Orientation and On-Boarding

Key actions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion through orientation and on-boarding of new students, faculty, and staff include:

New Student Orientation helping students “engage with people from a variety of backgrounds different than their own” and “make connections with people over shared interests and identities,” through:
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging unit in New Student Orientation Online Summer Module
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) workshop for all new students hosted by the Taylor Center, addressing social identities, power and privilege, and social justice
- Virtual affinity spaces during the summer for incoming students from underrepresented groups, followed by affinity meal spaces for new students once they are on campus
Heritage Scholars year-long orientation program for first-year students of color
Identity-specific orientation and transition programming through International Student Orientation, the Student Support Services Summer Bridge Program, and the Student Support Services for Students with Disabilities program
Diversity, equity, and inclusion themes woven throughout SOAR, with SOAR peer mentors trained in DEI topics such as Mattering and Marginality, Building an Inclusive Community, and Universal Design
Diversity, equity, and inclusion themes in New Faculty Orientation