{"id":1418,"date":"2020-01-31T11:41:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T17:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/?page_id=1418"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:13:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--cranberry-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            \n\n            <h5 style=\"margin-top: 2rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/files\/2025\/01\/Mission-Postcard-page2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8822\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/files\/2025\/01\/Mission-Postcard-page2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"522\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"site-grid__col t-content\">\n                <h3 class=\"h5\"><\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"list-icon \">\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/staff\/\" target=\"\">\n                                MEET THE STAFF!\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n\n                                    <a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/taylor-center-student-employment\/\" target=\"\">\n                        Learn about the Taylor Center Student Employment&#039;s positions!\n                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"&quot;Viva la Vida&quot; celebration in the Pause\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/taylorcenter\/files\/2019\/03\/IMG_8094-1600x1067.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n                \n\t<div 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site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title site-section__title--center h3\" id=\"goals-and-values\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">GOALS AND VALUES<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"is-style-default t-content\" data-name=\"content\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop and engage in programming that supports students\u2019 sense of belonging, leadership, resilience, wellbeing and identity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">*******<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide the space and opportunities for students to celebrate, advocate and define their identities using assets, strengths and pride-based approaches.<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">*******<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop programs and initiatives to engage in dialogues and actions to create a more inclusive and intercultural competent institution.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            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