Mission
The Office of Educational Equity and Inclusion at Alcorn State University is committed to providing leadership and support to:
- foster and enhance an inclusive campus climate which affirms the value and contributions of every member of our Alcorn family
- provide information regarding the university’s diversity efforts, current demographics, emerging trends, and long-range plans for capitalizing on future opportunities
- offer resources for best practices in the field and on-going training on diversity issues
- engage our community partners in social justice education initiatives grounded in strength-based practices to demonstrate the university’s commitment to providing opportunities and access to underresourced populations
- work collaboratively with other campus units in the development new programs that meaningfully address existing performance gaps for current populations on campus
- represent the university by serving as the institutional liaison to various community and governmental bodies addressing diversity
- assist in advancing recruitment and retention efforts that help in creating and sustaining a diverse student body
- provide support in the efforts to deliver a workforce climate for attracting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff, and administration
- offer guidance and technical assistance to the university President as well as administration, faculty, staff, and students regarding diversity issues
Office Activities
- Courageous Conversations
- Diversity Dialogue
- Title IX Development and Implementation
- Campus Diversity Plan
- Diversity and Motivation Workshops
- Grant Writing
- Male Initiative
- Unity Through Diversity Week
- Diversity Lecture Series
- Diversity Recruitment
- Campus Climate Survey