NCSU CALS Diversity Programs - Opening Doors Information

OPENING DOORS:
  A Personal and Professional Journey


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What is Opening Doors?

Opening Doors is an overnight three-day retreat that lays the foundation for personal and organizational growth. Through this workshop participants explore a framework that deepens their diversity awareness and enhances their ability to create inclusive organizations. This workshop addresses personal and professional change as part of an understanding differences initiative of multicultural organizational development.

North Carolina State University has participated in the "training of trainers" program provided by New York State Migrant Education Diversity Project and Opening Doors Diversity Project. We would like to thank the trainers from this project, Betty Garcia - Mathewson, Kathy Castania, Eduardo Gonzalez, Jr. and Maryellen Whittington - Couse, for allowing our team the opportunity to bring this outstanding program to NC State University.

 In the Opening Doors workshop participants will:

 *Increase understanding of diversity by identifying and learning more about our own identity groups;

 *Identify personal feelings and experiences related to cultural and other differences among people;

 *Examine how practices of institutions, as well as our own personal practices, maintain inequalities
  among people and prevent us all from reaching our potential;

 *Develop a framework and common language in order to facilitate change collectively;

 *Identify practical strategies for implementing and supporting change;

 *Build alliances and networks

  Who Can Participate?
Everyone in the NC State University organization! Opening Doors is beneficial to all employees including faculty, paraprofessionals, team leaders, support personnel, and administrators. Workshop participants represent a mixture of our organization. This combination of professionals adds a dimension of diversity that brings much richness to the process.


For more information contact:
Lisa A. Guion, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Outreach and Engagement
Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education
State Leader for Program Development
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695

Phone: 919-513-0489
Fax:  (919) 515-6980 
opening_doors@ncsu.edu

 To register for the Opening Doors workshop please visit the Registration Page.

To provide additional information to anyone interested in the Opening Doors workshop,
           please feel free to print a copy of the the Opening Doors Brochure.