Missouri State University, Division for Diversity and Inclusion is excited to participate in this year’s Public Affairs Week! Our participation is marked by the introduction of Diversity Landmarks to all MSU faculty, staff and students.
Diversity Landmarks, named in reference to the planting of diversity placards along sidewalks and entryways, is a campus warming activity designed to promote awareness and display diversity sentiments of campus constituents.
The purpose of Diversity Landmarks is three-fold:
- Convey diversity as a critical component of academic excellence
- Remind us that MSU values every person and the richness that cultural perspectives and life experiences contribute to its academic mission
- Provide an inclusive process for individual expression and recognition
Landmarks truly represent what the MSU Public Affairs mission is all about. See for yourself! Diversity Landmarks will be planted along the newly designed Kings Street corridor and throughout the corral area between Carrington and the PSU.
Each Landmark will include a quote, author and the name of the submitter. Original quotes are encouraged. If all goes well, a contest may be held in the future to recognize original quotes that best characterize MSU’s diversity as a cultural component of academic excellence.
Where is your quote?
If you love what you read and want to participate, send us your quote! Participation in Diversity Landmarks is free and open to all students, faculty, staff and community persons. Email your quotations to: diversityandinclusion@missouristate.edu and watch for your contribution to appear on campus in the near future!
All submissions will be reviewed by the Diversity Landmark Committee.Examples:
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. – Albert Schweitzer, Submitted by Jane Doe, Department of Athletics
It is through our connections to diverse others that we come to know ourselves. – Original quote submitted by Mary Norman, Graduate Student, Counseling Department