Illinois Wesleyan
Office of Diversity & Inclusion

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Welcome

Located in the upper level of the Hansen Student Center, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) is dedicated to the promotion of a campus community that appreciates, encourages, and celebrates diversity. We do this by advocating for students, creating spaces for cultural celebration, promoting leadership development, and providing opportunities for education and reflection about multicultural identities, privilege, and gender issues as well as topics on different world views. Come visit us anytime!

Mission

The mission of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is to create transformative learning experiences for all students by supporting the mission of Illinois Wesleyan University through fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment that promotes an understanding of and appreciation for social justice, diversity, and cross-cultural engagement.

Paying particular attention to the experiences and needs of underrepresented and marginalized students on campus, we service student populations including but not limited to: multi-racial, African American, Latino/a-Hispanic, Native American, Asian-American, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, (LGBTQIA), first generation, and women. ODI provides a variety of resources to support the holistic development, persistence, and achievement of these students. ODI seeks to educate, advocate, and celebrate with the purpose of better preparing students to thrive in an increasingly diverse and global society.

 

¡Bienvenidos!

Ubicado en el segundo nivel de Hansen Student Center, la oficina de diversidad e inclusión (ODI) está dedicada a la promoción de una comunidad en el campus que aprecia, fomenta, y celebra la diversidad. Hacemos esto abogando por los estudiantes, creando espacios para la celebración cultural, promoviendo el desarrollo del liderazgo y brindando oportunidades para la educación y la reflexión sobre identidades multiculturales, privilegios y cuestiones de género, así como temas sobre diferentes visiones del mundo. ¡Ven a visitarnos en cualquier momento!

 

La misión

La misión de la oficina de diversidad e inclusión es crear experiencias de aprendizaje transformativas para todos los estudiantes al apoyar la misión de la universidad Illinois Wesleyan a través de promover un ambiente acogedor, inclusivo, y apoyador que promueve un entendimiento y apreciación de la justicia social, diversidad, y compromiso transcultural.

Prestando atención particularmente a las experiencias y necesidades de los estudiantes subrepresentados y marginalizados, nosotros servimos poblaciones estudiantiles incluyendo pero sin límite a estudiantes: multirraciales, afroamericanos, latinxs/hispanos, nativo americanos, asiaticos, lesbianos, gay, bisexual, transgénero, queer (LGBTQIA), de primera generación, y mujeres. ODI proporciona una variedad de recursos para apoyar el desarrollo holístico, la persistencia, y los logros de estos estudiantes. ODI busca educar, abogar, y celebrar con el propósito de mejor preparar a los estudiantes para que puedan prosperar en una sociedad cada vez más diversa y global.

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