FOR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS
IMPROVING THE CAMPUS CLIMATE INITIATIVE
Through a suite of offerings, the Improving the Campus Climate Initiative (ICCI) provides professional development and ongoing support to administrators as they work to counter antisemitism and protect expressions of Jewish identity in American higher education.
ICCI is an established and respected program that has gained recognition and credibility among university and college administrators across the country. ICCI offerings are flexible and tailored to meet the specific needs of administrators and their institutions.
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ICCI PROGRAMS
As bias incidents against Jews increase across the United States, many higher education leaders are grappling with the topics of Jewish identity, Jewish inclusion, and antisemitism. To help you foster a more inclusive campus environment for Jewish and all students, the Improving the Campus Climate Initiative (ICCI) offers professional development workshops geared toward providing information, tools, strategies, and support.
SIGNATURE
SEMINAR SERIES
Yearlong professional development program with in-depth training and resources provided by faculty experts.
LATTES & LEARNING
WEBINAR SERIES
Offered biannually to engage new administrators and institutions in ICCI’s work.
ACTION PLAN & PROGRAMMATIC CONSULTATION
Strategic guidance to develop a campus-wide approach to support Jewish inclusion.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
In-person and online trainings offered to individual campuses or higher education organizations.
CLIMATE ASSESSEMENT POLICY AND REVIEW
Utilizing faculty experts, individual services provided to a campus to inform the development of a holistic strategy.
ANTISEMITISM EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Grant opportunity to bring faculty and administrators into partnership and develop new programmatic models.
WHAT MAKES ICCI UNIQUE?
ICCI is unique from other programs and organizations that engage university and college administrators in antisemitism education in the following ways:
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Brings faculty and administrators into partnership
ensuring that the work is credible, sustainable, and reaches across the campus community.
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Provides an academic lens
through which to understand the Jewish experience, Israel, and antisemitism, increasing the depth of knowledge among administrators.
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Offers unique content models
developed by faculty experts and geared toward the needs of specific administrator audiences.
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Understands the nuances of the higher education space
thereby allowing expert guidance to be tailored to the considerations of administrators.
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Utilizes the faculty network
to reach administrators who might not otherwise engage in the work.
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Creates multiple avenues of engagement
meeting administrators and their institutions where they are and supporting them to take next steps.
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Focuses on relationship-building
creating a network of administrators who can support one another and partner with faculty.
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Supports administrators
to better understand the faculty dimension of the challenges facing Jewish and Zionist students, including issues that take place both within and outside of the classroom.
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Emphasizes not only the student experience
but also the campus workplace environment for faculty and staff.
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Partners with multiple student-facing organizations, in order
to mobilize the best resources for addressing inclusion.
SIGNATURE SEMINAR SERIES
The Signature Seminar Series is a yearlong professional development program designed to
engage administrators in intensive learning about the Jewish experience, antisemitism, and Israel, and to help them develop strategies to support Jewish inclusion on campus. Sessions take place monthly over Zoom and include presentations from AEN faculty experts and organizational partners, and small group discussion of case studies to apply learnings to the campus context.
Two in-person immersive educational experiences also take place in Washington, DC and Israel which provide an opportunity for participants to strengthen relationships with AEN and with one another, and to deepen their learning.
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