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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion advances diversity, equity, inclusion, and
accessibility (DEIA) at Syracuse University. We envision a campus where everyone
feels welcomed and valued.




WHAT IS DEIA?


DIVERSITY

Diversity is the various backgrounds, lived experiences, values, and worldviews
that stem from differences in culture and circumstance. This includes, but isn’t
limited to race, ethnicity, gender and gender expression, age, religion,
language, (dis)ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and geographic
region. (Source: nadohe.org)


EQUITY

Equity is the active process of identifying and eliminating or reducing the
structural barriers related to marginalized identities that limit access or
prevent full participation in our institution.


INCLUSION

Inclusion is the intentional act of including difference and creating
environments where any individual or group is welcomed, respected, supported,
valued, and given the opportunity to fully participate.


ACCESSIBILITY

Accessibility is the practice of identifying and removing physical, sensory,
attitudinal and other barriers that would limit someone from independently
entering into or using spaces, meaningfully accessing all information, fully
participating in programs and benefiting from services.


A RICH, COMPLEX HISTORY OF INCLUSION

Syracuse University was founded on the principle of inclusivity when it opened
its doors to both men and women—a rare occurrence in the 1870s. Our commitment
to diversity and inclusion coupled with our responses to the voices of students,
faculty, and staff have resulted in a continuous advancement of DEIA,
particularly in the face of adversity.


DISABILITY ACCESS

Syracuse University was the first institution in the nation to offer a
disability studies program.





COMMITMENT TO THE HAUDENOSAUNEE

The Haudenosaunee flag waves high around campus and we show reverence to its
Confederacy by reciting the land acknowledgment statement at the onset of campus
events.


BEST PLACE FOR VETS

The National Veterans Resource Center is renowned across the country for making
Syracuse University the best place for veterans and military-connected families.


CAMPUS VOICES

Student, faculty, and staff voices have given rise to a host of DEIA initiatives
on campus including but not limited to the establishment of the Barner-McDuffie
House, the hiring of the Honwadiyenawa’sek “One Who Helps Them,” and increased
transparency regarding bias incidents. Learn more about other DEIA initiatives
on campus.


DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) LANDSCAPE

DEIA is advanced across campus in a variety of ways by a multitude of people,
departments, and initiatives:


OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ODI) STAFF

The ODI team supports students, faculty, and staff to assist them in advancing
DEIA in their respective areas of focus.


OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES (OSI)

OSI leads the DEIA efforts for faculty members.


COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES

Our councils and committees serve the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
in advisory capacity.


ACADEMIC STRATEGIC PLAN (ASP)

Leading the academic work of campus, the Academic Strategic Plan embeds
diversity equity, inclusion, and accessibility in its areas of distinction,
goals and commitments.


DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY PLAN

This five-year plan provides a framework for DEIA work across campus.


CAMPUS WIDE RESOURCES

DEIA efforts occur throughout campus. Below are some examples.


CULTURAL

 * The Intercultural Collective
 * La Casita Cultural Center
 * Community Folk Art Center
 * Hillel


DISABILITY

 * Reasonable Accommodations
 * ASL Interpreting Services/CART
 * Center for Disability Resources
 * InclusiveU


BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION

 * Report a Bias Incident
 * Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services
 * Bias Incident Investigation Tracker
 * Bias Education


INCLUSION

 * Conversations About Race and Ethnicity (C.A.R.E.)
 * Office of the University Ombuds
 * International Living Learning Community
 * Staff Flexible Work Arrangements

More Campus Wide Resources


SUPPORT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY

Want to support diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility work at Syracuse
University? Give to the DEIA Fund today.

FUND DEIA


EVENTS


“CARRY THE WAIT” ART EXHIBITION

February 8, 2022 – April 29, 2022
Community Folk Art Center

The Community Folk Art Center has an exhibition “Carry the Wait” featuring
artwork from Atlanta-based artist, Shanequa Gay. Gay’s work is about ritual and
personal memory, storytelling and fantasy. She calls upon her ancestors and the
deep well of southern black traditions found in her home place of Atlanta.


ICI TYPER MEETUPS: GENERAL DISCUSSION

March 21, 2022 at 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Community Folk Art Center

During these hard times many of us are missing the social interaction and
connection. To offset this isolation and to reconnect with other typers the ICI
invites you weekly typer meetups and discussions. Weeks will alternate between
general conversation and book club discussions.


IDENTIDND

March 21, 2022 at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Schine Student Center

Please Note: Event details have been updated. Explore your identity through
character creation and adventure with your peers in a series of Dungeons and
Dragons games. Each meeting will be its own separate one-shot adventure. All
experience levels are welcome!


QUEER & ANTI-CAPITALIST

March 22, 2022 at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Schine Student Center

What is rainbow capitalism? What does it mean to be anti-capitalist? Join us for
a discussion around queerness and its relationship to
capitalism/anti-capitalism. For more information or to request accommodations,
please email lgbt@syr.edu or call 315-443-0228.


LISA A. FLORES, VISITING SCHOLAR TALK

March 24, 2022 at 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Heroy Geology Laboratory

Visiting rhetorical scholar Lisa A. Flores, Ph.D., will deliver the talk “The
Im/Possibilities of Gendered/Racialized Im/Mobilities.” Flores is a professor in
the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is
guided by the argument that the vocabularies we speak and the stories we tell
create the worlds we inhabit. In her research, Flores studies narratives of
privilege and disadvantage, particularly as they play out in public discourse
around questions of race, gender, nation and labor. She is the author of
“Deportable and Disposable: Public Rhetoric and the Making of the ‘Illegal’
Immigrant” (Penn State University Press, Fall 2020), as well as a number of
essays appearing in journals, such as the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Rhetoric
& Public Affairs, and Critical Studies in Media Communication. Her current work
examines mobility and containment as rhetorical mechanisms of race, gender and
sexuality.


QTPOC AFFINITY GROUP

March 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Schine Student Center

A closed group that creates a safe, healing space for queer and trans students
of color. Please note that this is a closed group only for those holding the
above identities. If you are an ally, this is not the space for you, but please
email the LGBTQ Resource Center and we can provide you with resources and answer
any questions.

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