The Diversity Center is a cultural, educational, and social entity on campus to represent and advocate for the concerns and challenges of all students. The goal of the Diversity Center is to foster a supportive environment for students to live, learn and grow as active members of the academic community and as individuals. 

Objectives

  • Diversity Awareness (DA)
  • Cognitive Development (CD)
  • Identity Enhancement (I.E)
  • Leadership Development (LD)
  • Equity and Inclusion (E.I)

Women's Center, a department within the Diversity Center, exists to provide programming and support for women-identified students and their allies on campus.

Gender and Sexuality Student Services, a department within the Diversity Center, provides education, advocacy, support, mentoring, and a safe space for sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) students.

Diversity Center Initiatives

  • Men of Color Initiative 
  • Hispanic/LatinX Initiative 
  • First-Generation Initiative

Signature Events

Here at Diversity Center we have events for everyone, inclusion of everyone is our main goal and we are committed to it. We conduct events at the University though out the year, below are our signature events that we have conducted at the university.

  • Black Graduation
  • Black History Month
  • Black Male Colligate Society (BMCS) Induction Ceremony
  • Hispanic/LatinX Graduation
  • Hispanic/LatinX Heritage Month
  • Ouch! That Micro-Aggression Hurts
  • Pan y Cafe
  • Soup And Conversation
  • What Stands Between Us
  • Women's History Month
  • Workshops/Training

Stay Connected with the Diversity Center

Diversity Center COVID-19 Updates

UIS Diversity Center COVID-19 Resource
UIS Diversity Center COVID-19 Resource

To keep with all responses and new policies regarding COVID-19, please visit the resources below.

  • As we know, COVID-19 has ravaged communities around the globe. In the U.S. alone, it has had far-reaching, and damaging effects. At the University of Illinois Springfield, we have generated a campus resource to inform and educate campus constituents about some of the impacts.COVID-19’s diverse nature continues to have a grave impact on populations we work, learn, and share community with, every day.
  • We share this resource in the hopes of starting a dialogue around awareness. Being educated about COVID-19’s diverse impacts is one of the defenses we can use.
    Please feel free to post this resource to your department’s page, and other social media outlets. Let’s continue to do our part in flattening the curve while at the same time, reducing stigma

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