Training
The Office of Civil Rights and Title IX provides a number of training opportunities to faculty, staff, graduate teaching assistants and students regarding state and federal non-discrimination laws, as well as University of Kansas policies and procedures that prohibit harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct and sexual violence. Our trainings focus on providing knowledge and understanding and are offered through the online Human Resource Learning Management System and in-person education sessions.
Online Trainings
Harassment, Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Sexual Violence Reporting Obligations for New Faculty and Staff
Provided to new employees of the University of Kansas to inform them of the expectation they report alleged incidents of harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, and sexual violence to the appropriate campus resources.
Annual Harassment, Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Sexual Violence Reporting Obligations for Faculty and Staff
Annual training to inform and remind existing University of Kansas employees of the expectation they report alleged incidents of harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, and sexual violence to the appropriate campus resources.
In-Person Trainings
Understanding Policies and the Complaint Investigation Process
Provides a general understanding of the behavioral expectations of KU students, faculty, and staff as it pertains to the University’s Non-Discrimination Policy, Policy Against Racial & Ethnic Harassment, and Sexual Harassment Policy. Those who participate in this training will gain an understanding of what type of behaviors are and are not harassment and discrimination, as well as, learn the how the Civil Rights & Title IX investigates allegations of harassment and discrimination.
Mandatory Reporting of Harassment, Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence Training
Augments the online Annual Harassment, Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Sexual Violence Reporting Obligations for Faculty and Staff training by helping participants navigate their way through a variety of complex hypothetical scenarios. Those who participate in this training will be given advice on how to tactfully and sensitively communicate with a student, peer or colleague who is sharing their experience. Additionally, participants will be instructed on how to report information to the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX and what campus and community support resources are available to students, faculty and staff who have experienced or have been accused of harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct or sexual violence.
Introduction to Belonging Training
In this two-part training, KU employee participants will engage in intrapersonal reflection, learn key concepts, and strengthen their interpersonal engagement strategies for fostering belonging in their workplace.
In Part 1, participants will be introduced to and explore key concepts including but not limited to: belonging, social identities, and bias, through the lens of KU’s IRISE values
About 4 weeks after the first session, participants will return for Part 2. This second session will be an opportunity for participants to revisit what they learned in part 1 and further apply those lessons to their day-to-day interactions. Part 2 will be an opportunity for participants and OCRTIX staff to do in-the-moment troubleshooting of situations – whether from participants’ experiences or provided case studies.
- Friday January 31, 2025 from 9am-11am
- Friday February 28, 2025 from 9am-10:30am
- Thursday March 27, 2025 from 1pm-3pm, Kansas Union
- Thursday April 24, 2025 from 1pm-2:30pm, Kansas Union
- Wednesday May 21, 2025 from 10am-12pm
- Wednesday June 18, 2025 from 10am-11:30am
Registration Required via MyTalent. Sessions may be available by request, email belonging@ku.edu.
Leadership for Belonging Training
Introduction to Belonging Parts 1 and 2 are a pre-requisite to Leadership for Belonging.
In this two-part training, KU employee participants will explore the ways in which belonging manifests in departments and in the KU community more broadly.
In Part 1, participants will refer to key concepts learned in the “Introduction to Belonging” training. They will build on those concepts by learning about different types of power, action frameworks, and methods of bystander intervention.
Foregrounding KU’s mission, vision, and values, participants will identify how they can each use their unique personal power in influencing their work environment for the better.
About 4 weeks after the first session, participants will return for Part 2. This second session will be an opportunity for participants to build on key concepts and further apply those leadership lessons. Part 2 will be an opportunity for participants and OCRTIX staff to do in-the-moment troubleshooting of barriers to taking action for inclusion – whether from participants’ experiences or provided case studies.
- Thursday February 13, 2025 from 1pm-3pm
- Thursday March 13, 2025 from 1pm-2:30pm
- Friday April 11, 2025 from 10am-12pm, JRP Hall
- Friday May 9, 2025 from 10am-11:30am, JRP Hall
Registration required via MyTalent. Sessions may be available by request, email belonging@ku.edu.
Additional Training Offerings
- Members of search committees and campus leaders should utilize HR’s “Best Practices in Conducting a Staff Search” training to gain education and preparedness for employee hiring processes.
- Human Resources staff, along with our campus and community partners, provide a variety of professional development opportunities for employees to improve their knowledge, self-awareness, and effectiveness.
Past Training Offered by the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
In this training, participants will learn and define implicit bias and microaggressions, the ways they are formed, and their negative impacts. Through scenario-based practice, participants will learn to be active bystanders to address microaggressions.
During this session, participants will learn to differentiate practices and barriers to becoming an inclusive supervisor. Through scenario-based examples, we will explore opportunities to incorporate inclusive practices within different work environments.
Participants will read “The Inclusive Leader” by Dr. Artika Tyner and come together in a two-hour session to discuss Dr. Tyner’s Leadership Framework for Action. Participants will examine traditional versus inclusive leadership approaches. Small group discussions will give participants the opportunity to share their intrapersonal experiences and identify opportunities for inclusive leadership at the interpersonal level. Participants will leave with strategies for making their organization more inclusive and equitable.