ODI Updates

The Office of Diversity & Inclusion is thrilled to announce that Dr. Imani Perry will serve as the Keynote Speaker for the 2023 Racial Equity Summit! 

As we welcome the beginning of Black History Month, Seattle University affirms and celebrates the rich, vibrant, and diverse diaspora that is the Black community. Black History Month offers us an opportunity to not only reflect on the historical and continued injustice and inequity placed on the Black community, but also to celebrate and honor its excellence, beauty, joy, and ingenuity.

We are proud to share two recent thought leadership highlights from SU’s Wismer Professor Dean Spade! 

Check out the four Seattle University faculty books included in the second installment of Good Reads.

As we begin Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month today, Seattle University affirms and recognizes the deep ancestry, rich culture, and sacred traditions of Indigenous People. Year-round, and during this national observation during November, Seattle University celebrates the immense contributions of Native people and their origin story in the complex history of our region and country.

In conjunction with the implementation of the Campus Climate Protocol, the ODI and OIE are partnering to support our campus community in fostering intentional re-engagement for a thriving campus community, including Educating for Justice and Professional Development, and Constructive Dialogue Series. 

Want to learn more about the Campus Climate Incident Reporting and Response Protocol? Watch the recording of the September 29, 2022 Open Forum here. 

Under Reigniting Our Strategic Directions Goal 4, the University is implementing a Campus Climate Incident Reporting and Response Protocol (“Campus Climate Protocol”). The adoption of the protocol is a key aspect of our work under LIFT SU Goal 2 to develop and implement a plan of a centralized and coordinated approach to campus climate (also known as bias-related) incidents.

Join us at one of two open forums to learn more about the Campus Climate Protocol. 

Dear Campus Community,

As we mark the beginning of Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, Seattle University affirms this diverse and vibrant community. Officially designated National Hispanic Heritage Month, this month celebrates the vast diaspora of cultures, identities, and experiences with ancestral connections to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central, and South America, and the many Indigenous Nations and people that preceded. Notwithstanding geography, we acknowledge that no one word, phrase, or month can encompass the people and experiences that make up this dimension of the American story. To our students, faculty, staff, and administrators, we appreciate all you bring to our university and the larger community.