{"id":96,"date":"2021-07-07T13:43:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T18:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/psychology\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2025-07-29T08:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:35:21","slug":"multiculturalism-and-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/psychology\/resources\/multiculturalism-and-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiculturalism and Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Psychology at 91心頭利 is dedicated to preparing students who will apply their psychological knowledge in an increasingly diverse world. We strive to create and sustain a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity Mission Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Accomplishing this mission requires a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds. Diversity enriches both our department and the science of psychology. We strive to cultivate an inclusive community that values diverse questions, viewpoints, approaches and participants to foster ingenuity, challenge biases and promote intellectual growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, it it important to us to attract individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, including undergraduate majors, faculty, staff and student workers. The Department of Psychology seeks applications from all races and ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds and religions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the Department of Psychology, our efforts to promote diversity are led by our Diversity Committee, a group of faculty and students who coordinate and oversee continuing efforts build our community, with consultation from undergraduate students. This commitment to diversity is part of a broader effort at Bemidji State that includes campus resources such as the Center for Diversity and Inclusion and American Indian Resource Center, and student groups such as the Council of Indian Students, International Student Organization and the Phoenix (supporting LGBTQIA2+ students).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six Overarching Goals to Support our Commitment to Diversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Create and sustain a welcoming, supportive and inclusive departmental climate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Attract and retain greater numbers of individuals from under-represented populations into faculty and staff, including student workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Attract, retain and graduate increasing numbers of students from historically under-represented populations, particularly Indigenous students, as well as international students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Ensure that curricular requirements reflect our department’s commitment to diversity and social justice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Prepare students to become teachers, researchers and clinicians in a diverse world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Develop and strengthen departmental partnerships with diverse communities on a local, state, national and international levels.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Methods for Promoting and Maintaining Diversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n