Certificate Programs

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Social Evolution

Realize the true promise of diversity, equity and inclusion — in yourself, in your organization, in your community — by developing a deeper understanding of the language and legacy of race and ethnicity. According to a McKinsey and Company Study, organizations with a diverse and inclusive workforce are 35% more likely to have above-average profit margins.

We have launched a new noncredit Certificate Program, which will create a shared understanding based on terminology, general cultural context, as well as determining how and what communities and workplaces can do to be more inclusive, equitable and multicultural.

About the Certificate Program

Eight Week Modules

In the DEI Certificate Program, we will discuss the complexities of cultural and societal biases and how they manifest in our conversations, interactions, and engagement with workplaces and community. Over the course of eight weeks, you will gain a deeper understanding of the language, ramifications, and short-and long-term outcomes of these biases. We will be examining culture regarding class, race, sexuality, ability, and gender specifically. We will explore two identities more thoroughly, relating to classism and socioeconomic realities and mental health and illness. We will review the content and concepts across identities and how they may present themselves at work, in organizations and communities of diverse people. You will be provided with an understanding of the structures in place that create group dynamic, group thinking and culture of and around inclusion and exclusion. You will also develop a DEI project action plan for how you might create a change needed in your particular work, organization or community.
 
The program also includes five virtual/live sessions which will provide opportunities to further your consideration and discussion about identities and topics of interest as well as engage in deeper dive conversations. Participants must attend a minimum of two of the optional one-hour sessions and are welcome and encouraged to attend all. The program will conclude with a mandatory 90-minute virtual/live panel discussion with experts doing DEI work. 

Who Should Attend?

• HR professionals
• Business and government executives and leaders
• Managers
• Team leaders
• Parents
• Nonprofit and community leaders
• Citizen

What Do Past Participants Have to Say?

Heather Fleetwood
Senior Director Talent Development
Ultimate Medical Company, Tampa, FL
 

"This program is amazing!  I have already learned so much I am using in my job."

Read her story

Stacey Groll
Assistant to the Mayor
Manitowoc, WI

“I want to pull in leaders from different organizations and communities that may be underrepresented. Anyone that has a passion for diversity, equity and inclusion.”

Read her story

Module Schedule

Next Steps

The program cost for all eight weeks is $799. The digital badge will be issued based on attendance and completion of weekly work and assignments. Now enrolling for Spring 2022. Space is limited. Registration deadline: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 12 p.m.

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate program has been instrumental in helping me develop my organization’s DE&I strategy. I was pleasantly surprised that this course took a thoughtful and nuanced approach to the subject of DE&I and shared practical suggestions that could immediately be implemented in the workplace. I would recommend this program to anyone seeking to deepen their knowledge of DE&I. 

Jenise Ogle
Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Multicultural Impact
Odyssey
New York, NY

Gain a Competitive Edge

Upon completion of the program, participants will receive an exclusive UW-Green Bay Digital Badge (also known as micro-credentialing). A Digital Badge is a micro-credential that validates an accomplishment, mastery of a skill or competency a learner has earned. This badge gives you a distinct competitive edge in the job market.

Instructor Bio

Reverend Lex Cade-White received her master’s in divinity at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in race relations and urban ministry, and is an ordained United Church of Christ minister. She is a hospital chaplain at Advocate Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. Cade-White is a community minister affiliated with Ebenezer UCC in Sheboygan. Rev. Cade-White has facilitated dialogues and conversations in communities and congregations about race, class, gender, and spirituality for over ten years. She trained as an intergroup dialogue facilitator while receiving her BA in psychology and religion at Mount Holyoke College. She has done research on race and multiculturalism and comparisons around feminism, race, and religion. While in Boston, she co-facilitated workshops and trainings that connect religion, culture, and the arts with college, high school, and community members. In Washington, DC, Rev. Cade-White led dialogues about race and class, and sexual orientation and gender for the community to engage in these topics across identities and within shared identity communities. She is an ordained UCC minister and a Board-Certified Chaplain. Rev. Cade-White, and she earned her master's degree in public health from Chamberlain University. Cade-White has been a chaplain in community, hospice, and academia for over a decade. She has taught at Lakeland University, at the JMKAC, and provided workplace and organizational trainings around diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Virtual Panelists TBD

Questions

If you have any questions about the certificate program or would like organizational group pricing, please contact Tammy Clausen, Business Development Specialist.