Diversity at Jewell

Diversity is all the ways in which we differ. Celebrating the fact that the human community is diverse, William Jewell College is committed to being an inclusive community that values the worth of each individual while respecting and accepting differences.

William Jewell College Values and Vision

• We value the promise of our community to shape us, enriched by our similarities and differences.
• Our vision includes celebrating the fact that the human community is diverse while respecting and accepting differences.

College Diversity Committee

The Mission of the Diversity Committee

1. to foster increased, enhanced, and sustained diversity at William Jewell College;
2. to address diversity in four dimensions - climate and intergroup relations, access and success, education and scholarship, and institutional viability and vitality; and
3. to facilitate a process of evaluation of diversity at William Jewell College

The College Diversity Committee has the following members:

• Student Presidents of Black Students Association, UNITY Association, and Student PEACE Allies
• Five faculty members nominated by the Faculty Committee on Committees
• Staff representatives from the offices of Student Affairs, Human Resources, Admissions, Athletics, and Alumni Programs
• The Vice President for Religious Ministries, the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs

PEACE Faculty/Staff Ally Support Network

The mission of a support network program is to show support for Students of Diverse Populations through education, support, and awareness among William Jewell College faculty and staff. The program contributes to an open campus climate and to increased awareness among college constituencies about varied backgrounds.

Related: Peace Allies Resource Manual

Goals of a support network program at William Jewell College:

• Establish a network of faculty and administrators who are available for students seeking help, assistance, and support.
• Provide appropriate training to support network volunteers regarding issues related to Students of Diverse Populations, multiculturalism, issues of sexual identity, student development, and general counseling techniques.
• Create an approach to student developmental support that provides students with more choices of faculty and staff from whom to seek assistance in the event they are challenged by developmental and/or cultural issues.

Description and Purpose:
The PEACE Allies program is an educational intervention program. The purpose of the program is to provide students a safe (non-threatening, non-judgmental) place to talk about themselves, their experiences, and their development. The primary goal of the program is to develop allies for students and to positively enhance the campus environment through individual interaction between faculty/administrators and students addressing such issues as hate speech/hate crime, racial/sexual identity issues, sexual violence/sexual harassment issues, and related topics. This program is but one component of a college commitment to address the personal developmental needs of students.

Organizations

The following on-campus organizations are related to diversity. To learn more about these and other organizations, please visit our Campus Organizations page.

• UNITY Association
• Black Students Association
• International Relations Club
• Phi Sigma Iota
• Amnesty International
• DIAKRINOMENA
• Student PEACE Allies
• Cardinals Caring Across Cultures
• Diversity House

Community Standards

William Jewell expects from its community an understanding of the campus ethos as well as an understanding of the core values of the institution. Consequently, the college has established a set of Community Standards which all individuals, groups, and organizations can use as a guide. The college’s students, faculty, staff, administration, and trustees, as well as any campus organizations, are expected to understand and embrace, and are encouraged to follow, the following Standards:

Respect - We believe in a college where students show respect for each other, themselves and the college community as a whole.

Academic Excellence - We believe in promoting, fostering, and expecting academic excellence from every member of the college community.

Inquiry - We encourage members of our community to ask questions, search for answers and to exercise the true life of the mind.

Responsibility - We believe in taking responsibility for ourselves and for our college community.

Service - We believe in serving our college, our community and our world.

Spiritual Foundation - We believe in the need for and importance of a strong spiritual foundation by which all members of our community can live, learn and grow.

Nondiscrimination Statement
William Jewell College pursues a nondiscriminatory policy with regard to employment and educational programs, and endeavors to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, and with other legislation applicable to private, four-year undergraduate Colleges. The College is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, religion, or veteran status. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, promotion, terminations, compensation benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.

The College complies with federal, state and local equal opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from forms of illegal discrimination and harassment.

Inquiries with regard to compliance with Title IX should be directed to the Office of Human Resources.