Volume 22
Diversity on Campus:
Monthly Newsletter | August 2022
Welcome to the August Issue of Diversity on Campus!

The school year has started and DEI cannot wait to see everyone out and about around campus!

DEI has spent all summer preparing for your return and searching for ways to make this semester unforgettable.

One way to get involved is by exploring how your story is an integral part of our collective story. In DEI this means: "Your story is our story."

In this issue, you'll find the vice president's welcome back message, the DEI fall calendar at a glimpse and ways to become involved on campus.

We're so excited to have you back and to connect with you this year!

Sincerely,
DEI Team
From the VP Desk
Community Events
Office of DEI, TRIO, and ADRC Celebrate Welcome Week
To welcome returning students and new members of the OU community, the Office of DEI, TRIO Center, and ADRC all visited welcome week events. The Division was able to forge new connections and provide resources to assist students, new faculty and staff in this next year at OU!
Check out the DEI events calendar for the upcoming
fall semester!
August:

Stamp Your Story
Aug. 22 - 26
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Various locations on campus

September:

Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off
Thursday, Sept. 15
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location TBA

Neighborhood Table
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Noon - 3 p.m. | South Oval

Pathway to Belonging
Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Sprinkles
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
*invitation only

Movie in the Park
Thursday, Sept. 22
7- 9:30 p.m. | Walkers Adams Mall

Human Library with ISS
Sept. 26 & 28
Noon - 3 p.m. | Bizzell Library
October:

LGBTQ2S+ History Month Kick-Off
Tuesday, Oct. 4
Location and Time TBA


Indigenous Peoples Day
Monday, Oct. 10
Location and Time TBA


Free Speech Week
Oct. 17 - 23
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Various locations on campus

November:

First Gen Day
Nov. 8
Location and Time TBA


DiversiTEA with VP Hyppolite
Thursday, Nov. 10
*invitation only

December:

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Friday, Dec. 2
Location and Time TBA
News and Involvement Opportunities
Become a Catalyst of Change With D.O.V.
To help ensure the university is a place of belonging for all, join the Diversity Outreach Volunteer program.

As a D.O.V, you can help foster community as you develop connections across campuses.

Are you ready?
Stay Caught Up
With DEI

Follow the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
on social media so you're never left out of
the loop!

Instagram: @diversityou

Facebook: @DiversityOU

Twitter: @DiversityOU
Training and Development
OU Employee Resource Groups

At OU, the Employee Resource Groups are an open forum for individuals with a shared identity to build community and a place of belonging.

ERGs are available at all three campuses and include Black faculty and staff, African American faculty and staff (OU Health), Latinx Coalition, Indigenous Faculty and Staff Circle, LGBTQ+ faculty and staff, Middle Eastern North African faculty and staff, and Asian Pacific Islander Desi Indian faculty and staff.

To learn more, visit the ERG webpage at ou.edu/diversity/about/erg.
Final Thoughts
Monthly Observance:
August 2022
Discover the celebrations, observances and awareness events of the back-to-school month.