Office of Diversity and
International/Global Affairs (DI/G)
The College of Education and Human Ecology welcomes students, faculty and staff from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We also seek to address the rights, talents, and needs of individuals who may be ethnically and linguistically diverse, have alternative sexual orientations and preferences, or have a disability.
Our current enrollment (pdf) encompasses approximately 615 people of color and 210 students from around the globe. And one in five of our faculty members is a person of color, while 15 percent of our staff are members of minorities.
We are proud that our three schools and three departments provide a stimulating yet comfortable climate for our students with the help of the Office of Diversity and International/Global Affairs. For several decades our curriculum has emphasized multicultural and international education, the cornerstone of our recruitment and retention efforts. In addition, our research provides invaluable insight into the issues surrounding diversity and global issues in our society.
Mission:
The Office of Diversity and International/Global Affairs provides leadership, oversight, and an infrastructure for the College of Education and Human Ecology's initiatives. The key objective is to help the various units of the college diversify our student body, faculty, staff, and programs to foster a climate that recognizes and celebrates cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, linguistic, socio-linguistic, sexual orientation, and other diversity.
We see ourselves as a supportive resource for the schools and departments, where faculty and staff are hired, students are recruited and graduated, and a wide variety of diversity programs are delivered. We also sponsor college-wide diversity and international/global activities (such as the Autumn Quarter welcome and orientation; the Spring Quarter Graduate Student Research Forum and Diversity Symposium; and the annual diversity breakfast held at the American Educational Research Association conference in various cities).
Office of Equity and Diversity:
The mission of the college's Office of Equity and Diversity includes four priorities linked to International/Global programs:
- Introducing all students in the college to students from diverse backgrounds
- Providing academic and cultural support for faculty, staff, and students
- Promoting positive awareness throughout the college for the value of diversity in our academic community
- Increasing everyone's awareness of how ethnic, cultural, and other forms of diversity impact society
Office of International/Global Affairs:
The mission of International/Global Affairs is to expose students, staff, and faculty to the world outside of the U.S. in order to help them understand and develop a global perspective. The office has four priorities linked to those of Equity and Diversity:
- Provide leadership in the college for students, staff, faculty, and administrators to educate members of our academic community about the interconnectedness of the world
- Foster programs that provide opportunities for members of our community to experience international/global contacts first-hand through travel, research, teaching, and study abroad in both short-term and long-term ways
- Celebrate and support international/global students and visiting scholars
- Provide support for programs and individuals currently engaged in or wishing to become involved with initiatives in major world areas identified by the college as "hubs" for key involvement (e.g., Asia, Africa, South/Central America, Europe).
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