REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Salisbury University is pleased to again offer faculty and staff an opportunity to participate in ACUE’s Fostering a Culture of Belonging. Thanks to funding received through the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the ECMC Foundation, 120 faculty and staff will have had an opportunity to take part in this program as part of our ongoing commitment to nurturing an inclusive campus culture.

Fostering a Culture of Belonging (FCB) Overview: Ensure students and colleagues feel seen, heard, and valued. ACUE’s Fostering a Culture of Belonging course equips faculty and campus professionals with evidence-based practices that expand on “Embracing Diversity in Your Learning Environment,” a key topic area in ACUE’s Effective Teaching Practice Framework endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This 8-week course contains 4 modules that are fully online, asynchronous, and taken alongside a cohort of SU peers. Each module takes approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Topics include:  

  • Managing the Impact of Biases 
  • Reducing Microaggressions 
  • Addressing Imposter Phenomenon and Stereotype Threat 
  • Cultivating an Inclusive Environment 

Eligibility: The FCB course is open to all Salisbury University faculty and staff!

Important Dates:  

Cohort 3: Enrolling  

  •     Registration Deadline: September 20, 2024 
  •     Start Date: October 4, 2024   

Cohort 4: Enrolling 

  •     Registration Deadline:  September 30, 2024 
  •     Start Date: October 14, 2024  

Click here to visit our ACUE Partnership Portal for more information and to register for your cohort of choice. Please reach out to Angela Lookabill (amlookabill@salisbury.edu) with any questions.

ACUE Information Session:

To learn more about ACUE and this opportunity, please join ACUE’s Academic Director as they share information about ACUE’s mission, walk through an ACUE course experience, and wrap up with a Q & A session. You can visit ACUE’s Information Sessions webpage to sign up for a session.