Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
Texas State is committed to building and supporting an increasingly diverse campus community. To that end, the university supports a variety of strategic initiatives promoting diversity and inclusion.
Efforts include:
- Employee Professional Development Certification for Inclusion (Scheduled Launch September 2019)
- Increasing the academic success and retention of historically underrepresented students.
- Funding over $70,000 per year in grant funding for programs and projects that incorporate the strategic plan for diversity and inclusion.
- Implementing strategies that will support diversity learning in the classroom
- Recruiting and retaining a highly qualified, diverse workforce of faculty, staff and administrators.
- Creating a system of oversight, assessment and accountability to ensure that strategic goals are met and exceeded.
- Using Texas State’s internally and externally projected image to promote our commitment to diversity
- Annual recommendation of faculty and staff nominees for the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award to the university president
Council on Inclusive Excellence
The Council on Inclusive Excellence provides oversight, advice and support for the university’s goal to enrich our learning and working environment by attracting and supporting a more diverse faculty, staff and student body.
Funded Proposals
Below is a list of Diversity Proposals approved for funding in Fall 2019.
The Langston Hughes Project
Art & Design Lecture Series: Artist Lecture and Printmaking Workshop by Visiting Artist Miguel A. Aragón
Financial Literacy That is Engaging
Artistic Residency Rosely Conz
Janet Helms: Racial Identity, Diversity, and Inclusion on Campus
Star Stories: True Stories of Life at TXST
Migrar-é by Angela Cubillan Arteritano
Embracing First-Generation Students at Texas State: Overcoming Barriers and Creating New Spaces
Ryan Sallans Keynote and Campus Visit
Neighbors by Onix X Mejias-Rodriguez
Academic Freedom, Diversity, and Inclusion
Project Know Your WORTH (Women Offering Resources, Truth and Heart)
Asian Culture Showcase
Diversity Week: Living in our Truths
Asian Culture Showcase
The 2019 Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Awards
Faculty Award
Dr. Russell G. Moses
Lecturer, Philosophy
Staff Award
Michelle Sotolongo
Student Development Specialist, Honors College
