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Illinois Extension provides ongoing DEIA training and opportunities internally and to external groups. In addition to required training through the university, college, and program areas, Extension offers professional development for staff through several methods.
Opportunities to Learn
Annual Civil Rights Compliance Course
A training course that all staff members complete once per year. It covers federal civil rights laws and the university’s non-discrimination policies and procedures. This training also outlines the compliance review process as well as information about Civil Rights planning and reporting.
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Opportunities to Learn
Quarterly Staff Professional Development Webinars
- Integrating Cultural Humility into Programs and Partnerships | Watch the recording from January 26, 2023.
- Accommodating Individuals with Visible and Non-Visible Disabilities | Watch the recording from April 18, 2023.
- Plans for Language Access in Extension Programs | Watch the recording from August 22, 2023.
- Digital Equity and Inclusion throughout Illinois Extension | December 5, 2023 coming soon.
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Training and Workshops
- Build an Organizational Culture of Belonging: Through Respectful and Inclusive Communication
- Cultural Humility in Health-Related Fields
- Facing Distrust, Perceived Neighborhood Threats, and Using Implicit Bias as a Tool
- Inclusive Engagement in Illinois Communities.
- Inclusive Illinois Extension and the Role of Civil Rights Compliance in the Cooperative Extension System
- Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts
- Navigating Difference Cultural Competency
- Toward Inclusive Excellence at Illinois Extension