Workshops and Training

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!

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About the Office for Social Justice and Diversity (10 – 15 minutes)
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 (45 – 60 minutes)
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 workshop 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 (30 – 60 minutes)
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 available for classes or virtually.
I am What I am: Combating Stereotypes (20 – 40 minutes)
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 (30 – 60 minutes)
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.
Intimate Partner Violence and Healthy Relationships (60 – 90 minutes)
This interactive presentation focuses on the signs and differences of healthy, unhealthy, and abusive relationships. Consent, types of abuse, warnings signs of abuse, on campus resources, and off campus resources.
Its the Little Things: The Big Impact of Microaggressions (45 – 60 minutes)
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.
The Power of Your Privilege (45 – 60 minutes)
This presentation will help attendees 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 advanced-level workshop.

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LGBTQ 101 (45 – 60 minutes)
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 training serves as a basic introduction to information about the LGBTQ community – terminology, history, current struggles, and more!
LGBTQ Bingo (45 – 60 minutes)
This program educates participants on LGBTQ terminology through the game BINGO. LGBTQ terms are listed on boards in place of numbers and folks compete for prizes while testing their LGBTQ terminology knowledge.
LGBTQ Center 411 (10 – 15 minutes)
This session provides an overview of all the programs, resources, and services available through the LGBTQ Center. This session is great for department-specific training or meetings.
LGBTQ Terminology Review (20 – 40 minutes)
We all have experience with LGBTQ terminology… This workshop provides the space for us to talk about the origin of our LGBTQ terminology knowledge, the feelings we experience surrounding those words, and the bullying that often accompanies those experiences. Attendees of this workshop will obtain advanced level education on the terminology used to describe various sexuality and gender identities that exist today.
Supporting LGBTQ Students at Montclair State University (60 – 90 minutes)
This presentation helps faculty, staff, and other community members to better understand the experiences of LGBTQ students at Montclair State University to support them. Terminology, statistics, and on campus resources are covered in this session.
Trans 101 (30 – 45 minutes)
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.
“Transgender” is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of identities but what do those identities mean and how can we best support our transgender students? Participants in this foundational workshop will leave with a better understanding of transgender terminology, the issues that affect transgender students and their families, and will be able to identify ways they can create inclusive spaces for trans people on their campuses. Bathrooms, names and gender pronouns will also be discussed in this session.

Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation (30 – 45 minutes)
This presentation helps participants understand the difference and impact of cultural appropriation and appreciation.

Feminism for All (30 – 45 minutes)
Why is feminism important? How can feminism empower you? This workshop will help participants understand feminism, to increase participants’ awareness of the benefits of supporting feminism, and debunk myths.

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.