Division of Student Life Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Our Mission:
As a community that “insists that mutual love and respect should animate every aspect of university life,” our Mission is to create and sustain a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist living and learning environment for students and staff.
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE AAPI COMMUNITY
The Division of Student Life stands in support of Asian American and Pacific Islander members of the Villanova community. It is important to our Division and University to reaffirm our stance against injustice in light of recent news. Please click on the links below to read the Student Life and University's full statements.
To support this Mission, Student Life will:
- Develop a proactive division-wide strategy to enhance the cultural competence of our students and staff.
- Evaluate practices and policies to ensure an educational and living environment that is anti-racist and free from bigotry and discrimination.
- Serve as a resource to students of all identities throughout their Villanova experience.
- Be mindful of campus and national trends and how they impact minoritized students during critical moments.
- Engage in ongoing assessment of the educational and programmatic DEI needs of students and Student Life staff.
- Plan and offer regular DEI and anti-racist trainings and educational opportunities for students and Student Life staff to anticipate and address needs.
- Engage in ongoing dialogue and learning on issues of race and the intersectionality of race and identities as a Student Life staff.
- Collaborate with the Aequitas Task Force to advance campus-wide DEI and Anti-Racist initiatives