Student Affairs and Campus Partners Joint Anti-Racism Statement
Posted June 12, 2020
During the course of the last couple of weeks, SIUE has sent various messages to our campus community regarding the recent killings of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd – black lives lost to senseless brutality. Their deaths are a reminder that despite measures to move this country forward in justice and equity, systemic institutional oppression continues to exist, continues to haunt any forward progress, and continues to cause deep and traumatizing pain to members of our community.
Because of this, Student Affairs and our partners find it necessary to make clear our stance on the importance of reflection, education and action. It is imperative that those within our community know that we are filled with unbeatable resolve to do the work necessary to challenge systemic racism within our institution and to be actively anti-racist. We plan, with our campus partners, to look critically at the policy, practice and systems within our institution that need to change. This is an extraordinary challenge.
We know multiple steps are needed to effectively and appropriately respond and support. Our first step is to offer moments of reflection. This reflection needs to be authentic, and we need to engage in brave spaces, not just safe ones.
CSDI will host five listening sessions Monday-Friday, June 15-19. For more information about these sessions and to sign up, click here. If you would like to know more about what Student Affairs and our campus partners are doing to reflect, educate and act, please click here for more information at the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion website.
In solidarity,
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs – Dr. Jeffrey Waple, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs – Miriam Roccia, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Office for Academic Equity and Inclusive Excellence – Jessica C. Harris, Ph.D., Interim Assistant Provost
Office of Retention and Student Success- Dr. J. Tyler Phelps, Interim Director
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Student Services – Gretchen Fricke, Director
Graduate and International Admissions – James Monahan, Ed.D., Director
Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (ACCESS) - Dominic Dorsey, Director
Campus Recreation - Keith E. Becherer, Director
Career Development Center - Susan Seibert, Director
Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) – Lindy Wagner, Director
Counseling Services - Courtney R. Boddie, Ph.D., Director
Dean of Students Office – Kara Shustrin, Dean of Students
Dining Services - Dennis Wobbe, Director
Early Childhood Center - Rebecca Dabbs MacLean, Director
Health Service - Riane Greenwalt, Director
Kimmel Student Involvement Center / Morris University Center /Student Success Center - Kelly Jo Karnes, Director
Student Opportunities for Academic Results (SOAR) - Dr. Earleen Patterson, Director
University Housing - Mallory Sidarous, Director
