The Office of Social Equity is pleased to announce Cultural Diversity Training is available for the campus community and business organizations within the South Georgia Region. Dr. Maggie Viverette, OSE Director, has completed several years of training with the National Multicultural Institute (now known as the International Cultural Institute) as well as the National Coalition Building Institute.

If your organization would like to obtain more information about diversity training, please contact the Office of Social Equity at (229) 333-5463.

The VSU Diversity Training Team provides the following services to Faculty, Staff, Students:

  • Presentations – Interested Faculty/Organizations can select either a thirty (30) minute or one (1) hour presentation on cultural awareness which can be used to supplement class and group discussions.

  •  Lead Series Workshops – In addition to diversity presentations, all members of the VSU community are encouraged to attend the diversity training workshops to be held each semester as scheduled by the VSU Diversity Training Team. These diversity workshops will incorporate interactive multi-media activities and will provide opportunities for individuals to consider an expanded definition of diversity, cultural competence, microagression, and unconscious bias. Please check the Office of Social Equity calendar for workshop dates.