Diversity Programming Board
Mission, Goals, & Objectives
The mission of the Rogue Community College Diversity Programming Board is to enrich, support, and celebrate our diverse community by acting as a catalyst for inclusion, continuous learning, understanding, and acceptance through active engagement and facilitation of educational opportunities that challenge biases and deepen conversations.
Goals
- Increase student and staff awareness and understanding of diversity issues at Rogue Community College campuses.
- Provide leadership and guidance to support and honor the diversity of our region.
- Support student initiated diversity activities.
Educational Objectives
- Demonstrate leadership in working with cultural diversity as expressed in staff and students’ ethnic, social, and educational backgrounds.
- Help students and staff to make cultural adjustments where necessary based on understanding the concerns of members of various racial, ethnic, social and cultural groups in order to foster a more inclusive and tolerant campus culture that will promote student retention.
David West Seventh Generation Award
Each year, RCC honors an employee with the David West Seventh Generation Award in recognition of their deep commitment to diversity, inclusiveness, and fair, principled leadership, as well as their positive impact on the lives of students and staff through celebrating and honoring the richness of our college community.
This award was established in 2001 in honor of David West, who is an enrolled member and elder of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and also an RCC alumni. David is the Director Emeritus of Native American Studies at Southern Oregon University, as well as the Konaway Nika Tillicum Summer Native Youth Academy, the longest-running program of its kind.