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Diversity Works: A Newsletter from the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs
Summer/Fall 2009 -- Volume 1 Issue 2       [ Return to Table of Contents ]

Welcome from Vice President Edwin C. Marshall

Dear Friends,

As we start a new semester at Indiana University, it is important that each of us think about how we can individually and collectively contribute to the excellence of our university through the promotion of a welcoming and inclusive environment where diversity is expected and valued. In this edition of our newsletter, we discuss some of the activities and programs that the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (DEMA) supports in its mission of diversity and inclusion.

Dr. Marshall

Vice President Marshall
Photo credit: The Herald-Times
We explore two of our summer programs that are successfully preparing the next generation of workers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). We hosted the first-ever ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at IU, where middle-school students learned why water is a resource they should never take for granted. Our STEM Summer Scholars were mentored by leading scientists who collaborated with them on cutting-edge research. These and other DEMA initiatives are but a few examples of how well diversity works at IU. In the words of Ben-Ari Boukai, a Herbert Presidential Scholar from Indianapolis, "My lens of viewing the world and those who differ from me has truly expanded to be more inclusive and understanding of others."

As our state and the nation face challenging times, DEMA's mission is more important than ever. However, our mission must also be your mission. You must be as vested in the process as we are to help maintain and foster the excellence that is Indiana University. So, whether this is a welcome back or a first time welcome, the DEMA family looks forward to engaging you in making this a most successful year of academic excellence through diversity and inclusion.

Edwin C. Marshall, O.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs

DIVERSITY WORKS AT IU: What is your unit or department doing to advance diversity and equity at IU? Please send us your stories by
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Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs
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(812) 856-5700

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