WATER AND LIFE INTERFACE INSTITUTE
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Inclusion Trainings

The WALII training program emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and retention for undergraduate, graduate, postbac, and postdoctoral trainees. To foster a positive workplace climate and provide career development opportunities, all WALII personnel will participate in annual Inclusivity Training.
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All WALII personnel must complete a minimum of 1 hour of inclusivity training per year. Requirements can be fulfilled by participating in programs offered by a WALII campus or any of the following online programs (total time must be at least 1 hour). We encourage WALII members to engage with the training(s) most relevant or interesting to them. 
2023 Inclusion Trainings:
  • Unconscious Bias by Microsoft (15 minutes) 
  • Unconscious Bias at Work by Google Ventures (1 hour) 
  • Unconscious Bias: From Awareness to Action by edX Catalyst (~3 hours self paced)* 
  • Inclusion and Covering by Microsoft (15 minutes) 
  • Introduction to Allyship at Work by Microsoft (15 minutes) 
  • Introduction to Privilege by Microsoft (45 minutes) 
  • Becoming a Successful Leader (Inclusive Leadership Training) by edX Catalyst (~4 hours self paced)*
  • Get Beyond Work-Life Balance (Inclusive Leadership Training) by edX Catalyst (~4 hours self paced)*
  • Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom by edX Cornell (~10 hours self paced)*
  • The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project by edX Boston University (~12 hours over 6 weeks, instructor-paced)*

*These courses can be audited for free but also offer a paid certificate option (ranging from $49-$99 USD). 
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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“WALII operates in part out of
Michigan State University. We acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – the Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. We affirm Indigenous sovereignty and hold Michigan State University accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.”
National Science Foundation logo.
WALII is funded by NSF DBI grant #2213983
  • Home
  • About
    • Mission, Vision, Values
    • Institute Themes & Structure
    • Team
    • Code of Conduct
    • Scientific Advisory Board
    • Researcher Spotlight
    • Contact Us
  • Research
    • Overview
    • Surviving the Solid State
    • Rehydration & Recovery
    • Molecular Engineering
    • Evolutionary Dynamics
    • Integration of Themes
  • Training
    • Overview
    • Summer Internship Program
  • Careers
  • Events
  • Outreach
    • Overview
    • Seed Germination Necklace
    • Seed Longevity Experiments
    • Tardigrade Hunting
  • Publications
  • Resources
    • Training