Diversity Equity and Inclusion

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The Mission of GovState is to promote diversity and foster equity. The philosophy, strategic plan, and practices inherent at GovState embody this ideal by encouraging us to pursue the goals of diversity, inclusion, and equity as essential components of creating education that transforms; connections that endure, and communities that flourish.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging (DEIAB) Statement

Governors State University is committed to supporting a welcoming, richly diverse campus community where all students, faculty, and staff thrive, feel valued, and experience a sense of belonging. An inclusive excellence framework is designed to support the integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts into the core functions and operations of the university while advancing our efforts to obtain educational excellence through GovState’s four DEI goals:

• • Goal 1: Improve recruitment, retention, persistence, completion, and advancement of students from underrepresented communities.
• • Goal 2: Improve the recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty and staff from underrepresented communities.
• • Goal 3: Support inclusive excellence within the formal curriculum and with our co-curricular and extra-curricular experiences.
• • Goal 4: Engage with our alumni and with local, national, and international communities to encourage the pursuit of inclusive excellence beyond the boundaries of GovState.

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Conversations with Leaders: Joi Patterson

Decades before becoming Governors State University’s (GovState's) Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), Dr. Joi Patterson never had dreams of teaching or working in education. “I never thought becoming a teacher was something I could do,” says Patterson, a Chicago native, who didn’t encounter a minority teacher until graduate school.

Read More from the Conversation with Joi Patterson

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