Diversity & Inclusion works with the Sandburg community to cultivate appreciation and respect for all human differences. At Sandburg, we strive to create social justice and to treat all people with respect, honoring human dignity. We also recognize the importance of inclusion — allowing space for multiple perspectives and narratives as an integral component of appreciating diversity.
Through formal and informal educational programs, Diversity & Inclusion engages students, faculty,and staff — as individuals and in the community — to reflect on and learn about, complex issues that either impede or facilitate social justice. The coordinator of diversity & inclusion also advises and mentors underrepresented students on an individual and organizational basis. Additionally, the office collaborates with other programs and departments to ensure we're engaged in diversity and practicing inclusion campus-wide.
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Diversity and inclusion events
Hispanic Latino Heritage Month
A celebrated holiday from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. It celebrates the culture, heritage and facts about the Hispanic Latino culture, highlighted by our annual Hispanic Heritage Month Taste.
International Student Week and International Student Day
International Student Week and International Student Day takes place on or around Nov. 17 and celebrates the international student and their impact on the world. The African Student Association and the Diversity & Inclusion hold several on-campus events celebrating and educating others of the world-wide impact of education.
Black History Month
Black History Month is a celebration of black history in the month of February. It surrounds the African American culture, heritage and facts of African Americans, highlighted by our annual Black History Month Soul Food Taste.
Women's History Month
Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. It honors women’s contributions in American history, and several celebrations are held on and off campus spearheaded by Women of Character members.
Diversity & Inclusion programs
Black Student Association (BSA)
The Black Student Association (BSA) focuses on providing a better scholastic, cultural, political and social life for students of color at Sandburg. It helps enhance the general welfare of all culturally diverse populations while promoting high scholastic standards, and nurturing unity and pride among African American students.
BSA focuses on the entire student population and its diversity and is here to be of service to the minds and bodies of the entire community on and off campus. All bold, bright and brave students can unite under the organization to make a concerted effort to improve multiculturalism at Sandburg, and all the issues and concerns that lie within that term in the new millennium. Open to all students of all cultures to promote intercultural communication and friendships.
African Student Association (ASA)
Hispanic Latino Student Association (HLSA)
The Hispanic Latino Student Association (HLSA) at Sandburg addresses the need for representation, understanding and appreciation of the Hispanic-Latino culture, people and language on campus.
HLSA's mission is to:
- Secure representation and status of Hispanic-Latinos on campus.
- Educate the university community about issues of importance to Hispanic-Latino people.
- Facilitate interaction between people of all cultures.
- Provide academic, social and philanthropic activities with the goal of breaking down cultural barriers while creating friendship and understanding.
This student organization shares the rich culture and heritage of Hispanic-Latino students and establishes cross-cultural communication between other cultures. To provide academic and social activities benefiting the Hispanic-Latino students in the community. Open to all students of all cultures to promote intercultural communication and friendships.
El Latino Asociación de Estudiantes Hispanos (HLSA)
Sandburg fue establecido como un esfuerzo para hacer frente a la necesidad de representación, entendimiento y apreciación de la cultura hispano-latina, la gente y el lenguaje en el campus. La misión de HLSA es asegurar la representación y la situación de los hispano-latinos en el campus, para educar a la comunidad universitaria sobre temas de importancia para los hispanos-latinos, para facilitar la interacción entre las personas de todas las culturas, para ofrecer actividades académicas, sociales y filantrópicas con el objetivo de romper las barreras culturales, mientras que la creación de la amistad y el entendimiento.
Esta organización estudiantil se centra en proporcionar un deseo de compartir la rica cultura y el patrimonio de los estudiantes latinos hispanos y para establecer la comunicación intercultural entre otras culturas. Proporcionar actividades académicas y sociales que beneficien a los estudiantes hispanos-latinos en la comunidad. Abierto a todos los estudiantes de todas las culturas con el fin de promover la comunicación y la amistad intercultural.
Men of Distinction and Women of Character honorary organizations
Men of Distinction (ΜΟD) and Women of Character (WOC) are premier honorary organizations focused primarily on building relationships with first- and second-year students to help them become successful throughout their college experience. These organizations stand for excellence, collaboration, integrity and respect.
ΜΟD and WOC continually strengthen bonds between students, and develop leaders through community service while increasing cultural awareness both academically and socially at Sandburg’s campus and throughout the community.
Membership is open during the first three weeks of each semester to any currently enrolled student in a university transfer program, specialized university transfer program, general degree program, career certificate, applied science degree or advanced certificate program offered at Sandburg. Members must also be enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours at the time of membership and should be focused on successfully completing the program in which they are enrolled. Members will also be expected to actively participate in group activities, including study hours, peer mentoring, community service and participation in campus events.
Apply for HLSA, BSA and ASA membership.
Advisor
Anthony Law / 309.341.5439