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 celebrate differences.
- To create a campus philosophy accepting all people, ideas, and cultures.
Grays Harbor College values respect for the diversity of all 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.
We Value Student Input
At the DEC, we value student input and are happy to incorporate your ideas!
let us know if there are workshops or programming you’d like to see,. We would love to hear from you!
For more information or to connect
Contact the DEC
Associate Director of Student Life for Equity, Inclusion and Engagement
marco.cerqueira@ghc.edu
Phone: 360-538-4250
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.