...because being diverse is not enough!

Statement

Our Student Affairs multicultural organization:

Has a dynamic and ongoing commitment to the multicultural organization development process
Creates a safe, welcoming, accessible, and fair environments
Advicates for social justice
Eliminates all forms of oppression
Has diverse representation throughout all levels of the division
Considers the multicultural impact in all decision-making processes
Understands and engages the advantages and strengths of a diverse organization
Encourages the contributions of any members of the division

A Student Affairs multicultural organization is accomplished in these ways:

A commitment by Division Leadership to develop and maintain a multicultural organization
Staying current on multicultural organizational development practices and principles by reading current literature, attending professional conferences specific to multiculturals organizational development, and consulting with professional colleagues with expertise in multicultural organizational development
The creation of explicit policies and processes to prohibit exclusion and to foster inclusion
Being invested in a lifetime of learning
By expressing its value system locally, regionally, nationally, and globally
Continually assessing the organization to ensure that principles of multicultural organizational development are being met
Continually revising and implementing new policies, procedures, and practices to enhance the multicultural development of the Divison
Taking leadership and partnering with colleagues on campus, reionally, and state-wide to create multicultural organizations outside of the Division
including clear and explicit statements about he commitment to being a multicultural organization in Division literature, websites, recruiting efforts, etc.
Recognizing that individual staff members are at different places in their multicultural development and that educational efforts must be targeted toward different developmental levels