Aspirational Statement
We aspire to shape a diverse community composed of various identities, experiences and passions resulting in an inclusive, welcoming and supportive environment. In it, each student will develop an increasingly strong and positive affinity to CWRU and the surrounding communities. We will know this is happening when undergraduate and graduate students not only express their own sense of belonging but reap rewards from and are continually invested in the community.
Objective 1: Equity
Strengthen shared messaging, practices and policies which develops a cultural unity within the institution in facilitating conversations and experiences about identity, experiences, passions and affinity.
| Initiative | Department | Think Big Pathway |
|---|---|---|
| Deliver evidence-based education and programs on bystander education and ending power-based violence for CWRU and their partners to increase educational access and success for individuals and groups with marginalized gender identities at CWRU. | Flora Stone Mather Center for Women | Shape the Agora: Equitable Community |
| Incorporate an intersectional identity initiative focusing on LGBT students who are also BIPOC and students with disabilities. | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center | Shape the Agora: Equitable Community |
| Develop programming addressing social justice initiatives within the department. | Physical Education and Athletics | Achieve Social Impact: Experiential Learning |
| Enhance our ability to directly communicate the Student Activities and Leadership narrative to foster a stronger sense of inclusivity, school spirit and pride. | Student Activities and Leadership | Achieve Social Impact: Experiential Learning |
| Incorporate the Student Affairs core values into our policies, procedures and administrative documents to bring our core value of community to life. | Operations and Planning | Shape the Agora: Equitable Community |
| Utilize the Equity in Mental Health Framework recommendations and key implementation strategies to help strengthen services and programming to promote an inclusive CWRU community that supports all students. | University Health and Counseling Services | Shape the Agora: Equitable Community |
Objective 2: Connection
Provide opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students and staff to embrace the CWRU, Cleveland and East Cleveland communities as part of their identity and find ways to authentically express themselves while impacting their experience.
| Initiative | Department | Think Big Pathway |
|---|---|---|
| Embrace both passive and active programming to educate the campus community and celebrate the diverse identities of our students with disabilities. | Disability Resources | Shape the Agora: Equitable Community |
| Utilize the University environment and its resources to expose Cleveland, East Cleveland and surrounding communities to program participants and families early to reinforce the importance of education. | Facilitated Outreach for Community and University Success | Achieve Social Impact: Local Engagement |
| Identify and collaborate with campus partners to create a mechanism for the Cleveland and East Cleveland community to easily discover and navigate opportunities to engage on and off campus with CWRU staff, students and faculty. | Facilitated Outreach for Community and University Success | Shape the Agora: Equitable Community |
| Provide students with a comprehensive and engaging onboarding process to CWRU. | First-Year Experience | Shape the Agora: Leadership |
| Create and implement a LGBT peer mentor program to increase LGBT student support. | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center | Shape the Agora: Equitable Community |
| Build Bridges to a better CWRU Experience: Connect current CWRU students with alumni and local Cleveland businesses and non-profits to expand and enhance networks. | Office of Multicultural Affairs | Achieve Social Impact: External Partnerships |
| Broaden the value, experience, and availability of CampusGroups to serve as the campus-wide community platform. | Operations and Planning | Shape the Agora: Leadership |
| Improve experience for people hosting events in Thwing Center. | Thwing Center | Shape the Agora: Policies and Practices |