This program gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to begin or continue conversations in relation to inclusion across a broad range of identities.
Students complete the UNITE Program by attending educational trainings throughout the Fall and Spring semesters.
Offered Workshops for Spring 2025
Students must first attend the Equity and Inclusion Foundations workshop before signing up for other trainings. If you are unable to attend this workshop, please contact UNITE@unco.edu
Exploring Equity and Inclusion Foundations
Participants obtain an overview of equity and inclusion by exploring social identities and understanding current social issues through this interactive workshop that assists students in how to exercise their agency and power as an individual and in collective actions.
Disability & Accessibility
This session focuses on the historical contexts and the current realities of disability. Participants will engage with one another and the presenters to understand the evolution of disability identity and the current implications this may have in their lives. Throughout the session, participants will reflect on their language usage and potential implicit bias toward folks with disabilities. This work will aid in the action plan that participants will develop at the end of the session.
Examining Socio-economic Status
Participants will examine socioeconomic status and the wide range of definitions from a class cultural lens. Knowing class is an intersectional experience, participants will not only acknowledge their SES experience but also how they can apply their knowledge to the UNC classroom and the greater community. Participants will engage in conversations about social class and explore ways to begin the disruption of social stratification in a national context.
Understanding and Welcoming Spaces for Neurodivergence
Grounded in best practices from neurodiverse communities and mental health professional standards of practice, participants will learn more about the range of identities under the neurodiverse umbrella as well as how to support neurodiverse needs on and around campus.
Sexism & Gender Justice
Explore ideas and issues associated with gender, gender justice, and feminism. Participants are introduced to sexism and learn to identify when sexism is happening while engaging in discussions about one鈥檚 own experiences with sexism at UNC and beyond.
Exploring Military Culture & Veteran Experiences
Exploring Military and Vet Culture- Exploring Military Cultureand Veteran Experiencesaddresses the biases,stigmas, and stereotypesabout the military andveterans that pervadeacademic spaces.
Academic institutionsoften lack a sufficientunderstanding of militaryculture and the uniqueexperiences of studentveterans. This leads toassumptions thatveterans are aggressiveor suffer from mentalhealth issues.
Veteransface challengestransitioning to campuslife after their militaryservice. Examining thesestereotypes and bringingcultural awareness tocampus, we aim to createmore inclusiveeducationalenvironments forveterans to share theirperspectives and succeedacademically.
Queer Policy Update
Straight Facts for Queer life-Participants will learn more about the basics of gender, sexuality, and romantic identities. This session will discuss best practices in retention of student across the gender & sexuality spectrums.
Learning Outcomes
Our goal is to make presentations and related materials accessible to everyone. Information Disability Resource Center five (5) days in advance of accessibility barriers you may encounter.
- Demonstrate awareness of issues and concerns of UNC's diverse community
- Demonstrate knowledge of policies, laws and practices affecting UNC's diverse community
- Recognize and articulate identities you hold
- Identify and articulate privilege identities
- Recognize where to direct individuals for more resources regarding identities
- Identify personal actions to support yourself as well as marginalized communities
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