Workshops and Training
The Multicultural Center, as part of the Office for Social Justice and Diversity, offers a variety of workshops for the Montclair State University community. Below is a list of our current workshops/training programs. Due to the time needed to coordinate effective programs, we kindly request you submit applications at least four weeks in advance. While there is no guarantee, we will do our best to accommodate your request!
Office for Social Justice and Diversity Workshops
- About the Office for Social Justice and Diversity
Learn all about the Office for Social Justice and Diversity and what we have to offer the campus. - Connecting the Dots: Diversity and Inclusion Training
This workshop is available as a recorded workshop on Canvas with an incorporated quiz. The recorded presentation can be assigned individually or viewed as a group.
This interactive and in-depth training will explore the vast world of diversity and inclusion. Through activities, videos, and discussion, participants will learn diversity and inclusion terminology, examine individual privileges and biases, uncover different forms of oppression, and learn how to utilize what they have learned to become better allies to others. - Cross the Line
This interactive, activity-based workshop focuses on the personal experiences of participants and examines how our trials and tribulations shape the people we are today. Empathy, connectedness and healing are at the core of this introspective workshop experience. This workshop is not recommended for classes. This workshop is not available virtually. - I am What I am: Combating Stereotypes
This workshop is available as a recorded workshop on Canvas with an incorporated quiz. The recorded presentation can be assigned individually or viewed as a group.
This presentation delves into the origins and effects of stereotypes. Participants will learn examples of what it can look like when we combat stereotypes and allow folks to be their individual selves. - Identity Signs
This activity asks students to identify their salient identities based on particular circumstances. Understanding how our different identities intersect, interact and affect our daily lives is at the core of this interactive workshop. This lesson is great for the Diversity lesson in GNED 199. - Its the Little Things: The Big Impact of Microaggressions
This workshop is available as a recorded workshop on Canvas with an incorporated quiz. The recorded presentation can be assigned individually or viewed as a group.
Microaggressions have been defined as brief everyday exchanges, often unintentional and automatic, that send negative messages to individuals because of their group/identity membership (i.e. due to race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, etc.). Participants of this session will examine phrases like “That’s so gay,” “That’s ghetto,” “That’s retarded,” etc., to better understand their harm and identify ways to confront these microaggressions so that we create a more inclusive campus environment. - Power and Privilege
Participants in this interactive, activity-based workshop will be able to define “power” and “privilege,” have the opportunity to identify and examine some of their own privileges, learn from one another through shared personal experiences, and identify ways to use their privilege to dismantle oppression. This is an advance level workshop.
Multicultural Center Workshops
- Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation (60 minutes)
This presentation helps participants understand the difference and impact of cultural appropriation and appreciation.
Don’t see what you are looking for? No problem! Reach out to diversity@montclair.edu and we can create a presentation for your group, department or organization.