The fall Discover U is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Plains Ballroom. All NDSU staff are invited and encouraged to attend this staff development workshop organized by Staff Senate.
This year, two half-day Discover U events will be offered, one in the fall and one in the spring, to provide a better opportunity for more staff to participate without being away from work an entire day.
The Nov. 30 program will feature five NDSU Community of Respect trainers. Adapted from a nationally recognized program at Texas A&M University, Community of Respect is a program designed to prepare people with greater cultural awareness and competence. The objective is to teach participants about cultural differences – both global and intra-American – and to encourage them to think critically about the impact of their cultural values in their relationships with others.
The Community of Respect curriculum that will be offered through Discover U on Nov. 30 consists of the three following modules that will keep participants actively engaged:
- Learning about culture,
- Identifying their own cultures and cultural values, and
- Developing skills to recognize and manage situations in which cultural values are impacting our interactions with one another.
Registration forms have been sent to all staff. The form also is available at www.ndsu.edu/staff_senate.
The deadline to register is Monday, Nov. 21. The cost is $15, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch.