Seattle University
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups

The Office of Multicultural Affairs has Peer Mentors with the Connections Leadership Program that support the transition of new first-year and transfer students of color. OMA's Diversity & Equity Education Program's peer educators host programs and dialogues that invite students, faculty, and staff to engage critically with issues of social justice and inclusion. OMA-Admissions Liaisons assist both the Office of Admissions and the Office of Multicultural Affairs with the recruitment and guidance of first-year and transfer students at Seattle University. The liaisons reach out to traditionally underrepresented population groups in hopes of fostering a sense of community and diversity at Seattle University. These groups include: racial minority groups, LGBTQ students, first-generation students, commuter students, and economically-disadvantaged students.

The Office of Institutional Equity (OIE), in support of the university's efforts to promote and maintain an equitable, safe, and inclusive working and learning environment: *Oversees and coordinates the university's response to all complaints of discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, and related retaliation - including monitoring outcomes, identifying and addressing patterns, and assessing effects on the campus climate, and *Partners with other key resources at SU to ensure that the university's support resources, training, policies, and procedures are effective, fair to all involved, and consistent with the university's mission and values. The course of action taken by OIE when notified of discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, or related retaliation will depend on the particular facts and circumstances involved. Possible steps include: *Providing assistance with accessing on- and off-campus resources; *Facilitating interim supportive or protective measures, which may include changes in work situations or academic and residential accommodations; *Providing information about or coordinating assistance with external reporting options; *Conducting a prompt, effective, and equitable investigation; and *Coordinating the university's efforts to address the concerns, with the intent to end the conduct, prevent its recurrence, and remedy its effects.