Campus Involvement
The Center for Belonging & Inclusion The Center for Belonging & Inclusion cultivates an inclusive campus experience that facilitates student engagement, social inclusion, intellectual curiosity, and personal exploration. The Center is a space that provides a forum for the exploration of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Denison Community. Committed to supporting and promoting intercultural awareness, the staff develops programs that increase understanding and appreciation of cultural differences through a spectrum of learning experiences and educational services. This helps create and sustain a campus environment where we respect ourselves and an environment that builds mutual respect among our diverse student body. All programming for The Center supports inclusive excellence and promotes a welcoming community for all by providing an integrated, holistic approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion through programs, services, and initiatives. Contact the Center for Belonging & Inclusion with questions about: Programming, support, and institutional policy 740-587-8656 Slayter Hall Student Union | Room 402
Signature Programs and Services › C ultural heritage and social identity celebration programming and events (Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, National Coming Out Day, Native American History Month, Trans Day of Visibility, Women’s History Month). › S upport and collaborate with the Cross-Cultural Community (C3) student organization (African Student Association; Black, Latin X, Asian STEM Society; Black Student Union; Denison Asian Student Union; Denison International Student Association; First Generation Network; La Fuerza Latina; Outlook) › P romote connections between Denison students and the broader Central Ohio community through service projects, networking events, activism, and conferences. › F acilitate trainings and workshops focused on topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion (social identities, Safe Zone, allyship & leadership, inclusive community building, implicit bias, etc). › C ollaborate with other campus departments to connect students from diverse cultural identities and backgrounds to academic, career, and personal support services and opportunities.
Religious & Spiritual Life
› P aving The Way Pre Orientation Program: A four-day experience that promotes diversity & inclusion through identity development, community building, and cultural exploration.
Students at Denison make meaning in many different ways. Whether you bring a religious or spiritual practice or tradition to our community or not, or feel like you do not know where you will land yet, every Denisonian has something to offer. The Center of Religious & Spiritual Life is excited to celebrate you and all that you will bring to our community.
› C oordinate Denison’s Safe Zone training program, which teaches students, staff, and faculty about LGBTQ+ issues and identities on campus.
Religious & Spiritual Life offers many programs and sponsors many events on campus. We have a dedicated team ready to support you during your time on “The Hill.” For example, we provide dinners to engage in interfaith dialogue with other students. We also provide opportunities in stress management by offering meditation or yoga. And, we promote a safe space to just hang out in a location that feels like home (complete with couches, coffee, tea, and the smell of freshly baked cookies).
› C onsult with individual students who have an interest in gender and/or sexuality for a variety of reasons (personal, intellectual, academic, etc.), and student organizations to plan programs and events related to gender and/or sexuality.
Would you like to find a place to worship during your time at Denison? If yes, then Religious & Spiritual Life can help. How about connecting with other students who practice your faith tradition, or are asking similar questions about faith and life? If yes, Religious & Spiritual Life can help.
Contact The Open House with questions about: Religious and spiritual life on campus theopenhouse@denison.edu | 740-587-5712 Center for Religious & Spiritual Life: The Open House 76
| First-Year Notebook
Would you like to connect with religious leaders in the larger Granville and Columbus communities? Religious & Spiritual Life can help. As you begin to imagine what your life at Denison will look like, know that Religious & Spiritual Life is here to partner with you in your journey. We are excited to call you a fellow Denisonian. Welcome. Campus Involvement |
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