SUNY DEISJ Curriculum Development Certificate Program (2025)

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ) Curriculum Development Certificate Program is offered by SUNY Center for Professional Development.

About

The purpose of the DEISJ Curriculum Development Certificate Program is to help faculty and others involved in teaching SUNY General Education learn the knowledge and skills necessary to create course content that meets the SUNY DEISJ General Education student learning outcomes. A group of SUNY DEISJ faculty fellows and SUNY staff developed the program framework. Sponsored by the SUNY Center for Professional Development (CPD).

Learn How To:

  • design and teach courses in your discipline that meet the SUNY DEISJ general education requirements,
  • understand and articulate the key terms, research, and scholarly conversations in the content areas related to the SUNY DEISJ learning outcomes, and
  • reflect critically on how your own background shapes your approach to helping students learn about DEISJ.

Intended Audience:

  • Faculty
  • Adjuncts / Part-time Faculty
  • Librarians
  • Graduate & Teaching Assistants
  • Staff with Instructional Responsibilities (Instructional Designers, Student Affairs, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Office)

Course Dates

(three, six-week online courses, via Brightspace)

Spring 2025

  • Foundational Concepts in DEISJ (Jan. 7 -Feb. 17)
  • Select Topics in DEISJ (Feb. 18-March 31)
  • Building your DEISJ Curriculum (April 1 – May 12)

Summer 2025

  • Foundational Concepts in DEISJ (May 13 – June 23)
  • Select Topics in DEISJ (June 24-Aug. 4)
  • Building your DEISJ Curriculum (Aug. 5 – Sept. 15)

Interested in participating?

If you’re interested, please contact TLTC@purchase.edu to use campus points to pay for this program.