Cultural Consciousness Development for Student Affairs Professionals   Loyola Marymount University Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Presenters Aris Mosier, Director of Asian Pacific Student Services Jade Smith, Associate Dean for Student Affairs Henry Ward, Director of Intercultural Advancement Csilla V. Samay, Assistant Dean for International Students and Initiatives

Goals of Our Presentation Why a cultural consciousness workshop became necessary How LMU executed its workshop series What was learned along the way Future program development How you can replicate this workshop on your campus

Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California  Jesuit and Marymount foundations Total Enrollment: 9,484 (Undergraduate, Graduate, Law School) African-American: 6.8%; Asian 10.1%; Hispanic/Latino 21.3%; White/Non-Hispanic 44.4%; Multi-race 7.2% California: 71%; Out-of-state: 29%; International: 10% Ranked 3rd in “Best Universities with Master’s Programs in the West”

Campus Climate Campus Climate Survey Growth in international student population Creation of Intercultural Suite Student activism

Climate Committee Division wide Reporting to SVPSA Survey and data Key recommendations Training and professional development Need for intercultural competence

Goals of Cultural Consciousness Workshop In 2016, the Division of Student Affairs created the workshop as a practice that broadens cultural consciousness and increases our capacity to initiate sustainable, synergistic cultural collaborations within the division.  Identify behaviors that support a diverse community Develop a clear definition of current diversity terms and their impact Create an action plan for resolving critical cultural concerns

Design of Workshop Designed to be first activity in a series Focus on building relationships and developing trust Activities appeal to different learning styles Large groups, small groups, one-on-one interactions Address critical issue on campus anonymously Focused on current terminology International component of diversity throughout 

About the Workshop Mandatory Full day commitment Off-campus venue 15-30 participants from various departments Diversity of cultures, ages, experiences, length of time at university Culturally-diverse facilitators  Relevant to the needs of the division Valid assessment tool

Workshop Agenda Building Community Broadening Cultural Awareness Identifying and Addressing Cultural Concerns

Findings from Workshop 7 workshops; 138 staff participants 88 of the 112 (78%) workshop participants completed the survey 94% satisfied Increased confidence to engage with critical issues on campus High confidence increased 40% to 60% 86% of participants agreed they learned new information 91% left with clear definitions of diversity-related terms 86% of participants motivated to learn more about cultural issues on campus

Recommendations from Workshop Areas for improvement or future trainings  Interest in continued trainings Increase participants’ self-efficacy to engage with issues Address critical cultural issues on campus over the next year Participants did not know terminology Original training design too long/ambitious

Cultural Conscious on Your Campus Buy-in from senior leadership Data to support development Content relevant to campus Expertise of facilitators Existing cultural consciousness Fortitude

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