Multicultural and Leadership Development Center

Develop a holistic understanding of personal and social identity through experiences and self-reflection.

Individuals will...

• Develop an understanding of their role as members of multiple cultural groups in society.
• Recognize that multiple identities intersect and interact with each other, creating unique and complex experiences for each individual.
• Be able to identify and consider how power and privilege impacts individuals and communities at-large.
• Discover their purpose and articulate their passion areas by engaging in dialogue and self-reflection.
• Develop skills to confidently advocate for self with courage, respect, dignity, and tenacity.

Develop an understanding and appreciation of others.

Individuals will...

• Be empowered to express pride and confidence without denying the dignity and value of others.
• Embrace diversity through respect, understanding, and connection.
• Demonstrate civil discourse through free and open exchange of ideas with others.

Learn about social responsibility within communities through service, advocacy, and activism and will commit to serving as champions of change.

Individuals will...

• Develop an understanding of inclusive communities.
• Have the ability to conduct a multi-perspective analysis of local, global, international, and intercultural problems.
• Be able to learn, identify, and reflect on systemic and institutional injustices.
• Recognize their own responsibility to stand up to exclusion, prejudice, and injustice.
• Be empowered to develop equity-minded strategies to hold others accountable.
• Gain skills to advocate and be of service to organizations within their campus and communities.
• Understand the role of an ally and how to serve as one.

Build an understanding and awareness of relationships and their functionality in order to practice effective collaboration.

Individuals will...

• Develop an understanding of how emotional intelligence impacts collaboration with others.
• Have an enhanced understanding of emotional and social awareness by utilizing techniques to recognize the emotional state and triggers of others.
• Be able to develop healthy behaviors and establish boundaries.
• Develop attributes to help discern other’s emotions, perspectives and take active interest in their concerns and emotional well-being.
• Learn and display empathy for others and their experiences while withholding judgment.

Learn to effectively engage in dialogue and build relationships through differences and commonalities.

Individuals will...

• Develop verbal and non-verbal communication skills to interact in culturally diverse groups toward a common goal.
• Increase meaningful interpersonal relationships with individuals from various backgrounds.
• Develop skills to engage in dialogue about the history and lived experiences of others.
• Be open-minded to the exchange of ideas, forms of expressions, and beliefs.
• Develop skills to engage in meaningful and significant interactions across differences through intergroup dialogue.

Learn to use dialogue and reflection to grow through and overcome obstacles and realize accomplishments.

Individuals will...

• Be able to evaluate when and how to take a stand against bias and injustice in their everyday lives.
• Gain skills to comfortably use personal experiences and storytelling as a way to educate and shed light on injustices faced by individuals because of one’s identity group(s).   
• Learn to implement self-care practices and strategies as a way to increase the ability to recover from difficulties.

Explore and learn various leadership concepts, skills, and styles, and effectively apply them to individual, group, and community settings.

Individuals will...

• Apply learned information, theories, and experiences to real life circumstances.
• Formulate new ideas about leadership from concepts, resources, and experiences.
• Identify strategies for success through demonstrated solution-based thinking, autonomy, and accountability.
• Collect and analyze data in order to make ethical and moral decisions to create a communal culture of continuous improvement.

Identify personal elements that will lead to drive and purpose through self-reflection.

Individuals will...

• Identify personal beliefs, values, strengths, and the impact of one’s social identities.
• Implement strategies for personal goal-setting.
• Confidently articulate one’s leadership. experiences.
• Individuals can seek to formulate growth and change through the guidance of constructive feedback.

Nurture inclusive relationships and effectively collaborate to achieve common goals.

Individuals will...

• Explore opportunities to connect with diverse individuals toward common goals.
• Implement effective cross-cultural communication strategies to build inclusive relationships.
• Respect diverse viewpoints and cultures.
• Recognize and maximize individuals’ strengths in communal settings.

Will learn about their social responsibility to their communities and commit to serving as champions of change.

Individuals will...

• Understand how concepts of power, privilege, and oppression affect leadership opportunities.
• Utilize personal strengths and abilities to assist with others’ personal development.
• Demonstrate resilience through adversity by engaging in advocacy and service to their communities.
• Identify opportunities to provide service to foster and sustain a thriving community.
• Recognize and challenge the unethical viewpoints, behaviors and decisions of others.