Diversity Education

The DEI Ambassador Certificate is a professional development that is available for UAB employees and organizations seeking diversity education for their personnel. The DEIA Graduate certificate is an 15 credit hour academic program that requires an admission application through the Graduate School. For more information on the DEI Ambassador certificate and the DEIA Graduate certificate, please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Two Years. The Diversity Ambassador certificate should be completely within two years. If not, the oldest course will be removed from the record and the employee will need to take a refresher on that course.

The Awareness at UAB video is the only asynchronous course material that is available. The Awareness at UAB video is available in Campus LMS.

Complete the Diversity Education Request Form here.

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Yes. We provide diversity education to organizations outside of UAB for a fee. All revenue generated from Diversity Education goes towards our First-Generation Scholarship fund.

For UAB employees, No.
For organizations outside of the UAB Enterprise, Yes.

For specific questions regarding pricing, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Registration is required through Campus LMS.
Registration helps us assess interest in the Diversity Education curriculum and to apply individual credit for the course. You will not receive a confirmation email from Campus LMS. The course Zoom link will be emailed 15 minutes before the course begins.

• Undergraduate? Student Multicultural and Diversity Programs in the Division of Student Affairs
• Graduate? ODEI and/or SMDP
• Professional students? ODEI
• Post-Doctoral Students? ODEI

No. Questions and assistance regarding curriculum, strategic planning, and consultation of general diversity related issues should be send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Someone that has completed the four courses Building Blocks Learning Plan: Cultural Awareness Building Blocks, Unconscious Bias, Bystander Intervention, and Safe Zone. They are champions of diversity, equity, and inclusion within their respective departments or units with UAB.

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Diversity Education facilitators are individuals that have been designated as a Diversity Ambassador and has completed Diversity Education Facilitators Training (DEFT).

DEFT includes the following:

• Participating in the DEFT sessions
• Shadowing courses facilitated by the Diversity Education Director
• Co-facilitate a course with an existing facilitator until they are comfortable and ready to facilitate independently

Infrequently. Diversity Education Facilitator training is offered on an as needed basis. Information regarding DEFT will be communicated only to current Diversity Ambassadors.

No. Diversity Education facilitators serve on a volunteer basis and as their schedule permits.

Facilitators are expected to facilitate at least two courses a semester and demonstrate an awareness of current issues in the DEI landscape.

All diversity education courses are Instructor Led courses offered either virtually via Zoom or in person.

Suggestions for the course topics can be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via the Diversity Education Course Assessment found here.

Most Diversity Education courses are 90 minutes in length with the exception of Safe Zone and the Inclusive Language course that are 120 minutes.

Yes, Diversity Education courses are offered at an array of times throughout the day. Weekend courses are atypical but can be accommodated upon request and at the discretion of the Diversity Education Director.

All diversity education courses are Instructor Led courses offered either virtually via Zoom or in person.

Campus LMS Administrator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Course certificates are located in Campus LMS under “My Courses and Assignments”. You can also review your all course completions in the Learning Locker.

If you need additional assistance, please contact the Campus LMS Administrator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Yes. You will need to be given access to pull course completions reports through the Learning Locker. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

No. In order to register for a course you must sign into Campus LMS with your Blazer ID and password.

The zoom link for the session is only available 15 minutes prior to the start of the course via Campus LMS.