Facilitated Dialogues

Crafting a Community Agreement

A community agreement helps groups work towards a collective vision for how they engage with one another. Facilitators will guide the group through the creation process, which includes individual reflection and small & large group conversation. Groups may also have facilitated conversations around accountability and implementation. The process may take anywhere from 1.5-3.5 hours and can be split into multiple sessions. This offering was developed through collaboration with the Office of the Faculty & Staff Ombuds.

The Listening Project

The Listening Project aims to foster stronger working relationships among colleagues through intentional dialogue across difference. The program is organized by pairing participants based on factors such as race/ethnicity, gender, or a related workplace difference. Trained coaches foster dialogue between partners in cluster sessions on topics that range from getting to know one another to views on race. Goals of the program include: building of relationships among individuals that normally may not develop a relationship; increased understanding of diversity and inclusion, gender, ethnic and race differences; and, improve the climate and success of diversity at KSU through building trust and credibility.

The Listening project requires 4 facilitated sessions across a semester and encourages 1:1 partner connections outside of those sessions.