Inclusion Champion Certificate Program

The Inclusion Champion Certificate Program (ICCP) is open to all members of the CSUF community (students, staff, faculty) that are interested in participating, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. This certification is voluntary and provides tools for becoming a ‘Champion of Inclusion’ on campus. The ICCP framework seeks to help participants understand their intersecting identities, foster self-reflection, increase cultural competency and awareness, and offer tangible skills for participants to make a positive impact in their campus roles and beyond. 

All participants who complete the coursework will receive a certificate and be honored at the annual Inclusion Champion Gala at the end of the academic year to celebrate their accomplishment and dedication to building belonging and community at CSUF.

 

ICCP Framework
 

Knowledge and Capacity Building Objectives

• Learning opportunities to help participants gain foundational knowledge and understanding of building community and a sense of belonging
• Learning opportunities to enhance the skills in advocating for all members of our campus community 

Engagement and Community Building Objective

• Programs/Events that help participants deepen their understanding of lived experiences
• Provide an opportunity for participants to connect the knowledge gained in workshops/trainings to lived experiences

Reflection and Application Objective

• Exercise for the participants to share how they have connected their learning to the engagement components of the framework
• Action planning for participants to connect the ICCP program to their work and role in the university

 

Learning Outcomes

Participants of the Inclusion Champion Certificate Program will:

• Learn shared definitions of language that will foster belonging and community.
• Enhance awareness of equity practices.
• Engage in practical opportunities to expand cultural awareness and understanding.
• Gain skills necessary to embed community-minded practices in their everyday work.
• Build community through learning and engagement opportunities. 

 

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Program Course Requirements 

The ICCP completion requirements are as follows:

• Completion of all 3 core courses:
  • DEI 101 (1 hour): The purpose of this training is to provide shared language on what the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion mean and how they can be put into action as a member of the Titan Family to better our community for everyone.

• • Allyship 101 (1.5 hours): Participants will learn tools and resources on translating their allyship into solidarity and action to help all members of our community.
    • Employees: Access Allyship 101 via ETC   Students: Access Allyship 101 via Canvas

• • Titans Together - Introduction to Equity Module (1.5 hours): This foundational module will allow participants to understand equity better, particularly as it relates to CSUF, through the lens of history, self-awareness, and interpersonal relationships.
    • Employees: Access IREM via ETC     Students: Access IREM via Canvas

• Completion of 5 elective courses:
  • Gender Identity & Pronoun Use (1 hour): This training will provide foundational information about gender, gender identity, sexuality, attraction, and sex assigned at birth. As well as provide best practices on how to incorporate pronoun usage in your day to day work and interactions that help foster a space for inclusivity and learning.
    
  • Emotional Intelligence (1 hour): Emotional intelligence is the awareness and management of your own emotions and others. This training will provide information on ways to develop emotional intelligence and how it applies to leadership and cross-cultural interactions.
    

• • Unconscious & Implicit Bias in Education (1.5 hours): In this session participants will learn about unconscious and implicit bias in education and will have an opportunity to reflect on their own biases and how they may appear in their interactions and work.
    

• • Inclusive Customer Service (1 hour): This training will discuss ways to engage your community members with services that are welcoming to all. Learn how to build cultural fluency and navigate conflict in a professional and inclusive manner that meets the unique needs of each customer.
    
  • Restorative Justice (1 hour): Learn about restorative practices and restorative circles to enhance community and build communication and resolution skills.
  • Participants can attend the electives offered by the Office of Engagement and Belonging (OEB) or courses that align with the ICCP framework offered by other university partners.
  • University partner electives
    • LGBTQ+ Ally Training
    • UndocuAlly Training
    • VetNet Ally Training
    • FosterAlly Training
    • Mental Health Ally
    • Civil Rights and Equity Ambassador

• Attend 2 Engagement Programs
  • Engagement programs should align with the ICCP framework and can be found through OEB or other university partners.
  • The difference between a course/training vs an engagement program is that the engagement program should be an event that allows you to connect what you learned in the courses to lived experiences.
  • If you find an engagement program that meets the ICCP framework and is not listed in the OEB monthly newsletter, reach out to Karina Trejo Melendez at ktrejomelendez@fullerton.edu to confirm.
  • Engagement Options: 
    • Office of Engagement and Belonging: 
      • Amplified Common Listen Program
      • Boost
      • Restorative Circle
    • Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers
    • Veterans Resource Center
    • Male Success Initiative
    • Disability Support Services
    • FDC Inclusion Certificate
    • Staff Development Center
    • ASI Beyond the Conversation

• Reflection essay
  • Submit a reflection essay answering the following prompts with at least 600 words per prompt:
    • How has the knowledge you gained from ICCP impacted your personal and professional life?
    • How do you plan to utilize the knowledge and experiences you gained from ICCP to improve belonging and community at CSUF?

 

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Tracking Your Progress

Participants are responsible for tracking their own progress for ICCP. Track your progress using the ICCP Completion Log .

Upon completion of certificate requirements, submit the ICCP Completion Log and reflection essay to Karina Trejo at ktrejomelendez@fullerton.edu. She will confirm receipt and completion of courses, programs, and reflection essay.

 

ICCP Recertification (Formerly known as ICCP 2.0)

ICCP Recertification will be required after two years have passed since graduating from ICCP.

The objective of Recertification is to provide continued equity and community minded learning and facilitate the transition from education to advocacy; from a focus on self to a focus on community.

Recertification can be achieved by completing the following requirements:

• Completion of the courses:
  • DEI 200 - Intersectionality (1.5 hours): Learn about intersectionality – a lens through which we examine the complex interplay of social identities within the frameworks of systemic power. This session aims to empower participants with a deeper understanding of how various aspects of their identities intersect and influence their experiences in society.
    

• • Activating Your Leadership with Values (1 hour): Values based leadership is good leadership in practice. Reflect on your values and how you can incorporate them into your leadership and role on campus.

• Participation in two additional engagement opportunities
• Submission of an Action Plan: 
  • Use the Action Plan Template located in the Recertification Completion Log.
    • Develop three goals related to your work and/or life that strive to achieve positive equity and community related change. For each goal, write out the action steps you will take to accomplish your goal. Include how you will hold yourself accountable to these goals and how you will know if you have achieved your goal successfully.
    • Submission: Submit your Action Plan and completion log to ktrejomelendez@fullerton.edu. Participants will receive a confirmation of receipt of completion materials.

Recertification lasts for another two years after receipt. Every two years after, to maintain Recertification, a participant must take part in one elective and two engagement opportunities. 

Participants are responsible for tracking their own recertification progress. Track your progress and create your Action Plan using the Recertification Completion Log and Action Plan Template .

 

Inclusion Champion Gala

ICCP and Recertification graduates will be honored at the annual Inclusion Champion Gala at the end of the academic year and are encouraged to continue attending a rotating schedule of courses and engagement opportunities.