Our Mission
In alignment with the university's mission, the Office of Institutional Diversity plans, leads and implements, in collaboration with university partners, institutional strategy and initiatives to advance inclusive excellence in all facets of Oregon State University.
Inclusive Excellence Framework
The Office of Institutional Diversity conducts its work through an inclusive excellence framework, which is guided by the following principles:
- Welcoming and considering diverse and diverging ways of thinking, learning and working.
- Focusing on overcoming and removing barriers to access and success for all university students, employees and stakeholders.
- Counteracting unfairness and inequality
- Recognizing the importance and impact of social categories like race, economic class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, veteran-status and others
- Actively addressing bias in policies and practices.
- Recognizing that every member of the university plays a key role in advancing inclusive excellence.
The Office of Institutional Diversity advance its by:
- Raising awareness
- Creating opportunities for dialogue across different viewpoints
- Increasing knowledge and skill to advance inclusive excellence
- Building networks and partnerships
- Informing decision-making across the institution
- Monitoring and regularly reporting outcomes
History of the Office
In 2016, President Ed Ray announced the creation of the Office of Institutional Diversity and the Chief Diversity Officer position to focus efforts to advance Oregon State University's inclusive excellence mission. The Office of Institutional Diversity partners with internal and external stakeholders to advance institutional strategies and initiatives to create an Oregon State community characterized in all it does by inclusive excellence.
Learn more about Oregon State University's recent efforts to build a more inclusive, fair, and diverse university:
Meet the current members of the Office of Institutional Diversity team.