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At the University of Washington, we value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives; strive to create welcoming and respectful learning, working and living environments; and promote access, opportunity and belonging.
Mission
The Center for Equity and Inclusion enhances student engagement by offering holistic co-curricular educational opportunities and supportive community building activities that promote success for all students, including those from historically marginalized groups. We empower UW Tacoma community members to understand differences and address matters of social justice for a more equitable campus.
Inclusion Statement
At the University of Washington, we value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives; strive to create welcoming and respectful learning, working and living environments; and promote access, opportunity and belonging.
The University of Washington is dedicated to being an inclusive environment that is welcoming to those with a broad range of backgrounds, lived experiences, and values. You are here because you have demonstrated through your achievements and your struggles that you have important perspectives to offer our community. New experiences and engaging ideas that challenge our viewpoint help us to learn, grow, and prepare to contribute to our thriving democracy.
The world is a complex place. When we disagree, it is important that we do so with empathy and respect for each other's humanity. The UW Student Code of Conduct prohibits discriminatory harassment of all kinds, including racist, sex or gender-based, anti-semitic, Islamophobic, ableist, and other discriminatory harassment. It is our goal that everyone in our community feels welcomed and connected.
Community
The relationships we have within and across social difference that enable us to love our whole selves and be our best selves in a diverse and too-often unjust world.
Cultural Humility
The practice of listening to and sharing stories across social difference in ways that enable us to embrace uncertainty while expanding our worlds to include as many people as possible.
Advocacy
The individual and communal commitment to speak truth to power, build coalitions across difference, and build a more just world.
Accountability
The responsibility we have as individuals and a community to prioritize justice, honor our commitments, and to repair the harms we may cause.
Social Justice
The commitment to social and structural transformation to create equitable outcomes for people across all aspects of social difference.
Joy
The celebration of the identities, achievements, cultures, and relationships we all bring with us to make UWT a life-giving place.
