Stories From 2015
Students Encouraged to Complete and Submit Campus Climate Survey
The Spring 2015 Campus Climate Survey is now live! On April 6, all currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students received an invitation from Chancellor Woodson to participate in the survey.
Undergrad Tolu Oyelowo Shines Nationally
Toluwalope Oyelowo, a junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering, recently visited OIED. Toluwalope (known as Tolu to her friends) has been active in the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), since her first year at NC State, moving from general member to chapter executive board member in her second year, then regional executive board member as a junior and will serve as national academic excellence chair in the coming year.
Show Your OIED Sticker on Social Media, Get 'Postered'!
Visit one of our campus community centers starting this week: the African American Cultural Center, the GLBT Center, Multicultural Student Affairs, or the Women's Center to pick up one of the new OIED stickers until supplies run out.
Learning to Be Vulnerable
Garry Morgan, associate director of diversity programs in the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, recently spent a week with students and staff at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (UWL) with the LeaderShape Institute. Here he explores one of the lessons he learned from the week.
Lavender Graduation: Then and Now
On Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Talley Coastal Ballroom, the GLBT Center will host its annual Lavender Graduation ceremony for 2015 GLBT graduates.
“Beyond the Veil” Returns
The NC State Women’s Center is proud to co-sponsor "Beyond the Veil," an annual program held with the Muslim Students Association (MSA). "Beyond the Veil" features a panel of hijab and non-hijab women discussing gender, faith, hair, hair coverings and meaning in our community.
BRIDGES 2015 Program Now Recruiting Women
Recruitment efforts are underway for the BRIDGES Class of 2015. BRIDGES provides an opportunity for women faculty and senior administrative staff to understand and prepare for leadership roles in the academy.
Is Free Speech Really Free?
“There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” is a popular adage dating as far back as the 1930s. The meaning of the phrase is simple: it is impossible to get something for nothing.
OIED Prepares for Leadership Transition
The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity will lose its first Vice Provost this summer when Joanne Woodard leaves to begin a new position as vice president for diversity and inclusion at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX, in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
OIED Staff Honored with 2015 Provost’s Awards for Excellence Nominations
Congratulations to Otis McGresham, assistant director for interpersonal violence services in the Women's Center and Garry Morgan, associate director of diversity programs in Diversity and Inclusion, for their Provost's Awards for Excellence nominations! Otis and Garry were recognized for their outstanding contributions and service to NC State on Thursday, April 2, 2015 by the Provost and Awards selection committee.