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INCLUSIVE COUGARS

KIMMEL BELONGING AND ENGAGEMENT HUB

INTRODUCTIONS & MISSION

“Through meaningful collaborations, the Kimmel Student Belonging and Engagement Hub curates transformational experiences where students learn to define their purpose and identify their impact. Students, faculty, staff, and community partners synergize to educate and empower in a vibrant and inclusive space that fosters belonging.”

FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS

LEADERSHIP, TRAINING, AND GOVERNANCE

 Emerging Leaders

 Sustained Dialogue

 Student Organizations

 Student Government

 ADEI Training for Students, Student Groups, and Organizations

EMPATHY, HUMILITY, AND ACTION

 Cougars in the Community

 Service Saturdays

 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

 Food Recovery Network

 AmeriCORPS Partnership

 Voter Education and Initiatives

ENGAGEMENT AND

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Creating opportunities for connection and belonging

Creating transformational experiences, critical dialogue and learning so students can define their purpose and understand their own impact

Creating an opportunity for your ideas, experiences and voices to be heard and empowered

Ensuring that all constituents (faculty, staff, students, visitors) have the ability to engage in campus activity without concern for their psychological or physical safety. Our institution is committed to a culture of belonging where all community members feel valued and have the opportunity to make valuable contributions to the campus.

WHY IT MATTERS

Any incident that prevents members of our community from fully contributing or that creates an environment that limits the ability of an individual to work, study, or participate in University life must be addressed.

HOW TO ADDRESS A CAMPUS CLIMATE CONCERN

 Examples of Behaviors that may be Considered Campus Climate Concerns

 An interpersonal interaction in a class or program- on campus or online

 Written communications such as a comment, email, flyer, or graffiti

 Something that physically or otherwise enables or hinders access to the University or its programs or services

REPORT IT!

COUGAR EXPECTATIONS

 Share airtime

 Listen with an open mind

 Use “I” statements

 Honor identity

 Honor confidentiality

 Practice empathy

WORDS YOU WILL HEAR

 Antiracism

 Belonging

 Bias

 Diversity

 Discrimination

 Equality

 Equity

 Inclusion

 Inclusive language

How have you come to understand these words for yourself?

How may these words impact your student experience?

BIG 10 SOCIAL IDENTITIES

WHERE TO FIND THE KIMMEL BELONGING AND ENGAGEMENT HUB

 1st Floor of the Morris University Center

 https://www.siue.edu/kimmel/

 https://www.siue.edu/diversity/the-hub/

 Follow us on Social Media

 Facebook: @thehubsiue

 Instagram: siue_hub

 Snapchat: SIUE TheHub

 Twitter: siue_thehub

inclusion@siue.edu kimmelcenter@siue.edu
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