Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility Competencies
The purpose of this worksheet is to create opportunities for employees to participate in learning activities that build Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility competencies. This worksheet is designed to foster ongoing personal reflection and will be used to guide discussion between you and your supervisor, and may be used with colleagues or as a staff activity.
Competency Areas
Awareness of Diversity
❏ Recognize the various dimensions of diversity and understand self relative to diversity
❏ Develop an awareness of your own culture and how it shapes values, beliefs, and environment
❏ Become aware of how your cultural identity can cause undue influence on those from other backgrounds, through self-assessment
❏ Recognize your own biases
❏ Understand intersectionality and various identities
Understanding of Diversity
❏ Recognize the impact of power, privilege, inequality, and oppression in daily contexts
❏ Promote cultural awareness
❏ Can relate diversity to mission of my department
❏ Describe issues and concerns which arise when values, beliefs, and practices differ from those of a dominant group
❏ Recognize factors impacting successful communication
❏ Appreciate the importance of various identities
Engaging in Diverse Relationships and Opportunities
❏ Engage in meaningful relationships that promote individual and societal transformation
❏ Develop knowledge and skills for designing a cooperative learning environment
❏ Teach and model conflict resolution techniques
❏ Encourage new programmatic partnerships across campus and in the community
❏ Engage in diverse settings, initiatives, programs and trainings
❏ Support and advocate for the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students, faculty, and staff
Sensitivity to Diversity
❏ Actively find ways to address systemic inequities within your department and/or the institution
❏ Promote a sense of physical and emotional safety while also discouraging inappropriate behavior that can affect the feeling of safety
❏ Affirm and respect each individual
❏ Value both differences and similarities among people
❏ Effectively manage conflicts and disagreements
