Connecting with OIDI

UNCW Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion has a new look! Head over to our new website for updates on campus and community initiatives. Also new this fall is the Request for Assistance form, which streamlines the process to collaborate with OIDI. Use the form to request funding and/or program assistance by unit staff. Email oidi@uncw.edu with any questions.     

Creating Spaces of Innovation

For the first time, the Upperman African American Cultural Center hosted the 29th Annual Association for Black Culture Centers Conference Oct. 29-31, 2020. Given the constraints of COVID-19, the conference was conducted virtually. This year’s conference, “Virtually Black: Cultural Centers Advancing Afrofutures,” was attended by 122 registrants representing 35 collegiate institutions across the country. View the Orunmila video for a digital snapshot of the conference. Click here to access content of other dynamic programming and video/podcasts that launched this 25th anniversary of the Upperman Center.

Alumnus John Scholz ’84 and Dr. Anil Mohin committed a major gift to support the university’s LGBTQIA Resource Office. A portion of the gift helped fund the recent expansion of the office’s space and additional furnishings, increasing the functionality of the space, enabling use as a conference room, quiet study location or student meeting room. Because of the couple’s generosity, the UNCW Board of Trustees approved the naming of the office as the Mohin-Scholz LGBTQIA Resource Office on July 17.

UNCW's Latino Alliance presented Health and Science Award

UNCW’s Latino Alliance has been recognized by Diamante Arts and Cultural Center – the oldest Latino/Hispanic Arts and Culture organization in North Carolina – for providing services and support in fighting COVID-19 within the Latinx community. The alliance was presented the Health and Science Award during the virtual 25th Latino Diamante Awards held Nov. 21. The awards honor individuals and organizations that make significant contributions to North Carolina’s Latino/Hispanic community and celebrate the diversity within the Latino/Hispanic community.

Contact Us

Office: Alderman Hall Hall 211
Phone: 910.962.2691
Email: OIDI@uncw.edu

Renewal and Change Accountability Committee

In July, Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli established the Chancellor’s Renewal and Change Accountability Committee, comprised of students, faculty, staff, alumnus and community members. The 12-member committee is chaired by Maurice Smith ’79, UNCW Board of Trustee member, with Cabinet members serving as ex-officio members. 

20-21 Inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Fellows

Twelve faculty and staff members have been selected as Diversity & Inclusion Fellows. Fellows will work in collaboration with the Provost’s Office, the Division of Student Affairs, the Business Affairs Office, and the Office of General Counsel to enhance the university’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Fellows will work in collaboration with each of these offices to design programs, policies, and/or procedures that focus on one of the following institutional priorities with respect to diversity and inclusion.  

The UNC Board of Governors created the UNC System Racial Equity Task Force to address the issues of race and racism within the UNC System institutions. Members conducted a system-wide survey in September and seven town halls in October, connecting with more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff members to shape recommendations for system improvements. The Racial Equity Task Force approved recommendations, based on feedback from the surveys and town hall meetings, during its December meeting. The recommendations will be shared with the UNC System President and the UNC Board of Governors.

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