DEI Student Co-curricular Education
Support student co-curricular education around topics of identity, diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.
Implementation Strategies and Actions
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Establish an anti-racist and advocacy educational workshop series to support student co-curricular education around topics of identity, diversity, equity, access, and inclusion with establishing and enhancing advocacy workshop series. This will provide tools to raise awareness of biases and stereotypes and aims to improve engagement of students across difference and help dismantle inequities in the practices, policies and social interactions in their personal and professional spheres of influence.
Start Date
Fall 2020
End Date
Spring 2023
Current Status
In-Progress
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ODIME and Talent and Inclusion are curating and launching faculty and staff support and networking groups for BIPOC/ALANA, LGBTQIAP+, and faith/spirituality communities at WPI to assist with supporting our students.
Start Date
Spring 2022
End Date
Spring 2023
Current Status
In-Progress
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ODIME, club advisors, and administrators will be assisting the Black Student Union (BSU), African Student Association (ASA), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and Caribbean and Hispanic Student Association (CHSA) with facilitating more collaborative programs and learning experiences for students across the African diaspora at WPI. ODIME serves as partners and advisors to the Understanding the Experiences of Black Students at WPI—and How to Improve Them study by Dr. Hermine N. Vedogbeton and faculty in Department of Social Science and Policy Studies.
Start Date
Summer 2022
End Date
Ongoing
Current Status
In-Progress
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ODIME adding an inaugural Assistant Director for Religion and Spiritual Life to support students and lead campus spiritual life programs and religious observations.
Start Date
Spring 2022
End Date
Summer 2022
Current Status
In-Progress