THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Wake Forest believes in providing a diverse learning community to develop the whole person – intellectually, morally, spiritually, and physically. Our motto, Pro Humanitate , and our mission for academic excellence guide the university’s intellectual and co-curricular pursuits. The heightened awareness and acceptance of difference underscores our commitment to shape informed leaders ready to serve all of humanity. Inclusion fosters engagement. When inclusion is practiced, faculty, staff, and students demonstrate engagement by promoting the university, supporting the mission, and committing to do their best. We aspire to maintain an inclusive campus by celebrating various identities, infusing inclusive excellence into our faculty initiatives, offering curricula that are reflective of a global society, and developing cultural education programs that equip our constituents with skills and knowledge to build global citizenry. It is imperative to provide students with an example of the world they will be called upon to lead. Our students should understand how respecting others, embracing diversity, and valuing difference are keys to influencing individuals, groups, organizations, and systems that are unlike their own. The commitment to diversity and inclusion also ensures Wake Forest remains relevant in a rapidly changing global society. Core Beliefs: The Office of Diversity and Inclusion believes that every member of our campus community should feel valued. In order for this to occur… All students, staff, and faculty must be recognized for their infinite dignity; All students, staff, and faculty should be able to live, learn, work, teach, and grow in equitable environments and spaces; All students, staff, and faculty should feel that their contributions, identity, and goals are affirmed; and All students, staff, and faculty should aspire to be part of accountability, education, and growth systems that contribute to the creation and sustainability of an inclusive community.
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ODI ANNUAL REPORT | JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024
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