Oklahoma State University

Institutional Diversity Division of Institutional Diversity Jason F. Kirksey, PhD—Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer Precious Elmore-Sanders, PhD—Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Director for the Office of Multicultural Affairs Jovette Dew, PhD—Assistant Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Director, Diversity Academic Support and TRIO Department

• Serve the surrounding communities in ways that actively promote the importance of an inclusive community and world. At Oklahoma State University, we place great value on the differences of our people. Diversity in action should empower individuals to think and act in ways that will embrace and promote a more inclusive world. The Division of Institutional Diversity was established in 2005, and begins its fourteenth year with an expanded team dedicated to serving as a resource across the University system. Each department or unit promotes and facilitates a more inclusive community at Oklahoma State University. Please visit our website at www.diversity.okstate.edu (http:// diversity.okstate.edu) for updates as our work continues to support the mission of this great University. Office of Multicultural Affairs The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is a place for students of different cultures, backgrounds and experiences to come together in an effort to learn more about each other and about themselves. OMA takes a holistic approach to empower Oklahoma State University students to think and act in ways that will embrace and promote a more inclusive world. We aim to assist students in achieving academic excellence, developing their personal and professional character, and engaging in the campus and greater community. We prepare students to live and thrive in a culturally diverse world by connecting students with opportunities and resources for academic, personal and professional development. OMA achieves these goals by offering scholarships, leadership development, cultural education opportunities and mentorship programs. We are also home to Oklahoma State’s cultural affinity groups, including the African-American Student Association, Asian- American Student Association, Hispanic Students Association, Minority Women’s Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Oklahoma State Queers and Allies, Vietnamese Student Association, and Women’s Programming Advisory Council. The OSU Native American Student Association is housed within the Center for Sovereign Nations; however, OMA also works to support the programs and activities of this student organization. OMA includes over 20 umbrella organizations. Additional opportunities for involvement include academic seminars, cultural experiences, service learning and social programs. For more information on OMA programs and services, visit our website at oma.okstate.edu (http://oma.okstate.edu), contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 240 Student Union, by phone at 405.744.5481 or e- mail at oma@okstate.edu. Diversity Academic Support Diversity Academic Support (DAS) is a unit within the Division of Institutional Diversity. The mission of DAS is to provide resources and opportunities for academic, social, and emotional growth. This unit is engaged in activities that are designed to help create a more inclusively diverse community of learners at OSU. DAS aspires to work with all individuals interested in promoting this work. For more information, visit our website at https://das.okstate.edu, or please contact DAS at 405.744.5335 or by e-mail at diversityacadsupport@okstate.edu.

Campus Address and Phone Address: 408 Whitehurst, Stillwater, OK 74078-1035 Phone: 405.744.915 Website: https://diversity.okstate.edu E-mail: diversity@okstate.edu OSU Diversity Statement

Oklahoma State University is a land-grant institution committed to excellence in diversity and inclusion. We strive to maintain a welcoming and inclusive environment that appreciates and values all members of the University community. We define diversity as engagement in meaningful actions, behaviors and conversations that reflect a commitment to recognizing, understanding, and respecting the differences among students, faculty, staff and visitors throughout the OSU system. We do not condone acts, behavior, language or symbols that represent or reflect intolerance or discrimination. OSU is dedicated to cultivating and enriching the competitive advantages that diversity and inclusion provides all members of the University community. We identify diversity as a quality of life issue, as well as an important economic driver for the prosperity and well-being of the state, nation and world. The Division of Institutional Diversity focuses on the development of a more inclusive community of learners and leaders while striving to address the complexities that emerge. We value all voices in our community. We strive to serve every member of the OSU family. Our goal is to maintain campus communities throughout the University system that are socially, culturally and globally competent. Our Mission To develop and support efforts that help the Oklahoma State University System achieve and maintain environments where all members are actively broadening their perspectives about differences; actively seeking to know individuals; actively including all members of the community in every aspect of the organization; and where students achieve academic excellence. Key Action Steps • Provide seminars, workshops, courses and other activities that afford individuals (students, staff, faculty and community members) with opportunities to broaden their perspectives regarding differences and notions of inclusion. • Recruit, retain and graduate undergraduate and graduate students who actively promote the importance of an inclusively diverse community of learners and the world. • Provide internships and service learning opportunities for students to gain knowledge and understanding of an inclusive community. • Recruit and retain staff and faculty who actively promote the

importance of an inclusive community of learners. • Promote and reward student academic excellence.