2025 updates - Intercultural Center

INTERCULTURAL CENTER/HOME PAGE
- Student Quote (for home page landing area)
  - “I gained a community from it . . . There’s a quiet space in the middle of campus to chill . . . ”-Michaela Harvey (’27)
  - “Having a safe space on campus with snacks [and] drinks . . . has helped me a lot . . .” -Michael Brown (’28)
- The vision of the Intercultural Center is to foster community engagement and belonging via cultivation of intercultural knowledge, competency, and leadership through co-curricular signature programs, community-building initiatives, auxiliary support for recruitment and retention, and primary support for religious and spiritual life.
SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
- Cultural Heritage Month Observances
  - The Intercultural Center collaborates with campus partners, student organizations, and community members to create a calendar of events featuring intergroup dialogues, keynote speakers, social events, films, and more.
- Intercultural Festival
  - The Intercultural Festival is an annual celebration of difference to unite, inspire, and entertain the entire campus community. It creates a space to introduce various cultures through creative displays, activities, foods, and performances.
- Intercultural Tailgate
  - The Intercultural Center partners with student organizations and alumni affinity groups annually to host the Homecoming Tailgate. Students, alumni, faculty, and staff unite to reminisce and create new memories before the Homecoming game.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
  - In partnership with the Office of the President, the Intercultural Center hosts an annual program to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVES
- STUDENT QUOTE (for community building landing area): “First Fridays have gotten me through some HARD weeks this year. Stepping into a warm and welcoming environment for a sweet treat on my way to class makes me feel cared for. Keep it up!!!!”-Parker Hignight (’26)
- First Fridays
  - On the first Friday of each month during the academic year, the Intercultural Center holds an open house featuring fare from a local small business, typically a bakery, and invites faculty, staff, and students to stop by and celebrate making it to a new month, meet someone new, or check in with friends. The goal is to encourage faculty, staff, and students to cultivate and sustain connections with the broader community.
- Fresh Fridays
  - On the second Friday of each month during the academic year, the Intercultural Center celebrates the unique fashion sense of faculty, staff, and students. The goal is to encourage faculty, staff, and students to celebrate and respect individuality.
- Friendship Fridays
  - On the third Friday of each month during the academic year, the Intercultural Center encourages faculty, staff, and students to connect with friends and loved ones. The goal is to encourage faculty, staff, and students to cultivate and sustain ties within their inner circle or personal community.
AUXILIARY SUPPORT
- Student Quote for Auxiliary support landing area.
  - “They are always willing to help and listen.”-Iyanla Corbett (’26)
- Dean of Students
  - Cultural Registered Student Organizations
    - Current Listing
      - Black Student Alliance
      - Bridges
      - Chinese Culture Club
      - Latinx Familia Association (LFA)
      - Model UN
    - Support Provided
      - Formal and Informal Advising
      - Resources to facilitate campus-wide exposure for events focused on cultural education and exchange.
    - Institutional Effectiveness
      - Campus Climate Study
        
        Campus Climate Committee
      - Social Identity Survey
      - Engagement & Belonging Strategic Plan
    - Institutional Advancement
      - Alumnae & Alumni Affairs
        
        Affinity Groups
      - Academic Affairs
        
        Student Success
        
        Summer Bridge Program
        
        RandolphFIRST is a summer transition program for first-generation, first-year students
        
        International Programs and Services
        
        International Education Week
        
        The Intercultural Center collaborates with the International Programs and Services Office to host International Education Week to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.
        
        Learning & Development
        
        Intercultural Assessments
        
        Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
        
        Trainings
        
        Inclusive Language
        
        Safe Zone
        
        Green Zone
        
        Blue Zone (Neurodiversity)
        
        Lectures
        
        Finance & Administration
        
        Human Resources
        
        Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
        
        Open to all employees, employee resource groups are voluntary employee coalitions focused on a shared interest.
        
        Jewish Diaspora
        
        SANKOFA ERG: African Diaspora
        
        LAVANDA ERG: LGBTQIA+
        
        Custom Employee Training Sessions and Workshops
SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE
- The mission of Spiritual and Religious Life division is to serve Randolph College community members with belief, who claim no belief, and all who seek deeper meaning in life by
  - providing opportunities for meaning-making and personal discovery;
  - nurturing the vitality of campus communities of reflection, spiritual practice, and worship; and
  - promoting courageous, candid, and transformative dialogue among religious communities and other disciplines of intellectual life.
- Guiding Principles
  - Autonomy– Randolph College community members, as individuals and in groups, have the right to expect that when they respectfully decline invitations to certain religious activities or express the desire not to be contacted by their sponsors, these expressions will be respected.
  - Pluralism– Randolph College community members, as individuals and in groups, have the right to expect that their personal religious or spiritual commitments (or lack thereof) will respectfully coexist with those of others.
  - Integrity – Randolph College community members have the right to expect all groups not affiliated with the College that aspire to include students in their life and work will make this interest known to and discuss feasibility with the Chief Engagement and Belonging Officer.
  - Transparency– Randolph College community members have the right to expect that events sponsored by particular religious groups, or events that will espouse points of view associated with a particular faith, will be clearly identified as such.
  - Impact– Randolph College community members can expect that the activities and programs of its constituent communities of faith will make positive contributions to religious and spiritual life at the College.
- Houston Memorial Chapel
  - The physical home of interfaith spiritual and religious life at Randolph College.
    - Provides space for religious practices and performances, meditation, interfaith dialogue, and more.
      - Intercultural Baccalaureate
        
        Formal, secular celebration of the graduating class held in Houston Memorial Chapel.
      - MOSAIC
        
        The Multifaith Open Secular Atheist Inclusive Council (MOSAIC) is an administrative entity comprised of faculty and staff that supports the Chief Engagement and Belonging Officer (CEBO) in overseeing Spiritual and Religious Life at the College.
      - Religious Accommodations
        
        Students
        
        Students seeking religious accommodations for academic work should speak directly to their professors. Should issues arise, the CEBO should be contacted to serve as a mediator and help resolve the issues.
        
        Employees
        
        Employees should contact human resources for assistance navigating the religious accommodations policy.
        
        Registered Cultural Organizations
        
        Randolph College Gospel Choir
        
        Initiatives
        
        Spiritual and Religious Life Fair
        
        Belief Town Halls
        
        Interfaith Fellows (Fall 2025)
        
        Pluralism Dialogues

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• INTERCULTURAL CENTER/HOME PAGE
o Student Quote (for home page landing area)
 “I gained a community from it . . . There’s a quiet space in the middle of campus to chill . . . ”-Michaela Harvey (’27)
 “Having a safe space on campus with snacks [and] drinks . . . has helped me a lot . . .” -Michael Brown (’28)
o The vision of the Intercultural Center is to foster community engagement and belonging via cultivation of intercultural knowledge, competency, and leadership through co-curricular signature programs, community-building initiatives, auxiliary support for recruitment and retention, and primary support for religious and spiritual life.
• SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
o Cultural Heritage Month Observances
 The Intercultural Center collaborates with campus partners, student organizations, and community members to create a calendar of events featuring intergroup dialogues, keynote speakers, social events, films, and more.
o Intercultural Festival
 The Intercultural Festival is an annual celebration of difference to unite, inspire, and entertain the entire campus community. It creates a space to introduce various cultures through creative displays, activities, foods, and performances.
o Intercultural Tailgate
 The Intercultural Center partners with student organizations and alumni affinity groups annually to host the Homecoming Tailgate. Students, alumni, faculty, and staff unite to reminisce and create new memories before the Homecoming game.
o Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
 In partnership with the Office of the President, the Intercultural Center hosts an annual program to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVES
o STUDENT QUOTE (for community building landing area): “First Fridays have gotten me through some HARD weeks this year. Stepping into a warm and welcoming environment for a sweet treat on my way to class makes me feel cared for. Keep it up!!!!”-Parker Hignight (’26)
o First Fridays
 On the first Friday of each month during the academic year, the Intercultural Center holds an open house featuring fare from a local small business, typically a bakery, and invites faculty, staff, and students to stop by and celebrate making it to a new month, meet someone new, or check in with friends. The goal is to encourage faculty, staff, and students to cultivate and sustain connections with the broader community.
o Fresh Fridays
 On the second Friday of each month during the academic year, the Intercultural Center celebrates the unique fashion sense of faculty, staff, and students. The goal is to encourage faculty, staff, and students to celebrate and respect individuality.
o Friendship Fridays
 On the third Friday of each month during the academic year, the Intercultural Center encourages faculty, staff, and students to connect with friends and loved ones. The goal is to encourage faculty, staff, and students to cultivate and sustain ties within their inner circle or personal community.
• AUXILIARY SUPPORT
o Student Quote for Auxiliary support landing area.
 “They are always willing to help and listen.”-Iyanla Corbett (’26)
o Dean of Students
 Cultural Registered Student Organizations
• Current Listing
o Black Student Alliance
o Bridges
o Chinese Culture Club
o Latinx Familia Association (LFA)
o Model UN
• Support Provided
o Formal and Informal Advising
o Resources to facilitate campus-wide exposure for events focused on cultural education and exchange.
o Institutional Effectiveness
 Campus Climate Study
• Campus Climate Committee
 Social Identity Survey
 Engagement & Belonging Strategic Plan
o Institutional Advancement
 Alumnae & Alumni Affairs
• Affinity Groups
o Academic Affairs
 Student Success
• Summer Bridge Program
o RandolphFIRST is a summer transition program for first-generation, first-year students
 International Programs and Services
• International Education Week
o The Intercultural Center collaborates with the International Programs and Services Office to host International Education Week to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.
 Learning & Development
• Intercultural Assessments
o Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
• Trainings
o Inclusive Language
o Safe Zone
o Green Zone
o Blue Zone (Neurodiversity)
• Lectures
 Finance & Administration
• Human Resources
o Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
 Open to all employees, employee resource groups are voluntary employee coalitions focused on a shared interest.
• Jewish Diaspora
• SANKOFA ERG: African Diaspora
• LAVANDA ERG: LGBTQIA+
o Custom Employee Training Sessions and Workshops
• SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE
o The mission of Spiritual and Religious Life division is to serve Randolph College community members with belief, who claim no belief, and all who seek deeper meaning in life by
 providing opportunities for meaning-making and personal discovery;
 nurturing the vitality of campus communities of reflection, spiritual practice, and worship; and
 promoting courageous, candid, and transformative dialogue among religious communities and other disciplines of intellectual life.
o Guiding Principles
 Autonomy – Randolph College community members, as individuals and in groups, have the right to expect that when they respectfully decline invitations to certain religious activities or express the desire not to be contacted by their sponsors, these expressions will be respected.
 Pluralism – Randolph College community members, as individuals and in groups, have the right to expect that their personal religious or spiritual commitments (or lack thereof) will respectfully coexist with those of others.
 Integrity – Randolph College community members have the right to expect all groups not affiliated with the College that aspire to include students in their life and work will make this interest known to and discuss feasibility with the Chief Engagement and Belonging Officer.
 Transparency – Randolph College community members have the right to expect that events sponsored by particular religious groups, or events that will espouse points of view associated with a particular faith, will be clearly identified as such.
 Impact – Randolph College community members can expect that the activities and programs of its constituent communities of faith will make positive contributions to religious and spiritual life at the College.
o Houston Memorial Chapel
 The physical home of interfaith spiritual and religious life at Randolph College.
• Provides space for religious practices and performances, meditation, interfaith dialogue, and more.
o Intercultural Baccalaureate
 Formal, secular celebration of the graduating class held in Houston Memorial Chapel.
o MOSAIC
 The Multifaith Open Secular Atheist Inclusive Council (MOSAIC) is an administrative entity comprised of faculty and staff that supports the Chief Engagement and Belonging Officer (CEBO) in overseeing Spiritual and Religious Life at the College.
o Religious Accommodations
 Students
• Students seeking religious accommodations for academic work should speak directly to their professors. Should issues arise, the CEBO should be contacted to serve as a mediator and help resolve the issues.
 Employees
• Employees should contact human resources for assistance navigating the religious accommodations policy.
o Registered Cultural Organizations
 Randolph College Gospel Choir
o Initiatives
 Spiritual and Religious Life Fair
 Belief Town Halls
 Interfaith Fellows (Fall 2025)
 Pluralism Dialogues