Office of Diversity, Identity, Culture & Inclusion

The Office of Diversity, Identity, Culture & Inclusion seeks to build a culture reflective of the current and future student body.

Support and Programming

Some of the areas of support and programming we provide for Randolph College include…

Institutional Support top ^


  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Planning
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training and Development
  • Institutional Social Awareness, Action & Accountability
  • Sankofa – Employee Resource Group
  • Spiritual Life

     

    Direct Student Support top ^


    • Affinity Groups advisement
    • Commuter Student resource
    • Cultural Programming–Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Women’s History Month, Heritage Month(s), Pride, LGBTQ+ History Month, etc.
    • International Student services
    • Mentor-Match for BIPOC Students
    • Queer/LGBTQ+ student success

    Engagement Opportunities

     

    Training top ^

    close up of a Unity button
    Unity project

    • Inclusion Summit
    • Liberal Arts College Racial Equity Leadership Alliance (LACRELA) Monthly Sessions
    • Safe Zone Project Training

     

    Groups top ^


    Students enjoy a picnic under a shade tree on front campus at Randolph College.
    • Commuter Students at Randolph  (CAR)
    • Diversity Student Council
    • Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
    • PanWorld
    • Black Student Alliance (BSA)
    • Latinx Familia Association (LFA)

    Statements

    Community Statement top ^

    Since its founding in 1891, Randolph College challenged conventions and educated women, a sharp departure from common social practice of the time which formally educated men.

    Today, we stand at another crossroads of reckoning – race, class, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexuality, and gender are identities that are testing the ethical underpinnings of higher education institutions.

    As a liberal arts institution firmly rooted in a tradition of a life more abundant and in the value of education as freedom for all, we are positioned to heed the current call of righting historic silences and the continuous work of equity management in our operations, academic programs, and support services.

    We are charged to serve the community around us, enhance the community within our walls, and build a community poised for our future. We are committed to each of our students and the safety within this community. Therefore, we will respect and honor each person while finding opportunities to support, encourage and celebrate.

    Our community stands against any form of racism, sexual, gender, age, disability, ethnic or religious discrimination or any act that demeans another.

    Land Acknowledgment top ^

    We acknowledge the land Randolph College occupies was inhabited by Yesa (the people) but due to warfare, disease, forced migration, assimilation and broken treaties, the People were reduced in numbers and were forced to a fraction of the land they once occupied.

    Today, descendants of the original people of the land, the Monacans “understand that the land is the People and the People are the land and we are not strangers on any of the land that was once considered our territory.”

    Global Dignity Pledge top ^

    “I pledge to join with others to create a world where compassion, understanding and love triumph over intolerance, injustice and inequality. I pledge to be kind and open-minded, honoring the unique gifts and value of others.”

    Global Dignity

    Forms top ^

    Religious Accommodations Request PDF | DOCX

    Meet the Staff top ^

    Jaclyn Beard

    Jaclyn Beard

    Interim Chief Diversity Officer
    jbeard@randolphcollege.edu

    Raine Harris

    Raine Harris

    Diversity Coordinator
    434-947-8580
    rharris@randolphcollege.edu

    Contact top ^

    Office: 106 Main Hall
    (one door down from the Student Life Office and President’s Office)
    Email: diversity@randolphcollege.edu
    Phone: (434) 947-8580
    Mail:

    Office of Diversity, Identity, Culture & Inclusion
    Randolph College
    2500 Rivermont Ave
    Lynchburg, VA 24503

    Instagram: @Randolphcollegediversity