Course Descriptions
The UCF Office of Diversity and Inclusion Training Program is one of the most prolific in higher education. You can pursue certificates and training individually or as a departmental effort to improve performance and our learning and work environments.
- Six-year training impact: 34,546 participants
- Total participants last academic year – 7,996
- Total UCF Inclusion Champions – 326
Workshop Schedule
Please see this semester’s Unity Star for the Spring 2019 workshop and training schedule. For detailed descriptions of the diversity workshops offered, click on the course titles below. All workshops are free unless otherwise noted. Please note that locations vary. Other opportunities for diversity workshops may be scheduled by calling the UCF Office of Diversity and Inclusion at (407) 823-6479 or by emailing diverse@ucf.edu.
Registration Instructions
- Faculty, A&P, and USPS: Register online at my.UCF.edu > Employee Self Service > Learning & Development > Request Training Enrollment
- Students and OPS: Email your name, requested course name and date, and UCFID number to diverse@ucf.edu.
Be a UCF Inclusion Champion
The UCF Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) offers the Inclusion Champion program to provide colleges, divisions, and departments with training and education designed to explore foundational concepts in diversity and inclusion. Participants will gain a common body of knowledge and skills to contribute to an inclusive learning and professional environment at UCF.
The program consists of nine hours of core workshops required for all participants, plus a minimum of six hours of training on elective topics selected to meet the particular needs of a group or interests of the individual. ODI offers multiple elective options each semester. Participants (faculty, staff and students) can pursue certification individually or as part of a departmental effort, and can complete the program over a three-year period or less.
Have you completed the requirements for the Inclusion Champion program? Fill out a short questionnaire to let us know! After we verify your training records, you will receive a certificate and pin!
Submit verification questionnaire here
UCF Certificates
ODI offers several certificate options for faculty, staff and students:
- Inclusion Champion: complete 9 hours of core workshops and 6 hours of elective topics
- Diversity Certificate Series: complete all four Diversity Certificate modules
- Continuum of Learning Certificate: complete four elective or stand-alone DIV workshops not in a series or towards another certificate program
- Latino Americans Certificate: complete all three Latino Americans modules exploring the history of Latino Americans from 1565 – 2000
- Half the Sky Certificate Series: complete the two-part series based on the book and documentary
- The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Certificate Series: complete the four-part comprehensive workshop series looking at race relations in the United States between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement
- We Shall Remain Certificate Series: complete the five-part/three session workshop series exploring the history of Native Americans and their resilience
Please note: students must keep track of the DIV workshops they have attended and verify their training history with us in order to receive any completion certificates
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Performance Standards for UCF’s Cultural Competencies
Performance Standards for UCF’s Cultural Competencies
Course number: DIV150
ONLINE COURSE
Visit https://diversity.ucf.edu/training/online-workshops/ for registration instructions. You must complete all three sections with a score of 75% or higher to receive credit.
This is a three part online workshop:
- Cognitive Domain
- Affective Domain
- Skill-Building Domain
Cultural competency is the ability to function effectively in the presence of socio-cultural diversity. In 2008, Diversity Track (Summer Faculty Development Conference) scholars proposed 21 “core” cultural competencies as learning objectives for the University of Central Florida’s students, as well as potential areas of growth for faculty and staff. These cultural competencies encompass three domains of learning, cognitive, affective, and skill-building.
The purpose of the Diversity Track of the 2013 Summer Faculty Development Conference was to expand and refine the cultural competencies to include details that would facilitate infusion into curricula. In particular, Diversity Track scholars developed Performance Standards for each of the 21 “core” cultural competencies. This learning object presents the Performance Standards for the Cognitive, Affective, and Skill-Building Domains. The ultimate goal of this work is the development of culturally competent individuals equipped to function in today’s global workplace.
Feminism and the Guerilla Girls
Feminism and the Guerilla Girls
Course Number: DIV413
Monday, March 4 from 10:00am-11:00am
Facilitator: Dr. Ilenia Colón Mendoza
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
The Guerilla Girls came onto the art scene in 1985. These anonymous artists wear gorilla masks while advocating for gender and racial equity. We will discuss how their work can be used to inspire feminist activism and civic engagement at a local level. Attendees will be able to take a feminist pledge and get their Guerilla on!
Peace Film Series: Dolores
Peace Film Series: Dolores
Course Number: DIV390
Tuesday, March 5 from 3:00pm-6:00pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF Valencia West, Building 11, Room 107
Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminist of the twentieth century.
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Note: You must attend all four episodes to receive completion certificate.
Episodes 1 and 2
Course number: DIV416
Tuesday, April 9 from 1:30pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Episodes 3 and 4
Course number: DIV417
Tuesday, April 16 from 1:30pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
In this four-hour series, Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. embarks on a deeply personal journey through the last fifty years of African American history. Joined by leading scholars, celebrities, and a dynamic cast of people who shaped these years, Gates travels from the victories of the civil rights movement up to today , asking profound questions about the state of black America – and our nation as a whole.
Micro-Messages and Microaggressions: Impacts on Inclusion
Micro-Messages and Microaggressions: Impacts on Inclusion
Course number: DIV225
Tuesday, February 26 from 1:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Micro-messages are the signals that we send to one another through our actions and behaviors. Although these messages may be “small,” their impact can be tremendous. Micro-messages are of two types: micro-inequities and micro-affirmations. Micro-inequities are the messages we send to other people that may cause them to feel devalued, offended, discouraged, or excluded. Micro-affirmations are the messages that we send to other people that may cause them to feel valued, appreciated, encouraged, and included. Microaggressions are brief exchanges that send denigrating messages to marginalized groups. In this session, the impacts of micro-messages and microaggressions on inclusion are considered.
Safe Zone Series: Advocates
Safe Zone Series: Advocates
Course number: DIV241
Wednesday, February 20 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Facilitator: LGBTQ+ Services
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Thursday, March 21 from 9:00am-11:00am
Facilitator: LGBTQ+ Services
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
The Safe Zone Advocates training is the second in the series and was created to further individual knowledge and understanding of LGBTQ+ issues. The training is geared toward helping attendees explore, identify, and expose cultural biases and acquire skills necessary for advocating for marginalized populations.
Participants who complete both trainings (LGBTQ+ 101 and Safe Zone Advocates) are designated as Safe Zone Advocates and can be identified by a Safe Zone placard.
Training Objectives:
- Increase insight into personal and cultural biases
- Increase awareness of the impact these biases have on interactions with LGBTQ+ individuals
- Increase comfort in addressing systemic oppressions that affect LGBTQ+ individuals
- Increase ability to identify micro-aggressions that impact LGBTQ+ individuals
- Increase comfort in discussing power, privilege, and oppression
- Acquire skills and knowledge to increase ability to advocate
- Increase understanding that being an ally is an ongoing and active process
Understanding Power and Privilege
Understanding Power and Privilege
Course number: DIV016
Prerequisite: Either ABCs of Diversity completed or Diversity Certificate Series (Modules 1-4)
Monday, February 18 from 1:00-4:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Tuesday, March 19 from 1:00-4:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
This session looks at the concepts of power and privilege in detail and describes actions that can be adopted to mitigate the effects of social injustice.
Storytelling as a High Impact Practice for Creating Diverse and Inclusive Experiences
Storytelling as a High Impact Practice for Creating Diverse and Inclusive Experiences
Course Number: DIV414
Monday, February 11 from 2:00pm-3:30pm
Facilitator: Holly McDonald
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Modeling its use in theater classrooms, participants will engage in a brief storytelling exercise that offers an introduction to the practice and impact of storytelling. The power of breathing, and its vital role in storytelling, will also be examined along with its relevancy to all fields.
Safe Zone Series: Gender Orientation and Language Diversity (GOLD)
Safe Zone Series: Gender Orientation and Language Diversity (GOLD)
Course number: DIV243
Tuesday, February 12 from 10:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: LGBTQ+ Services
Location: Barbara Ying Center Room 140
The GOLD Knights workshop aims to provide education on topics concerning language specific to gender and sexual/romantic orientation within the LGBTQ+ community. Participants will learn more about contemporary ideas of gender, sexual orientation, biological sex, romantic orientation, and gender presentation.
Training Objectives:
- Increase the ability to articulate the differences between sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex.
- Increase familiarity with various terms that relate to sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex.
- Increase understanding about the ways in which to respect people regardless of their identity.
The Power of “Hidden” Biases
The Power of “Hidden” Biases
Course number: DIV232
Monday, January 28 from 1:30-4:30pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Thursday, April 4 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF Valencia Osceola, Building 4, Room 334
A fundamental quality of the human mind is to group objects into categories based on a wide range of discernible characteristics. This ability helped early people to distinguish friend from foe and was instrumental in our ancestors’ survival. As adaptive as this response may sometimes be, it also is the foundation of the biases, stereotypes, and prejudices that are present in our conscious and unconscious thinking.
Even when we believe that we have eliminated these biases from our thinking, they still lurk in our heads as a sort of “hidden” residue. We may deliberately strive to behave without prejudice and may be consciously committed to equal and fair treatment of other people, but studies indicate that we continue to possess preconceived notions and stereotypes. These “hidden” biases influence our perceptions and actions.
This workshops provides examples of how “hidden” biases may manifest themselves and, through a self-reflective activity, offers participants a way to examine possible stereotypes they may have been exposed to in their lifetimes from four different sources of information – the people who raised you, school, the media, and friends.
Peace Film Series: Denial
Peace Film Series: Denial
Course number: DIV155
Thursday, April 4 from 1:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Oscar winner Rachel Weisz stars in this powerful true story based on the acclaimed book, Denial: Holocaust History on Trial. When Deborah Lipstadt (Weisz) speaks out against Holocaust denier David Irving (Timothy Spall) over his falsification of history, she discovers that the stakes are higher than ever in the battle for historical truth. Now faced with a libel lawsuit in British court, Lipstadt and her attorney (Tom Wilkinson) have the heavy burden of proving that the Holocaust actually happened, in a riveting legal fight with stunning consequences.
Life of a Student Veteran – Myths and Realities of Being a Student Veteran at UCF
Life of a Student Veteran – Myths and Realities of Being a Student Veteran at UCF
Course Number: DIV421
Thursday, January 24 from 12:00pm-2:00pm
Facilitator: Joshua “JJ” Johnson
Location: Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
What does the word Veteran mean to you? What does a veteran look like to you? When and how do you celebrate our veterans? At the University of Central Florida there are over 1,300 student veterans from all walks of life. The student veteran panel is designed to provide insight on the who are veterans are and what is means to them to be veteran friendly. This two hour discussion will look at their experiences, dispel rumors and stereotypes of a student veteran, and offer insight on what it means to be student veteran friendly.
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years
Must attend all six episodes to receive completion certificate.
Episodes 1 & 2
Course number: DIV362
Monday, February 25 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF Cocoa, Building 3, Room 325
Episodes 3 & 4
Course number: DIV363
Monday, March 4 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF Cocoa, Building 3, Room 325
Episodes 5 & 6
Course number: DIV364
Monday, March 11 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF Cocoa, Building 3, Room 325
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. The six episodes in this series cover all of the major events in the civil rights movement from 1954-1965.
Episodes include:
Awakenings (1954-1956)
Fighting Back (1957-1962)
Ain’t Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)
No Easy Walk (1961-1963)
Mississippi: Is This America? (1962-1964)
Bridge to Freedom (1965)
Peace Film Series: Crash
Peace Film Series: Crash
Course number: DIV101
Friday, April 26 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF South Lake, Building 2, Room 137 (Auditorium)
Issues of race and gender cause a group of strangers in Los Angeles to physically, and emotionally, collide in this drama revolving around the stories of a collection of interrelated characters, including a police detective with a drugged-out mother and a thieving younger brother, two car thieves who are constantly theorizing on society and race, the white district attorney and his irritated and pampered wife, a racist white veteran cop (caring for a sick father at home) who disgusts his more idealistic younger partner, a successful Hollywood director and his wife who must deal with the racist cop, a Persian-immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his shop, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter who is afraid of bullets, and more. Crash provides a powerful glimpse at the costs of prejudice, bigotry, and intolerance.
Transfer Advocate Certificate Series
Transfer Advocate Certificate Series
Note: You must attend session 1-3 to become a Transfer Student Advocate
Session 1
Course number: DIV393
Tuesday, January 29 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: TBD
Wednesday, February 6 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: TBD
Session 1 will introduce participants to the transfer student population and discuss what makes them diverse. Attendees will also reflect on assumptions and stereotypes associated with the transfer student experience, distinguishing fact from fiction. This is the first session in the Transfer Advocate Certificate Series.
Session 2
Course number: DIV394
Tuesday, February 19 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: BA1 Room 107
Wednesday, February 27 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: TBD
Session 2 will further detail the unique experience of transfer students. Attendees will interact with UCF transfer students as well their faculty and staff counterparts at our partner institutions. Participants will start to explore how their professional role interacts with transfer students and how they may be positively and/or negatively impacting the transfer student experience. This is the second session in the Transfer Advocate Certificate Series. You must complete Session One prior to participating in this session.
Session 3
Course number: DIV419
Tuesday, March 5 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: BA1 Room 107
Wednesday, March 13 from 3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Transfer and Transition Services
Location: TBD
During session 3 attendees will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to advocate for the transfer student population. Participants will learn about resources available to UCF prospective and current transfer students, understand what it means to be an advocate, and engage in active discussion with their colleagues in order to develop a plan to positively impact the transfer student experience, moving forward. This is the third and final session in the Transfer Advocate Certificate Series. You must complete Sessions One and Two prior to participating in this session.
ABCs of Diversity
ABCs of Diversity
Course number: DIV008
Monday, January 14, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Tuesday, March 5, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Human diversity impacts each of us on a daily basis. Gaining an understanding of differences and similarities is essential for effective functioning in today’s work environment. This workshop focuses on how stereotypes and biases can get in the way when creating a diverse and inclusive space for all employees.
Safe Zone Series: Coming Out
Safe Zone Series: Coming Out
Course number: DIV242
Wednesday, April 10 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Facilitator: LGBTQ+ Services
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
The Coming Out workshop explores the process and challenges of coming out as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender. Participants will learn more about theories and concerns about the coming out process for LGBTQ+ individuals. The workshop will allow those who attend to explore their LGBTQ+ identity or to support a family member or friend who may be coming out.
Training Objectives:
- Provide a space for individuals to ask questions about the coming out process and gain a better understanding of what coming out means to an LGBTQ+ person.
- Educate individuals on different coming out models and theories to better understand the diversity of the coming out process.
- Explain the barriers and challenges faced by those who go through the coming out process and provide tips on how to be part of a support system.
Inclusive Communication
Inclusive Communication
Course number: DIV053
Wednesday , January 16 from 1:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Wednesday, March 6 from 1:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
This workshop identifies some common mistakes made when communicating about age, class, disabilities, ethnicity, gender, language, looks, race, religion, and sexual orientation. It also highlights words, phrases, and behaviors that can enhance the process of communicating about and across various dimensions of difference.
Diversity Certificate Series
Diversity Certificate Series
Must attend all four modules to receive completion certificate.
Module 1
Course number: DIV285
Wednesday, January 23 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Module 2
Course number: DIV286
Wednesday, January 30 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Module 3
Course number: DIV287
Wednesday, February 6 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Module 4
Course number: DIV288
Wednesday, February 13 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
This four-module program is designed as an introductory overview series of workshops to provoke thought with respect to diversity in general, and more specifically, with respect to several important dimensions of diversity. Participants must attend all four modules to receive completion certificate.
Modules
- Introduction to Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
- Race and Faith/Non-Faith Perspectives
- Sex, Gender (Identity and Expression), and Sexual Orientation
- Ability, Accessibility, and Age
The Social History of Gender Roles and Rural Women in the Southern United States
The Social History of Gender Roles and Rural Women in the Southern United States
Course Number: DIV420
Thursday, March 7 from 9:00am-10:00am
Facilitator: Joe Kaminski
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
According to recent research, early twentieth-century farm women have largely “remained hidden in plain sight” and have been largely overlooked by historians. Despite the lack of attention, rural-living and farm-working women played a crucial role in the creation and expansion of a functioning market economy through their production and consumption. This presentation discusses the push and pull relationship that existed between home demonstration agents and women in the Southern United States.
Peace Film Series: 42
Peace Film Series: 42
Course Number: DIV143
Tuesday, February 12 from 3:00pm-6:00pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF Valencia West, Building 11, Room 107
The film “42” tells the life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Creating Masks That Demonstrate Inclusion and Diversity
Creating Masks That Demonstrate Inclusion and Diversity
Course Number: DIV392
Wednesday, March 20 from 10:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Huaixiang Tan
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Masks as cultural objects have been used throughout the world in all periods of time. They can represent supernatural beings, change identity, or define identity. Workshop participants will learn about examples of masks from around the world and have the opportunity to create their own mask representing multiculturalism.
Equal Pay Day 2019: How to Close the Gender and Racial Wage Gap in Florida
Equal Pay Day 2019: How to Close the Gender and Racial Wage Gap in Florida
Course number: DIV415
Tuesday, April 2 from 10:00am-11:30am
Facilitator: Sarah David Heydemann
Location: Student Union, Garden Key, Room 221
What contributes to the gender and racial wage gap? Across the state and country, women are being shortchanged by discriminatory workplace policies and practices. Overall, women in Florida make 87 cents for every dollar paid to men. That’s 7 cents higher than the national average. But that number doesn’t tell the whole story. Black women in Florida make just 61 cents for every dollar paid to a white man, and Latinas make just 60 cents. These numbers are both lower than the national average, and contribute to the fact that almost 15% of women in Florida live in poverty. Closing the gender wage gap doesn’t just mean more pay, it means that women – especially women of color – are more likely to be able to take care of themselves and their families, buy a home, pay for an education and build wealth. To commemorate Equal Pay Day, come hear experts from the National Women’s Law Center discuss the causes of the gender and racial wage gap, and policies that states around the country are passing to close the gap and move us closer to equal pay.
Barriers Be Gone Escape Room Activity
Barriers Be Gone Escape Room Activity
Course number: DIV366
This experience is limited to 10 participants per session. Participants must arrive 10 minutes early. Given the structure of the experience, we cannot accept walk-ins
Friday, March 22
- 9:15am-10:15am
- 10:15am-11:15am
- 12:30am-1:30am
- 1:30pm-2:30pm
Facilitators: Student Accessibility Services and Inclusive Education Services
Location: Nike Programming Center and Activity Center
Friday, March 22
- 9:30am-10:30am
- 10:30am-11:30am
- 12:45pm-1:45pm
- 1:45pm-2:45pm
Facilitators: Student Accessibility Services and Inclusive Education Services
Location: Hercules Programming Center and Activity Center
Do you know what common barriers prevent access for people with disabilities? Based on the popular escape room game concept, Student Accessibility Services and Inclusive Education Services challenge teams to be locked in a room full of barriers. If you want to escape to see the light of day once again, you will need to identify and remove the barriers within the room with more accessible approaches within the time allotted. Eight separate escape room activities will be scheduled for teams of 10 people. The total experience will last one hour. To best maximize the schedule, games will start promptly at the assigned start time. Teams should plan to arrive 10 minutes prior to selected time for check-in and rules overview. Are you an access facilitator or a barrier builder? Come play to find out! This highly interactive experience is a great team-building activity. More information will be sent to registrants a few days prior to the event.
Peace Film Series: Hidden Figures
Peace Film Series: Hidden Figures
Course Number: DIV418
Friday, March 8 from 1:30pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Hidden Figures tells the incredible untold story of Katherine Jonson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn, a stunning achievement that turned around the Space Race.
Safe Zone Series: LGBTQ+ 101
Safe Zone Series: LGBTQ+ 101
Course number: DIV033
Thursday, March 7 from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Facilitator: LGBTQ+ Services
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Tuesday, April 16 from 10:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: LGBTQ+ Services
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Learn about issues affecting LGBTQ+ people, homophobia, and heterosexism, and the benefits and responsibilities of being an Ally.
The Allies Advance program is now called ‘Safe Zone,’ and has two distinct workshops both 3 hours in length. The Level 1 class will be called LGBTQ+ 101 and can still be used to meet an elective requirement for the SDES Diversity Certificate Series.
The Level 2 class will be called Safe Zone Advocate Training. LGBTQ+ 101 is a mandatory pre-requisite to attend this class. Upon completion of this training, participants can officially identify themselves as a Safe Zone Advocate which will be designated by a placard/pin/patch with the new logo.
Individuals who have already completed Allies training prior to Summer 2013 are welcome to keep their old placard identifying them as an Ally, but must attend both workshops of the new format in order to receive the Safe Zone Advocate designation. Individuals cannot swap out their old placard with a new one, as the material has been significantly changed and expanded from previous years.
Atheism and Humanism: Living Without God
Atheism and Humanism: Living Without God
Course number: DIV353
Thursday, February 28 from 1:30pm-3:00pm
Facilitator: Tee Rogers
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Saturday, March 2 from 1:00pm-2:30pm
Facilitator: Tee Rogers
Location: Millican Hall, Room 384
This is an InterWorldview advanced workshop focusing specifically on Atheism. We define Atheism, Humanism, and other non-faith identities and explore the values and inner-life of non-religious individuals. We learn about the specific challenges the non-faith demographic faces and consider ways to build bridges across our differences.
Peace Film Series – 12 Years a Slave
Peace Film Series – 12 Years a Slave
Course Number: DIV226
Tuesday, February 5 from 3:30pm-6:30pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF Valencia Osceola, Building 4, Room 105
12 Years a Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty at the hands of a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist forever alters his life.
InterWorldview Respect and Inclusion
InterWorldview Respect and Inclusion
Course number: DIV224
Thursday, February 28 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Tee Rogers
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Saturday, March 2 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Tee Rogers
Location: Millican Hall, Room 384
As faith and non-faith diversity increases, incidents of related discrimination, bullying, marginalization, and other challenges continue to rise. Through interactive discussions and games we explore faith and non-faith diversity and the experiences of those facing challenges in our culture because of their minority perspective. We have open dialogue on stereotypes and common questions, and we enhance our personal inclusion toolbox with resources we can use to increase respect and inclusion for people of all worldviews.
Participants will have the option to sign up as Secular Safe Zone allies.
Peace Film Series: Slumdog Millionaire
Peace Film Series: Slumdog Millionaire
Course Number: DIV105
Thursday, February 14 from 9:00am-12:00pm
Facilitator: Barbara Thompson
Location: UCF Daytona, Building 140, Room 305
Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life and his many dangerous adventures in the slum where he and his brother grew up. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the show’s questions and what this young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on the game show. When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out.
Practice of Respect and Community Building
Practice of Respect and Community Building
Course number: DIV337
Tuesday, April 9 from 9:00am-11:00am
Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt
Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140
Inclusive environments cannot emerge without a foundation of strong relationship building. Utilizing the Principles for How We Treat Each Other as a tool, participants will learn strategies for creating communities of peace, justice, and respect.