The UNITE series gives Faculty & Staff the opportunity to begin or continue to engage in conversations in relation to inclusion across a broad range of identities.
Faculty & Staff can complete the UNITE series by registering for any of the workshops via HR Cornerstone System and then attending educational trainings through the Fall and Spring semesters. Faculty & Staff will be provided with certificates of completion for each course to be placed in employees files.
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Offered UNITE Workshops for Spring 2025
Exploring Equity & Inclusion Foundations
Participants obtain an overview of equity and inclusion by exploring social identities and understanding current social issues through this interactive workshop that assists students in how to exercise their agency and power as an individual and in collective actions.
Available Workshops
Tuesday, January 28th 9am-11am
Wednesday, Feb. 19th 1-3pm
Thursday, March 6 9am-11am
Examining Socio-economics Status
Participants will examine socioeconomic status and the wide range of definitions from a class cultural lens. Knowing class is an intersectional experience, participants will not only acknowledge their SES experience but also how they can apply their knowledge to the UNC classroom and the greater community. Participants will engage in conversations about social class and explore ways to begin the disruption of social stratification in a national context.
Available Workshops
Tuesday March 25th 1-3pm
Wednesday, April 2nd 9am-11am
International Experiences
Through this workshop participants will learn about the unique challenges international students, immigrants, and refugees face navigating transitions to the United States. We will also discuss ways participants can address bias toward immigrant populations and improve cross cultural communication.
Available Workshops
Thursday, March 6th 1pm-3pm
Monday, April, 7th 9am-11am
Disability & Accessibility
This session focuses on the historical contexts and the current realities of disability. Participants will engage with one another and the presenters to understand the evolution of disability identity and the current implications this may have in their lives. Throughout the session, participants will reflect on their language usage and potential implicit bias toward folks with disabilities. This work will aid in the action plan that participants will develop at the end of the session.
Available Workshops
Tuesday, Feb 4th 9am-11am
Wednesday, March 26th 1pm-3pm
HSI 101: Why Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution Matters
Why Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution Matters, focuses on 3 main outcomes. 1) Learn terms, definitions, historical context and critical facts related to HSI’s. 2) Understanding why academic and career success through greater college-attendance rates and higher degree-attainment rates contributes to ‘closing the achievement gap of Latinx students.’ 3) Reflecting on current institutional practices, policies, and structures that might impact our work with Latinx students at UNC.
Available Workshops
Wednesday, March 12th 9am-11am
HSI 201 - Servingess into Action
Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution - 'Servingness' in Practice, focuses on the important differentiation of being Hispanic serving and not just Hispanic enrolling to achieve the HSI designation. In this session participants learn about the concept, indicators, and application of servingness (Garcia, Nuñez, and Sansone, 2019) and begin to develop actionable steps and strategies that pertain to your community of practice.
Available Workshops
Tuesday, April 29th, 2pm - 4pm
Queer Policy Update
Discuss the challenges to retention of queer and transgender students. Participants will learn how to be advocates for all students across the gender and sexuality spectrums.
Available Workshops
Monday, March 31st, 1pm-3pm
Program Learning Outcomes
Our goal is to make presentations and related materials accessible to everyone. Information Disability Resource Center five (5) days in advance of accessibility barriers you may encounter.
- Demonstrate awareness of issues and concerns of UNC's diverse community
- Demonstrate knowledge of policies, laws and practices affecting UNC's diverse community
- Recognize and articulate identities you hold
- Identify and articulate privilege identities
- Recognize where to direct individuals for more resources regarding identities
- Identify personal actions to support yourself as well as marginalized communities
