Program Format & Curriculum
The Institute takes place each year from September through May. Participants complete EOI Orientation, during which they design an individual educational plan and set goals for completing the Institute requirements. Supervisors of participants are required to attend the first hour of EOI Orientation.
The content of the Institute consists of three required modules and seven electives. The choice of electives is based on articulated goals developed by the participants with the assistance of a professional staff member from the Office for Equal Opportunity.
The Diversity Awareness Profile (DAP), an assessment instrument designed to assess and increase self-awareness about discriminatory behaviors and attitudes, is used in developing each participant's goals and educational plan.
The Equal Opportunity Institute is designed as a one-year program and follows a plan that is developed by the participant, the immediate supervisor (for employees), and professional staff in OEO. If you have concerns about completing the program in one year, but you would still like to participate, please contact Beverly Jones Williams, Program Coordinator (919-513-3836).
- Minimum
Number of Workshops
10 workshops plus the EOI Orientation session
- Length
of Workshops
Most are three-hour workshops
- Duration of Program
One academic year
- Required
Workshops (3)
Each participant must complete these three workshops:
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA)
- Discrimination & Harassment Prevention & Response (DHPR)
- Elective
Courses (7)
Each participant must complete at least seven elective workshops from a list of approximately 20 workshop offerings. Offerings include the Protected Class Series, Leadership Development Series, classes on diversity, and many other opportunities.
- After each workshop, participants complete a workshop reflection journal. (Journals can be completed with the downloadable Word template. The template is in Microsoft Word format.)
- At the end of the year, the final reflection journal is due to the Office for Equal Opportunity.
