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.
- Hakeem Leonard | Assistant Provost for Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
- Dahlia Ashford | Assistant Dean of Students for Diversity, Inclusion, Student Conduct, and Residential Services
- DeShon Foxx | Assistant Athletic Director for Student Success, Inclusion & Equity
- Position Open | Diversity Programs Coordinator
- Hanaa Unus | Chaplain And Muslim Community Coordinator
- Maggie McCampbell Lien & Michele Pye | PRIDE Co-Chairs
- Mannie Brown | Area Coordinator for Diversity and Inclusion
- Sarah Celec | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training and Education Coordinator
Student Support Services
- Accessibility for students transferring from community colleges
- Bias Response Plan & Incident Reporting System
- Black Alumni Network
- Disability & Access services
- Interfaith Prayer & Meditation Room in Goodson Chapel
- International Programs
- Mosaic Center For Diversity
- [Not Just] Women’s Center
- Student Organizations
- American Sign Language Club
- Black Student Union
- Diverse Games For Diverse People
- Estudiantes Unidos
- Harambee Gospel Choir
- International Students Association
- Jewish Student Union
- Men United For Excellence
- Muslim Students Association
- Saudi Students Association at Shenandoah
- Scholars’ Latino Initiative
- Society of Black Health Professionals
- Spectrum at Shenandoah University
- The Good Girl Movement
- Veteran, Military, & Family Resource Center
Advisory Groups & Committees
- Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD)
- 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 Task Force
- School of Health Professions Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Task Force
- Student Council for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Marketing
Diversity Built Into Academic Requirements
- Going Global: First-Year Seminar has a learning objective of promoting multicultural understanding
- Nursing Cultural Care Conference and Celebration
- Student Life 411, which all students see during Welcome Week, begins with a message about Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity In Co-Curricular Opportunities
- Global Citizenship Project — annual university-funded international trips to five foreign countries
- Opportunities to study abroad