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Safe Zone Series: Coming Out
June 20, 2018 at 10 a.m. until noon Barbara Ying Center: 140
Course number: DIV242 Wednesday, June 20 from 10:00am-12:00pm 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 ...
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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: Programs 1 & 2
June 22, 2018 at 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Must attend all four programs to receive a completion certificate. Course number: DIV201 (Parts 1 & 2), DIV202 (Parts 3 & 4) Facilitator: Barbara Thompson Based on the four-part DVD series, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, this workshop offers a comprehensive look at race relations in the United States between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. ...
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Safe Zone Series: Advocates Training (Recurring Event)
June 26, 2018 at 10 a.m. until noon Barbara Ying Center: 140
Course number: DIV241 Tuesday, June 26 from 10:00am-12:00pmFacilitator: LGBTQ+ ServicesLocation: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Wednesday, July 25 from 10:00am-12:00pmFacilitator: LGBTQ+ ServicesLocation: 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 ...
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Inclusive Communication
June 26, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Course number: DIV053 Tuesday, June 26 from 1:30-4:30pm 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.
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Understanding Power and Privilege
June 28, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Course number: DIV016 Prerequisite: Either ABCs of Diversity completed or Diversity Certificate Series (Modules 1-4) Thursday, June 28 from 1:30-4:30pm 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.
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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: Program 3 & 4
June 29, 2018 at 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Must attend all four programs to receive a completion certificate. Course number: DIV201 (Parts 1 & 2), DIV202 (Parts 3 & 4) Facilitator: Barbara Thompson Based on the four-part DVD series, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, this workshop offers a comprehensive look at race relations in the United States between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. ...
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Diversity Certificate Series: Module 1
July 3, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Must attend all four modules to receive a completion certificate. Module 1 Tuesday, July 3 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 2 Tuesday, July 10 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 3 Tuesday, July 17 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 4 ...
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Diversity Certificate Series: Module 2
July 10, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Must attend all four modules to receive a completion certificate. Module 1 Tuesday, July 3 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 2 Tuesday, July 10 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 3 Tuesday, July 17 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 4 ...
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Safe Zone Series: LGBTQ+ 101 (Recurring Event)
July 11, 2018 at 10 a.m. until noon Barbara Ying Center: 140
Course number: DIV033 Tuesday, June 5 from 10:00am-12:00pm Facilitator: LGBTQ+ Services Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Wednesday, July 11 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 ...
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Diversity Certificate Series: Module 3
July 17, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Must attend all four modules to receive a completion certificate. Module 1 Tuesday, July 3 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 2 Tuesday, July 10 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 3 Tuesday, July 17 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 4 ...
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Safe Zone Series: Gold
July 19, 2018 at 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Course number: DIV243 Thursday, July 19 from 1:00pm-3:00pm 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 ...
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Diversity Certificate Series: Module 4
July 24, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Must attend all four modules to receive a completion certificate. Module 1 Tuesday, July 3 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 2 Tuesday, July 10 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 3 Tuesday, July 17 from 2:30-4:30pm Facilitator: Rachel Luce-Hitt Location: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Module 4 ...
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Safe Zone Series: Advocates Training (Recurring Event)
July 25, 2018 at 10 a.m. until noon Barbara Ying Center: 140
Course number: DIV241 Tuesday, June 26 from 10:00am-12:00pmFacilitator: LGBTQ+ ServicesLocation: Barbara Ying Center, Room 140 Wednesday, July 25 from 10:00am-12:00pmFacilitator: LGBTQ+ ServicesLocation: 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 ...
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Peace Film Series: Denial
July 26, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140
Course number: DIV155 Thursday, July 26 from 1:30pm-4:30pm 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 ...
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UCF Diversity Week
Oct. 15, 2018 until 11:45 p.m. until Oct. 19, 2018, 11:45 p.m. The University of Central Florida
A New Day Dawns: UCF Inclusive Excellence UCF Diversity Week is a celebration of our diverse community and an opportunity to explore topics across the broad range of human identity, experience, and interaction. Diversity Week activities are intended to stimulate our campus and move us to a more inclusive culture. This year marks the 26th UCF Diversity Week. This year’s ...
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Valarie Greene King Diversity Breakfast
Oct. 15, 2018 at 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Student Union: Pegasus Ballroom
UCF Diversity Week is a celebration of our diverse community and an opportunity to explore topics across the broad range of human identity, experience, and interaction. Diversity Week activities are intended to stimulate our campus and move us to a more inclusive culture. We open Diversity Week every year with the Valarie Greene King Diversity Breakfast. During the breakfast, the ...
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Safe Zone Series: Advocates Training (Recurring Event)

Safe Zone Series: LGBTQ+ 101 (Recurring Event)

Safe Zone Series: Advocates Training (Recurring Event)