NCBI at UW-Whitewater

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop (formerly “Prejudice Reduction/ Welcoming Diversity” Workshop):  

Many of us know that belonging- for students and staff alike- on college campuses is crucial to retention and success.  Yet sometimes we fall short of creating welcoming environments for everyone, especially those from underrepresented groups. Help increase belonging on our campus by participating in this intensive, supportive workshop designed to help you to:

• Value and welcome similarities and differences among group members
• Examine the misinformation and unconscious bias that impacts our behavior toward others 
• Understand the role identity plays in leadership 
• Identifying the harmful effects of oppression on one’s own group 
• Prevent and interrupt bigoted remarks and behaviors 
• Learn how to be an ally to all groups

The deep inter-personal and intra-personal work facilitated in this workshop has the potential to impact your work with students and peers on campus and beyond.  This workshop is open to all UW-W employees and is appropriate for all levels of experience and comfort with EDI work.  This workshop is offered in a full-day format and a half-day format. 

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 a ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop.

FALL SEMESTER 2021: 

Full-Day Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshops: 

 Sign up here for half-day and full-day workshops during the fall 2021 semester:

Sign Up For Our Workshops

• Requesting a “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Workshop: Are you interested in scheduling a workshop for your unit, division, or class but don’t see a time that works for you on above? If so, please email us at ncbi@uww.edu.  

Starting in September 2021:

• Requesting a Classroom Visit: Are you interested in having a Leadership Team member visit your class for 30 minutes or less to introduce NCBI at UWW and give a brief sample of one of the “Welcoming Diversity” workshop activities? If so, please email us at ncbi@uww.edu.  (please note that a classroom visit does not replace participation in a workshop. Classroom visits are designed to encourage students and instructors to participate in a future workshop).
• Requesting a “Controversial Issues Process” Workshop: If you are interested in attending and/or scheduling a ‘Controversial Issues Process Workshop’ for your department or unit, please email us at ncbi@uww.edu.  Please note that this workshop is intended for participants who have participated in a “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Workshop.

Students, faculty, and staff have the following to say about participating in NCBI’s workshops at UW-Whitewater:

 “It is going to improve my ability to create a welcome environment for my students and co-workers.”

 “It was highly impactful, talk about a high impact practice, the stories really touched one’s heart, I could see the philosophical connection to NCBI's mission. Everyone has a story, no one is exempt.”

 “Very powerful.”

 “It will help me to reduce prejudicial attitudes.”

 “I wish more people could attend so they could have received the same experience I did to better expand their knowledge in the world.”

 “I have consciously looked for opportunities to find others at UWW who are committed to creating and supporting a more diverse community in support of our future leaders. After 4 years at this university, I felt a sense of belonging today: a shared value to create something beyond what will be realized in the present.”

 “I felt an intensity of vulnerability that I did not think was possible within academic spaces.”