Diversity and Equity Center

The mission of the Diversity and Equity Center (DEC) is to educate and advocate for awareness, understanding, and acceptance of fair treatment for all people, ideas, and cultures.

Mission of the Diversity and Equity Center

• To provide opportunities to learn and engage in conversations regarding diversity, inclusion, power, privilege, inequity, and social justice. 
• To educate and bring awareness to all identities, such as but not limited to, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic class, age, gender, and disability. 
• To celebrate differences.
• To create a campus culture accepting of all people, ideas, and culture.

Grays Harbor College values the respect for diversity of people, ideas, culture, and the environment. 

Location

The Diversity & Equity Center (DEC) is located on the first floor of the tulalW student center, also known as the 3000 building.

This is a safe space, and everyone is welcome here! Please come on by

We Value Student Input

At the DEC, we value student input and are happy to incorporate your ideas! Your voice matters and we are here to advocate for you. 

If you have ideas for workshops or programming, please reach out to us. We would love to hear from you!

Here in the DEC, we also have student ambassadors who support and put on programming and are in the space to answer any questions you may have.

For a list of programs we are hosting throughout the school year, please look at our Student Life Activities booklet. 

Contact the DEC

Grays Harbor College Land Acknowledgment Statement

Grays Harbor College is located on the ancestral lands of the Chehalis, Chinook, Quinault and Shoalwater Bay Peoples. With this awareness, we honor the ancestors and pay respect to elders past and present of these nations and all Native Peoples of this land who occupy these lands since time immemorial. The College expresses its deepest respect for and gratitude towards these original and current caretakers of the region and to our native students, staff, and faculty past and present as well as support and respect their presence and valuable contributions into the future. As an academic community, we acknowledge our responsibility to establish and maintain relationships with these nations and Native peoples, in support of their sovereignty and the inclusion of their voices in the teaching and learning process.
 

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