization that provides training in equity and inclusivity in community organizations, K-12 schools, college and university campuses, corporations and law enforcement. NCBI is an international non-profit leadership development network dedicated to the elimination of racism and other forms of oppression.
NCBI has received numerous awards and recognitions, including:
The work of NCBI — its mission, its workshops and training, its network of resource teams, and its contributions to long-lasting institutional and social change — is guided by several core principles and key insights. Visit https://ncbi.org/about-us/ to learn more.
UW-Whitewater is the only NCBI affiliate within the UW-System. This affiliate status provides the following access and benefits, as stated at https://ncbi.org/how-to-become-a-campus-affiliate/: