Entries in each section are listed in alphabetical order. It is recommended that users obtain The Faculty of Color Resource Guide from the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity as a complement to this directory. Many thanks to faculty, staff, students, administrators, and community members who have contributed to this Guide. By Choice Oregon State University, like all other social institutions, determines its values. In this regard we assertively express the valuing of diversity as a cherished institutional characteristic.
Some organization achieve diversity as the result of a chance o ccurrence.
We are diverse by choice. Since we have chosen to be diverse, we also choose to work actively and consistently to nurture and support the full range of human diversity in our midst. Its students, alumni, faculty, staff and administrators represent a wide variety of cultures within the United States and around the word. Our differences constitute a strength and, sharing thi s knowledge, we are diverse by choice. OSU is a community working together to nurture shared values and achieve common goals.