Office for Equity and Diversity

Assistant Chancellor for Equity and Diversity	Sharon Parker

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Our Mission

The Office for Equity and Diversity was created to help cultivate an institutional vision and commitment to diversity while ensuring an equitable environment for all members of the UWT community. This means paying attention to policies and practices involving management, leadership, communication, resources, scholarship, and community. It includes focusing attention on the demographic composition of UWT and our surrounding community of the South Puget Sound to be certain that we know who are our students, faculty, staff, and community partners in order to better serve and work with all. In addition, we address our institutional systems as a means of better serving all faculty, students, and staff. Because UWT's mission clearly states that the University exists to "educate diverse learners and transform communities by expanding the boundaries of knowledge and discovery," equity and diversity are linked to UWT's success and the academic achievement of UWT students.

Click here for the UWT Statement of Commitment to Diversity

The biennial goals for the Office for Equity and Diversity include:

• Promoting a campus-wide understanding of equity and diversity that is evident in academic programs and curriculum, student activities, administrative functions;
• Monitoring the demographic composition of UWT faculty, students and staff to assess changes in access and success and take action when needed;
• Fostering community through authentic dialogue and interpersonal engagement at all levels and across multiple boundaries.

Achieving these goals is only possible with the collaboration and assistance of UWT faculty, staff and students. Together we can create the change we want to have at UWT!

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