Diversity Literacy Online Workshop Registration is Now Open
Diversity Literacy Online Workshop (DLOW) training for the 2024-25 academic year is now open for registration. The workshop dates can be found on the training website. Faculty should use the online registration form and please allow 24-48 hours for processing.
This workshop is part of Michigan Tech's ongoing commitment to faculty diversity in building a supportive campus climate. Up-to-date DLOW training status is required to serve on faculty hiring and tenure and promotion committees. The workshop is organized as a three-week asynchronous online course in Canvas (with two to three hours of work per week) covering legal aspects of hiring and promotion processes, building literacy in recognizing unconscious bias, and cultivating diversity-centered practices. For those who have already taken the full three-week course, there are one-week refresher courses that engage with new research and current best practices with respect to hiring and retention of a diverse faculty. A refresher course is required once every four years to maintain a current status. Those with expired status are required to take the full course.
See the Diversity Training Status page for the current training status of all faculty (ISO sign on required).
We suggest that individuals register early for fall workshop dates if they are serving on faculty search or promotion and tenure committees in the coming year. If your certification is expiring but you don't need it for immediate service, we would appreciate it if you register for a spring workshop instead, as the fall enrollments can get high. Deans and chairs who register will be automatically enrolled in the administrators-only refresher course that runs in the fall.
DLOW training cannot be offered on demand, so we appreciate everyone's proactive attention to maintaining training status. The Office of the Provost will not grant exceptions to serve on search committees or PTR committees for faculty who are not current on their DLOW training.
The DLOW course content and format continue to be managed by faculty members in collaboration with Equal Opportunity Compliance and Title IX, distinguishing it from other training courses at Michigan Tech. Course content and format are reviewed and revised annually to continuously adapt to the landscape of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and needs at Michigan Tech with support from the Office of the Provost.
If you have any questions about the DLOW and training, contact Sarah Fayen Scarlett, DLOW administrator, at sfscarle@mtu.edu.