Offering students an opportunity to dialogue around what race means on personal, social and institutional levels in the U.S. The focus of the class includes exploration of individual identity and group membership, issues of commonalities, differences, conflicts and ways of working together with and across racial differences. The course also considers how other aspects of identity such as gender, sexual orientation, social class and religion intersect with racial identity.

Meeting Day: Tuesdays

Time: 3:00-4:50

EPSY 203 Intersections- Race and Ethnicity Dialogue

This special dialogue is taught within the Intersections living learning community. It is especially for residential life students, however other students can apply. The course offers students an opportunity to dialogue around what race means on personal, social and institutional levels in the U.S. The focus of the class includes exploration of individual identity and group membership, issues of commonalities, differences, conflicts and ways of working together with and across racial differences. The course also considers how other aspects of identity such as gender, sexual orientation, social class and religion intersect with racial identity.

Meeting Day: Tuesdays

Time: 3:00-4:50

EPSY 203 Conservative / Liberal Dialogue

This dialogue will offer students an opportunity to dialogue about the historical and current  meaning of conservative and liberal identities.  Students will get a chance to unpack the assumptions, agendas and meanings associated with these concepts and explore the complexities often not addressed when these terms are used as labels.

This course offers students an opportunity to dialogue on issues related to religion. The focus of the class includes exploration of religious identity and group memberships, issues of commonalities, differences, conflicts and ways of working together with and across religious differences.

Meeting Day: Wednesdays

Time: 3:00-4:50

EPSY 203 - Exploring Disabilities
This dialogue will offer students an opportunity to discuss what disability means on a personal, social and institutional level in the U.S. The focus will be on the various types of disabilities that individual’s experience; physically visible and unseen, along with the type of accommodations available and utilized by individuals with disabilities. We will look at the interaction between people with and without disabilities and barriers to that interaction, such as attitude, physical, etc… Students will also discuss what disabilities have to do with diversity, and whether or not people with disabilities share a culture that shapes their experiences and are distinct from that of the majority in the U.S. This class will also focus on whether or not students with disabilities are a component when addressing diversity on college campuses and issues relating to access to education.

Meeting Day: Wednesdays

Time: 3:00-4:50

Meeting Day: Wednesdays

Time: 3:00-4:50

Meeting Day: Wednesdays

Time: 12:00-1:50

Introduction to Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues: Psychology 496, Section IDP (Fall only)
This 3-credit hour course is designed to give students a foundation in the skills and knowledge needed to facilitate culturally diverse group interactions. The primary group facilitation method will be structured Intergroup Dialogue. Course topics covered include: basic group facilitation skills, group dynamics; social identity group development; impacts of prejudice & stereotyping on groups; the dynamics and impact of power, privilege and social oppression on group interactions; facilitation of intergroup dialogue; and overviews of some contemporary intergroup issues and areas of concerns (e.g. affirmative action, separatism/self-segregation, nationalism, social identity). In addition, Students who successfully complete this course will be eligible to apply for a position as a peer facilitator (PIR Educator) for the EPSY 203 Intergroup Dialogue courses. PIR Educators receive credit hours for co-facilitating Intergroup Dialogue courses by enrolling in the second and third course of the training series (Psych 340 & Psych 341; or the graduate level equivalent).

 The course uses activities, videos, discussions and readings to promote personal and cultural awareness, facilitation skills and understanding of social justice issues. Practice facilitation role-plays and activities are videotaped periodically and used as educational strategies.

Practicum/Supervision in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogue: Psychology 340 ; Section IDP (Fall)
This 4-credit hour course is designed to provide students with  practical experience with dialogue groups and supervised experience in facilitating diversity and social justice dialogue courses. The independent study course is open to students who have completed Training in Intergroup Dialogue Processes (Psych 496). This Practium/Supervision in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues course requires applied work in facilitating an intergroup dialogue.

 The course will meet for 2 hours per week for 15 weeks and will be taught by the Program on Intergroup Relations Core Staff. During the first nine weeks of the semester, students are supervised in designing and implementing an intergroup dialogue outline that familiarizes them with the histories, issues and concerns of the groups represented by those in the course they will lead in the second half of the semester. Students also serve for two hours each week of the last seven weeks of the semester as peer facilitators in Intergroup Dialogue courses

 Class time throughout the semester will include reviewing group dialogue techniques, discussing group issues and intervention strategies, exploring related theories/models, and discussing relevant articles pertaining to facilitation. Other topics addressed in the supervision seminars include: group dynamics, theory and practice, in/out-group conflict, intergroup communication and community building, and methods of attending to personal issues when facilitating.

Advanced Practicum/Supervision in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogue: Psychology 341 ; Section IDP 
This 4-credit hour course is designed to provide students with  advanced practical experience with dialogue groups and supervised experience in facilitating diversity and social justice dialogue courses. The independent study course is open to students who have completed the  Practium /Supervision in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues course (Psych 340, section IDP) and requires advanced applied work in facilitating an intergroup dialogue.

 The course follows a similar format to the basic Practicum/Supervision course, however more emphasis is placed on developing skills and knowledge related to applying theory and research to practical applications within the dialogue courses.