追求更加多元、公平、包容和公正的社会

Living our Mission

LaGrange College exists for our students, and aligned with our Wesleyan educational tradition, our faculty, staff, 政府支持他们“寻求真理”.我们的使命宣言要求我们成为“一个道德和关怀的社区，重视卓越。, service, civility, diversity and inclusion, [preparing] students to become successful, 追求正直和道德勇气的负责任的公民.”

为了实现这些目标，威尼斯人娱乐城努力成为一个多元化的机构. Students, faculty, 工作人员会接触到不同程度的, and understanding of, diversity.  通过承认和庆祝这些不同的经历, 我们可以为所有人创造学术成功的机会, regardless of background.  我们学院和威尼斯人娱乐城社区的所有人都必须有意识地建设, developing, 维持相互尊重和真诚的关系, sharing stories of everyone’s lived experiences, and working to eliminate all barriers to opportunity.

作为一个机构，如果不承认我们的全部历史和我们社区中每个人所扮演的角色，我们就无法前进.

如果不重视每个人在我们校园的经历，我们就不能作为一个机构向前发展, 理解作为一个包容的社区意味着每个人的声音在培养我们机构的身份方面是不可或缺的.

We can do better. We must do better.

作为一个社区，响应我们使命宣言的号召，

we are ethical and caring when we

• 赋予所有个人充分表达其身份的权利, including but not limited to, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, ability, citizenship, age, political views, socioeconomic status, veteran status, immigration status, and physical appearance
• 透过自我照顾，提供及支持社区身心健康的发展, emotional support, and an awareness of neurodiversity
• 提供并鼓励精神探索和发展宗教认同的机会

we maintain excellence in what we do by

• 通过记录我们完整的机构历史，了解学院在社会和当地社区中的地位
• Provide and engage in an inclusive learning environment, recognizing that students learn in different ways
• 理解和探索平等和不平等在塑造我们的个人和大学身份和经历中所扮演的角色.

we are in service to others when we

• 积极参与社区活动，无论是在学院还是在威尼斯人娱乐城
• Advocate for others
• 认识到我们社区的需要，在需要的地方志愿奉献我们的时间和才能

we are civil to one another when we

• Intentionally and courageously listen to one another
• 认识到语言的力量，在与他人交谈时需要相互尊重的对话
• 把彼此的信仰理解为他们生活经历的产物

we honor and promote diversity and inclusion as we

• Review our current practices, policies, and curricula through a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Develop and implement inclusive and equitable practices, policies, and curricula across the institution
• 支持和鼓励学生组织的建立和维护，以充分反映学生群体的多样性
• 认识并接受校园里各种各样的声音，并采取措施放大这些声音

In endorsing this framework of action, LaGrange College affirms the need to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion on our campus and in the larger community. 这是我们对我们的机构的期望, what we want our campus community to become, and how we want others to see us:  as an institution that views everyone as being made in God’s own image; with their own skills and abilities, desires, and dreams; and with their own valuable role to play in the community.

Board of Trustees endorsement of work

At its April, 2023, 威尼斯人娱乐城董事会通过了这一框架，并批准创建和出版该机构的完整历史.  确定这一框架不仅与机构的持续成功相关，而且是必要的, but as “the right thing to do” for our students, our institution, and for the larger LaGrange community.  该机构的历史将在未来2 - 3年内完成，并突出校园社区所有成员的贡献, 每个人都聚集在一起创建了现在存在的机构.  This history will be begun in Fall 2023.

Permanent DEIJ committee created

In early summer, 2023, 校长苏珊娜·巴克斯特成立了威尼斯人娱乐城委员会，致力于建立一个更加多元化的大学, Equitable, Inclusive and Just Community. 一个常设委员会将于2023年秋季开始，向总统报告, 该委员会的存在是为了协调整个校园的努力，以建立和维持一个更公平的社区. The Committee will meet regularly to:

• Initiate and coordinate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across campus, as identified in the college’s strategic plan;
• 创建一个保留和学生成功数据的基线, organized by various student demographics, 并在秋季备案日之后每年更新数据;
• Coordinate a schedule of regular assessment of policies, procedures, activities, and events on campus, 并根据最佳做法酌情对政策和程序提出修改建议;
• 定期评估校园氛围，并就多样性提出建议, equity, inclusion, and justice to the appropriate group;
• Update all member constituencies, including the LaGrange community, regularly regarding DEIJC activities; and
• 在总裁的指示下完成其他与deij相关的职责.

The committee will be chaired by Brian Peterson, 学术事务副主席兼多样性主任, Equity, and Inclusion, and will be composed of faculty, staff, and student members.  Serving for up to three years, 以下的教职员工接受了校长的邀请，加入委员会.  The length of their term is identified in parentheses.  2023年初秋将任命三名学生，为期一年.

• Colby Jones, Associate Professor of Education (2025)
• Laurie Jones, Director of Human Resources (2026)
• 詹森·约努斯，女子篮球总教练和越野教练(2025)
• Linda McMullen, Ely R. Callaway, Sr.，国际商务与管理学教授(2024)
• 贾斯汀·穆勒，临床心理健康咨询助理教授(2026)
• Nikkovia Sweet，传播和市场营销部专家和助理(2024)

Brian Peterson
Vice President of Academic Affairs
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下列校园建筑在正常办公时间内提供男女卫生间.

• Banks Hall -2^nd  and 3^rd Floors
• Callaway Science Building - 1^st Floor
• 卡拉威教育大楼(CEB) -足球练习场入口
• Hudson Lab Science Building - 1^st Floor
• Pitts Dining Hall - Lobby Left
• Quillian Building – 2^nd Floor -Human Resources
• Smith Hall – 1^st Floor- Cobb Board Room Entrance
• Westside Building- Lobby of Beason Hall