Enrollment and Student Services ADEI Unit Update January 2023

Happy New Year from the Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) Unit of Enrollment and Student Services! The ADEI Unit includes Multicultural Student Services, the Disability Access Center, and LGBTQ+ Western. We provide services, programming, and advocacy centering students with marginalized identities. Together, we build learning spaces that foster community and engage topics of equity and justice. You can learn more about the unit and our work throughout the ADEI Unit website.

Fall 2022 marked our first quarter as a full Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Unit. This update highlights some of our Fall activities and shares ways to engage with us in the coming months. 

We are grateful to our fabulous team of staff and student colleagues, and to all of you who co-organize, access services, strategize, laugh, and creatively build with us.

In community,

Amy, JoeHahn, Josef, and Litav

Connect with the ADEI Unit Winter quarter!

There are many ways to connect with Multicultural Student Services, the Disability Access Center, and LGBTQ+ Western, including these suggestions.

Students:

• Join us for Multicultural Center Community Lunches every Wednesday at noon. Lunch is provided. It’s a chill time to connect with peers and ADEI Unit staff and learn something new.
• Participate in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with learning, service, gratitude, and community on January 16.
• Attend the Club Showcase on January 17, 18, and 19 to find ways to get involved with student clubs.
• Mark your calendars for kickoff and closing events for Black Excellence Month – the Black Student Coalition Grand Opening on February 1 and the Legacy Ball on February 25. Check the website for events throughout February to honor and celebrate Black excellence.
• Check back on our ADEI Unit events page for info about workshops to build your skills and comfort intervening to stop bias incidents.
• Visit our website and social media for announcements of educational sessions for Women’s History Month and the Black Student Coalition’s Black Speaker Series.
• Interested in serving on LGBTQ+ Western’s Advisory Group? Email JoeHahn by January 20 to express your interest.
• Visit us in the Multicultural Center on the top floor of the Viking Union and in the Disability Access Center in Wilson 170 for support, resources, and community. Our staff and student team are here for you!

Faculty and staff:

• Some of our ESC and LGBTQ+ clubs need an active advisor. If you’re interested in serving as an advisor, contact Chelsea Joefield for ESC clubs or JoeHahn for LGBTQ+ Western clubs.
• Visit our ADEI Unit events page and stay up to date on events we are hosting and ways to get involved. It means a lot to students to see faculty and staff showing up for events. Join us!
• Our programs are engaging learning experiences. Encourage your students to attend, attend as part of class, or offer extra credit for attendance. If you’re planning to bring a big group to an event, we welcome you giving us a heads up at ess.adei@wwu.edu so we can be sure to have enough space.
• Participate in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with learning, service, gratitude, and community on January 16.
• Attend the Multicultural Center Community Lunch on January 18: LGBT Q&A. This lunch and workshop are a great time to learn some LGBTQ+ basics.
• Interested in serving on LGBTQ+ Western’s Advisory Group? Email JoeHahn by January 20 to share your interest.

Litav Langley - Assistant Vice President for Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Amy Salinas Westmoreland - Director, Multicultural Student Services

Josef Mogharreban - Director, Disability Access Center and Deputy ADA Coordinator

JoeHahn - LGBTQ+ Director