Assistance with conceptualizing and articulating projects in grant proposals is provided. Review of written proposals for suggested improvements is also available. The Office also serves as a clearinghouse for diversity related grant initiatives throughout the University. This creates partnership opportunities for grant developers, through consultation with the Office, to discover who else might be involved in similar or related projects in other parts of the University. Personal consultation on matters pertaining to prejudice, discrimination, intolerance, conflict, violence, and intimidation as well as personal performance, interpersonal and professional relationships and team dynamics is also available.
Assistance is provided with resolving interpersonal conflict among students, faculty and staff.
Personal consultation on conflict resolution is provided to individuals, department chairs and managers. Educational material on conflict resolution skills are also available in the Office library. Assistance is provided with identifying effective strategies for faculty, staff and student recruitment and retention. Video, audio and print material on ideas and strategies used by other Universities as well as information supporting the rationale for increasing faculty, staff and student diversity are available in the Office library. There are a wide range of subjects from which to choose a desired topic or theme for the talk.