Workplace Belonging Learning Path

Grow Skills and Shape Culture

Are you wondering how you can contribute to building a stronger, healthier workplace culture? Looking to grow your skills in fostering belonging and inclusion at work?

Course Description

Workplace Belonging is a six-session cohort program designed as a learning path for UW-Madison staff and faculty who want to build confidence and skills in creating connection and influencing a positive workplace culture. Together, we will explore practical strategies, share ideas and perspectives, and identify meaningful action steps that can make a real impact in fostering a healthy, engaging workplace where everyone feels they belong.

What’s a Learning Path?

A learning path is a structured series of courses and activities designed to help you learn and build skills through a guided progression. Unlike a standalone course, this approach offers a sequence of connected topics and focus. Topics will include understanding experiences and identities, values clarification, building trusting work relationships, strengthening emotional intelligence, and co-creating team culture.

In this learning path you will be a part of a cohort and learn alongside peer colleagues who are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Each session is thoughtfully designed to foster shared learning and exploration, helping uncover common barriers to a healthy work environment and identifying effective, actionable strategies to strengthen trust, communication, collaboration and connection. Along the way, you will practice skills that can build stronger relationships, enhance teamwork, and drive shared success.

Spring 2025 Cohort Schedule

Participants are asked to attend all six scheduled cohort sessions. The cohort will meet every other week for 12 weeks from 9-Noon at 21 North Park or 333 East Campus Mall.

• Tuesday, March 10, 2026
• Tuesday, March 24, 2026
• Tuesday, April 7, 2026
• Tuesday, April 21, 2026
• Tuesday, May 5, 2026
• Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Why Should you Participate?

Enhance Workplace Culture and Effectiveness

Gain insight into the elements that shape a strong workplace culture and foster belonging, inclusion, and engagement – key drivers of employee contribution and retention.

Grow Your Skills and Confidence

Each session will combine learning, practice and dialogue; giving you tools, new ideas and confidence to immediately apply in your own work environment.

Connection and Collaboration

You will be a part of a network of colleagues across campus, engage in meaningful conversations, and join a community of practice where ideas are exchanged, perspectives explored, and opportunities discovered.

Make an Impact

Throughout the six sessions you will identify one doable action – big or small – that you can take to ignite positive change in your workplace that fosters connection and belonging.

Who should Participate?

All UW–Madison employees, regardless of role or scope of work.