At Shenandoah, diversity is not just the job of one person or one department. Instead, inclusion, diversity, and equity are woven throughout the university’s structure.
Faculty & Staff
In the following roles, these Shenandoah faculty and staff work collaboratively to ensure diversity is valued across the institution.
- Akemi Takayama | Assistant Provost for Inclusion and Belonging
- Dahlia Ashford | Assistant Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity
- Mannie Brown | Associate Director for Gender & Sexuality Resources
Student Support Services
- Accessibility for students transferring from community colleges
- Bias Response Plan & Incident Reporting System
- Black Alumni Network
- Community Resources
- Disability & Access services
- Interfaith Prayer & Meditation Room in Goodson Chapel
- International Programs
- Lavender Lounge
- Mosaic Center For Diversity
- [Not Just] Women’s Center
- Student Organizations
- Veteran, Military, & Family Resource Center
Advisory Groups & Committees
- Hornet Athletics Racial Equity and Diversity (RED) Team
- Inclusion Diversity & Equity at Shenandoah Conservatory
- Musical Theatre Student Diversity Recruitment Team
- President’s Representatives For Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity (PRIDE) Diversity Committee
- School of Health Professions Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Task Force
Diversity Built Into Academic Requirements
- Going Global: First-Year Seminar has a learning objective of promoting multicultural understanding
- Nursing Cultural Care Conference and Celebration
Diversity In Co-Curricular Opportunities
- Global Citizenship Project — annual university-funded international trips to five foreign countries
- Opportunities to study abroad