Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Mission Statement

The College of Arts & Media supports our students in the endeavor of becoming creators, critical thinkers, and productive members of a global community. To achieve set goals, we provide an environment that facilitates:

• Cultural Competence by promoting a working and learning climate in which faculty, staff, and students receive support and training in navigating differences based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, social class, culture, place of origin, and/or range of abilities.
• Diversity in hiring, recruitment,t and retention of faculty, staff, and students.
• Integration by viewing differences in culture, thought, and method as a collective strength leads to a well of new possibilities.
• The global community by providing an educational experience in which SIU acts as a hub for cultural and academic exchanges with domestic and international institutions.