Expand Your Intercultural Competence at the Oct. 21 Inclusive Excellence Workshop

Inclusive Excellence Workshops

Intercultural Competency
2-3:30 p.m., Oct. 21
427 TUC
Presenter: Tommie Lewis

Intercultural Competence is a lifelong, ever-changing, and dynamic process that involves learning about oneself and others, and includes an intentional focus on perspective-taking and empathy. This session provides you with the opportunity to expand your awareness, knowledge and skills in dealing with cultures different than your own.

Intercultural Competence is the active possession of qualities that contribute to effective intercultural communication styles, values, norms and behaviors. Cultures are considered those structured manifestations of human behavior in social life within specific national and local contexts (e.g., educational, political, linguistic, economic, institutional, professional). Culture is comprised of ideologies/worldviews, practices/actions, participation and communication.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Tommie Lewis is the president and CEO of Make it Plain Consulting.  An accomplished diversity professional, cultural consultant, performance coach, and facilitator, Lewis' experience working with corporate, not-for-profit, civic and educational-sectors offers a robust knowledge of global leadership development and strategic inclusion expertise.

Lewis holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Africana Studies from Tennessee State University. He has also earned professional certifications in Egyptology and African Deep Thought from the University of Chicago, International & Cross-Cultural Management from the University of Houston, Emotional Intelligence and Diversity from the Emotional Intelligence and Diversity Institute and Coaching Across Cultures Executive Coaching from the Advanced International Executive Coaching Seminar in Rome, Italy.