Overview
This series encourages graduate students and postdocs to consider how their research and career aspirations position them to respond to global challenges. Participants will be provided insights from mid- and late-career professionals on how to improve networking and leadership skills for success in intercultural work environments, whether in the public, private, or academic sectors.
Participants have the opportunity to connect and network with people in leadership positions, from various backgrounds and different fields. Additionally, participants receive valuable insights into both academia and industry, with tips on how to translate skill sets, transition into different positions, and take advantage of professional development opportunities. Please note this is not a for-credit course.
Series Tracks
All workshops in our series are open to graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars. Different combinations of our available workshops equate to different series tracks. Workshops can be attended over multiple years, so a certificate track need not be completed in one academic year. It is not necessary for participants to work toward a certificate, so participants may register for individual workshops as desired.
Certain workshops may belong to more than one track. If you wish to complete multiple tracks to earn multiple certificates, you do not need to repeat any common workshops. A minimum of five workshops must be completed to earn a certificate. Workshops will be added to this page as they are scheduled.
Track 1: Exploring DEI to Help Create an Inclusive Workplace
This track explores different facets of global diversity, equity, and inclusion with an emphasis on how fluency and skill development in these areas prepare participants for their careers. Participants will have the opportunity to explore how these concepts appear in academic and professional environments and how to engage confidently to create inclusive and collaborative workplaces.
Participants can begin taking workshops and complete this track beginning academic year (workshop information below).
Track 2: Teaching and Learning in Intercultural Settings
This track explores how cultural norms impact learning environments, particularly classrooms, laboratories and other collaborative spaces. Participants will explore how intercultural skill development can help bridge cultural gaps encountered when teachers and learners from different cultural contexts come together.
Participants can begin taking workshops in this track now. More workshops will be added in the future to allow participants to complete this track.
Completing the Certificate
Participants who complete five workshops assigned to a track receive a Certificate of Completion signed by Prof. Joanna Regulska, Vice Provost and Dean of Global Affairs.
On a case-by-case basis, participants may submit proof of completion of a workshop from our campus partners they have already completed to count towards the certificate in place of a series workshop. In these instances, participants should send proof of completion of the workshop in question to the program coordinator. Please note that any substitution must be approved by the program coordinator.
Contact Information
Jessica Fareri
Program Coordinator, Experiential and Intercultural Programs
Global Learning Hub, Global Affairs
jmfareri@ucdavis.edu