Overview

This series encourages graduate students and postdocs to consider how their research and career aspirations position them to respond to global challenges. Participants will be provided insights from mid- and late-career professionals on how to improve networking and leadership skills for success in intercultural work environments, whether in the public, private, or academic sectors.

Participants have the opportunity to connect and network with people in leadership positions, from various backgrounds and different fields. Additionally, participants receive valuable insights into both academia and industry, with tips on how to translate skill sets, transition into different positions, and take advantage of professional development opportunities. Please note this is not a for-credit course.

Series Tracks

All workshops in our series are open to graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars. Different combinations of our available workshops equate to different series tracks. Workshops can be attended over multiple years, so a certificate track need not be completed in one academic year. It is not necessary for participants to work toward a certificate, so participants may register for individual workshops as desired.

Certain workshops may belong to more than one track. If you wish to complete multiple tracks to earn multiple certificates, you do not need to repeat any common workshops. A minimum of five workshops must be completed to earn a certificate. Workshops will be added to this page as they are scheduled.

Participants who complete five workshops assigned to a track receive a Certificate of Completion signed by Prof. Joanna Regulska, Vice Provost and Dean of Global Affairs.

Track 1: Exploring DEI to Help Create an Inclusive Workplace

This track explores different facets of global diversity, equity, and inclusion with an emphasis on how fluency and skill development in these areas prepare participants for their careers. Participants will have the opportunity to explore how these concepts appear in academic and professional environments and how to engage confidently to create inclusive and collaborative workplaces.

Participants can begin taking workshops and complete in this track this academic year (workshop information below). 

Track 2: Teaching and Learning in Intercultural Settings

This track explores how cultural norms impact learning environments, particularly classrooms, laboratories and other collaborative spaces. Participants will explore how intercultural skill development can help bridge cultural gaps encountered when teachers and learners from different cultural contexts come together.

Participants can begin taking workshops in this track now. More workshops will be added in the future to allow participants to complete this track (workshop information below).

Available Workshops

Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Identify core DEI concepts, definitions and their importance in job searching, the workplace and daily life.
• Tracks: #1
• Available Dates: TBD 

Intercultural Communication 

• Define culture and understand skills critical to intercultural learning and communication; analyze how one’s own culture affects their communication style and preferences and reflect on other’s communication norms and preferences
• Tracks: #1 and #2
• Available Dates:
  • Monday, January 27, 4–5:30 p.m., Zoom
  • Wednesday, March 11, 4–5:30 p.m., in-person

Importance of Writing a Diversity Statement

• Identify important aspects of diversity statements and service in academia and the private sector; compose and edit own diversity statement.
• Tracks: #1
• Available Dates
  • Monday, February 3, 12:10–1:10 p.m.; in-person
  • Thursday, May 1, Time: TBD

Managing Conflict in Intercultural Spaces

• Reflect on one’s own conflict style and how cultural norms and context contribute to conflict; Analyze and troubleshoot different conflict scenarios relevant to graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars
• Tracks: #1 and #2
• Available Dates: Tuesday, April 15, 4–5:30 p.m.; in-person

Communicating with Compassion: Transforming Microaggressions into Global Understanding 

• Define micro-aggressions and understand how they perpetuate stereotypes and discrimination; identify strategies for addressing and reducing the impact of micro-aggressions.
• Tracks: #1 and #2
• Available Dates: TBD

Contact Information

Jessica Fareri

Program Coordinator, Experiential and Intercultural Programs
Global Learning Hub, Global Affairs
jmfareri@ucdavis.edu