Wesleyan University
PAE-T2-2: Employee Training Opportunities

The Office of Student Affairs does training formally (conferences) and informally (regular staff meetings within the entire staff structure and within individual offices) on diversity issues. Since 2006, Wesleyan's Martin Luther King Planning Committee has organized a series of events that celebrate the life of Dr. King and address systemic issues facing people of color at Wesleyan and beyond through a diversity training and keynote speaker. The training is open to all staff, faculty, and students. Last year's theme was "Diversity University: Moving from Theory to Practice;" this year's theme will be ACCESS. The President's Office encourages all faculty and staff to attend. The Social Justice Leadership Conference (SJLC) is a part of Black History Month and is a collaborative effort that provides a space for students, student groups, community members, alumni, faculty, and staff to discuss social justice and to learn and refine leadership skills. SJLC seeks to empower its participants to create change by applying the skills and knowledge acquired during the conference. Participants facilitate sessions in their area of interest or expertise. Sessions focus on leadership skills that may be applied to any social movement and on the many manifestations of injustice and how participants can be involved in creating change. SJLC provides participants with resources and opportunities for engagement on campus, in Middletown, in Connecticut and across the globe.

Social Justice Leadership Conference: http://www.wesleyan.edu/sald/sjlc/index.html MLK Diversity Training: http://www.wesleyan.edu/mlk/index.html