Diversity

Located in The Hibbard Campus Center, The Action and Empowerment Center is intended to create an open and supportive environment for all students and student groups/clubs by encouraging dialogue, collaboration, and exploration of culture, identity, intersectionality, and difference. As a work in progress, we want all to share ideas for the space in order to best build an inclusive program and center.

Goals for the center:

• Create a welcoming and supportive environment for the Keystone College campus community.
• Establish a space and avenue for identity celebration.
• Create a climate of intentional interaction and collaboration between individuals and groups.
• Develop leaders for positive social transformation.
• Enhance student learning and personal development through intentional Multicultural/Diversity/Inclusion programming.

Student Learning Outcomes for the center:

• Diversity awareness: Students will acquire and articulate knowledge about diverse groups and cultures.
• Cognitive development: Students should gain a greater cognitive and social development derived from experiences in diverse learning environments.
• Identity enhancement: Students should better understand their sense of ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender, and other social identities because of participating in programs.
• Leadership: Programs should provide students opportunities for leadership development within diversity and inclusion.