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

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

3. Goals of Our Presentation
Discover the framework of the cultural consciousness workshop for staff.
Discern findings from the assessment of the workshop.
Discuss implications of future trainings.
Consider incorporating trainings on other campus.

4. 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”

5. Campus Climate Campus Climate Survey
Creation of an Intercultural Suite
Student Activism

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

7. 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. 
Designed to be first activity in a series
Focus on building relationships and developing trust
Define a relevant cultural issue
Collectively address it

8. 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

9. Design of Workshop 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 

10. Workshop Findings 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

11. Workshop Recommendations
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

12. Thank you for joining us today!
Please remember to complete your online evaluation following the conference.
See you in Los Angeles in 2019!