Change Agents Shaping Campus Diversity and Equity (CASCaDE)

The toolkit includes learning, guided reflection, and action-planning resources and tools to help practitioners ensure their efforts contribute to equitable and sustainable transformation at their institutions. Learners will engage in interactive activities and will come away from the course with a fillable PDF workbook to help them reflect and act on what they have learned.

Who is it for?

Regardless of whether you are in a formal or informal leadership role, we welcome faculty, staff, and administrators who are dedicated to supporting student success. We welcome learners who are interested in creating equity-minded change intended to bolster student success on their campuses! Learners will receive a certificate upon completion of the course series.

About the Curriculum

By participating in the CASCaDE Toolkit, you will gain skills and knowledge across the three domains of the THESIS Model: you will gain proficiency in navigating complex social and political contexts, cultivate a critically conscious approach to your work, and build confidence in using diversity scholarship to plan and advocate for change. The toolkit includes:

• A workbook of activities that help learners identify critical issues and use equity-minded approaches to issues at their institution
• Videos from practitioners sharing their experiences with equitable leadership
• Case studies and real-life examples of inclusive programs and communications

Tools and activities include…

• Problem of Practice Identification Activity
• Listening-Learning Tour Design Guide
• Power Mapping Analysis
• Data Scavenger Hunt
• And more!