Campus Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
We constantly strive for the Shenango campus to be a warm and welcoming space to all of our students, faculty, and staff. We value diversity in the student experience and work hard to promote the idea of celebrating the differences among us.
The mission of the Shenango DEIB Committee is to promote respect, inclusiveness, and belonging, and works to engage the campus community in activities that educate, foster awareness, and initiate positive change.
The previously named Diversity Committee was re-established in 2018 with the intent to develop a shared and inclusive understanding of diversity at the Shenango campus. The committee was charged with finding ways to incorporate diversity across disciplines, within the campus workforce, and everyday life at Shenango. Currently, the Shenango Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee continues to pursue this goal through providing quality programming and working with various University groups.
2023-24 DEIB Events
Diversity Film Series
Three films per semester focusing on historically underrepresented communities being recognized during those months.
- September 13, 2023 - Latinos Beyond Reel
- October 4, 2023 - 12 Years a Slave
- November 29, 2023 - Home from School: The Children of Carlisle
- February 28, 2024 - Behind the Shield: The Power & Politics of the NFL
- March 20, 2024 - Paris is Burning
- April 10, 2024 - Muslim American: Constructing the Terrorist Threat
Music & Art
- Feb. 26: Quartez Harris poetry reading
DEIB Speakers
- Feb. 21: Opened Eyes presents to the campus community regarding inclusivity to inspire community growth
Additional campus events
- Feb. 12: Black History Jeopardy
- Feb. 14: Represent Your Culture Event (partnership with International Cultures Club)
- Feb. 21: Food Around the World
Resources for faculty and staff
- DEIB at Penn State University
- Faculty & Staff resources through Student Affairs
- Safer People Safer Places Workshops
- BUILD @ Penn State (Broadening Understanding and Inclusion through Learning and Dialogue)
Shenango faculty publications about DEIB topics
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration lffath Syed
- Uses feminist political economy and gender lenses
- Syed, I. U. (2021). Feminist political economy of health: Current perspectives and future directions. Healthcare. 9(2): 233-242.
- Uses anti-racist health lens and acknowledges diversity in body sizes
- Syed, I. (2019). In Biomedicine, Thin Is Still In: Obesity Surveillance Among Racialized, (lm)migrant, and Female Bodies. Societies. 9(3): 59-72.
- Addresses racism
- Syed, 1.U. (2020). Racism, racialization and health equity in Canadian residential long term care: A case study in Toronto. Social Science & Medicine. 265: 113524
- Immigrant health issues
- Syed, I., and Ahmad, F. (2016). A Scoping Literature Review of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada. Journal of Global Health. 6(2):28-34.
- Religious minorities and immigrant health issues
- Syed, 1.U. (2020, Online First). Hijab, niqab, and religious symbol debates: Consequences for health and human rights. International Journal of Human Rights.
- Syed, 1.U.B. (2015). Labour Exploitation and Health Inequities among Market Migrants: A Political Economy Perspective. Journal of International Migration and Integration. 17(2):449-465.
Professor of History Philip Nash
Books:
- Clare Boothe Luce: American Renaissance Woman (Routledge, 2022)
- Breaking Protocol: America's First Female Ambassadors, 1933-1964 (University Press of Kentucky, 2022)
Articles and Book Chapters:
- "A Woman's Place is in the Embassy: America's First Female Chiefs of Mission, 1933-64," in Glenda Sluga and Carolyn James, eds., Women, Diplomacy and International Politics Since 1500 (Routledge, 2016)
- "American Women at the UN: From Breakthrough to Dumping Ground?" History News Network, April 19, 2020 (https://hnn.us/article/175049)
Shenango Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee Contacts
- Erika Jones, Administrative Support Assistant, DEIB Committee Co-Chair
- Cassandra McCowin, Student Engagement Coordinator, DEIB Committee Co-Chair
