As part of our mission to engage and support the embedding of Inclusive Excellence practices throughout the University, CME offers a variety of prepared and custom designed trainings and consultations.

CME invites the following Pioneers to take advantage of our expertise and networks:

• Administrators and staff, for work unit or employee group development
• Faculty/Instructors, for class presentations and engagement
• Student leaders, for organization development and training
• Individuals, for more focus conversations about resources and inclusion strategies

Prepared workshops

CME staff offer the following workshops, available on request for groups or with open enrollment as indicated:

• Queer & Ally (Q&A) Trainings: Open-to-individuals trainings are offered each quarter, and sessions can be requested for offices, classes and organizations.
• Introduction to Strengths and Exploring your Strengths: This two-part training, offered with DU Human Resources, uses the StrengthsFinder® instrument to identify, understand and apply what we each and all do best.
• Inclusive Excellence in Practice: In partnership with Human Resources, this two-hour session introduces the institutional commitment to Inclusive Excellence and how it impacts our work experience and performance. Participants gain an enhanced understanding of and at least one action for contributing to IE at DU.
• Service Excellence: Meeting Stakeholder Needs: Another partnership with Human Resources, this two-hour session explores how the diversity of identities, experiences and communication styles impact our work interactions, and provides tips for more effectively understanding and engaging our diverse colleagues and clients.
• Inclusive Excellence: At Work in Our Area: This six-hour model engages specific work units to introduce Inclusive Excellence and related concepts, explore their impact on the operations of and dynamics within the unit, and develop initial workplans for better engaging IE in individual and team efforts. By request.

For Human Resources-connected sessions, employees can check the monthly-delivered Training & Development Update hardcopy fliers or their online calendar (select Training: HR under the Administrative Events section of the Choose Calendar menu).

Custom workshops

We can also work with you to adapt existing or create entirely new workshops whose content and schedule best meet the needs of your unit or organization. Contact our office to discuss options.

Consultations

In some cases, individuals or units/organizations can benefit from a conversation instead of or before a dedicated training. Our staff is happy to meet in person, speak by phone, or even email, to discuss specific situations or general approaches for greater inclusion. We can connect you to useful on- or off-campus resources, consider whether/what trainings might be effective, suggest possible proactive/reactive steps, and more. Contact our front desk or review staff bios to be connected with the CME staffer who might be best able to assist you.