The Multicultural Education Program is pleased to offer workshops for staff and campus departments that address issues of diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism.
- Open Enrollment Workshops for individual staff members are available each semester. View the most updated workshop schedule; enrollment for workshops begins about 1 month before the start of the semester.
- To schedule a workshop for your department, browse the selection below and choose the one that best meets your needs.
- The Multicultural Education Program is also happy to meet the needs of your organization by creating a customized workshop. Tell us if you're interested in working with MEP to create a custom workshop.
- If you would like to see related offerings by our campus partners, such as the Staff Ombuds Office, click on the Campus Resources.
All of the MEP workshops use experiential learning techniques. The workshop features small and large group interactions and discussions. Further, the workshop uses activities that provide a common experience for the group, and provide ideas for use in everyday work in a diverse environment like UC Berkeley. Resources are also discussed, so participants can connect with other offices and opportunities at UC Berkeley. The workshop is approximately two hours in length.
Looking In / Looking Out: Exploring Workplace Diversity at Cal
This workshop engages participants in exploring human diversity by reflecting on what makes individuals unique and how it affects one’s worldview. Through telling stories, participants learn more about themselves and others in their organization. This interactive workshop also provides opportunities to practice communication skills for understanding across difference. Schedule a workshop for your department or group.
The outcomes of the workshop are:
- To reflect on who we are
- To learn about others around us
- To explore the impact of identity in the workplace
- To practice skills for interaction across difference
- Identify resources at UC Berkeley
First Take / Second Look: Exploring Unconscious Bias
This workshop engages students in a discussion regarding our behaviors that might be problematic for others, as well as what to do about situations where we may be on the receiving end of biased behavior. Schedule a workshop for your department or group
The outcomes of the workshop are:
- To understand what Unconscious Bias is
- To reveal the impacts and consequences of Unconscious Bias
- To review how Unconscious Bias happens here on campus
- To be able to take actions in response to Unconscious Bias
Let's Talk: Engaging in Cross-Cultural Communication
This workshop engages participants in conversations regarding “what gets in the way” when communicating across difference. This workshop reviews interactive communication theory and U.S. domestic dynamics of Human Diversity. Participants will work with each other in discussing and applying this information in varied situations. Schedule a workshop for your department or group.
The outcomes of the workshop are:
- To increase awareness of personal communication styles
- To increase awareness of diversity and the complexity of communication styles
- To increase understanding of conflict born of miscommunication
- Learn and practice skills that contribute to more effective cross-cultural communication
All MEP workshop locations are wheelchair-accessible, and requests for communications, mobility access, can be submitted by visiting DSP Campus Access.