Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX
A Message of Support
As we continue to watch the details unfold of the recent violence in Kenosha, I want to express to you my commitment to fostering a safe, inclusive, and culturally vibrant campus community here at Elizabethtown College. You do not know me, and I don’t presume to know what each of you are feeling in this moment. My words likely mean very little to you, and I respect that. But please know everyone in our office is here to serve you, advocate for you, listen when you need an ear, help identify and remove barriers, and to cheer you on in your multiple successes. You have at least four people in your corner among David, Ellis, MaryAnn and I, in addition to the multiple faculty, staff and administration at the College who are eager to support you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out, even if you are still at home. We may all be in this together, but we know that each person is impacted in different ways by the pandemic, by our political and social climate, and by the acts of violence our communities are experiencing.
You may reach us by email:
Nichole Gonzalez, Director for Title IX/Compliance Programs and Intercultural Affairs – gonzaleznichole@etown.edu
David Stewart – Associate Director of Intercultural Affairs – stewartd@etown.edu
Ellis Bonds – Assistant Director for Community Living - Diversity and Inclusion Programs – bondse@etown.edu
MAryAnn Sluzis – Assistant to the Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Title IX - sluzism@etown.edu
COVID 19 MESSAGE OF SUPPORT
A message to our campus community:
During these challenging times, we want to reassure you of our commitment to inclusion, acceptance and justice. As a community, we uphold our values more than ever in the face of adversity as we strive to support each other. Self care, coping strategies and support resources are available through the Chaplain's Office (https://www.etown.edu/offices/chaplain/index.aspx), Counseling Services (https://www.etown.edu/offices/counseling/index.aspx), and Bowers Wellness Center (https://etown.edu/bowers-center/events.aspx). You may also reach out to us by email or phone, or if you need immediate assistance, please call Campus Security at the emergency phone number of 717.361.1111.
Nichole Gonzalez
Director of Title IX/Compliance Programs and Intercultural Affairs
Baugher Student Center Room 247
717.361.1179
gonzaleznichole@etown.edu
David L. Stewart
Associate Director of Intercultural Affairs
Baugher Student Center Room 247
717-361-1998
stewartd@etown.edu
MaryAnn B. Sluzis
Assistant to the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Title IX
Baugher Student Center Room 247
717.361.3159
sluzism@etown.edu
Our Mission
Inclusive Excellence: A Commitment to Diversity
Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community—students, faculty, staff, and administrators—are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
Elizabethtown College does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, possession of a general education development certificate as compared to a high school diploma, or any other legally protected status. This commitment applies but is not limited to decisions made with respect to hiring and promotion, the administration of educational programs and policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other College administered programs. Discriminatory acts of any kind are strictly forbidden.
Inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies may be directed to Ms. Richelyn Penn Mekile, Director of Human Resources & Title IX Coordinator, Myer Administration, Room 2200, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA 17022, mekiler@etown.edu, or 717.361.1179.
For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit Office for Civil Rights for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1.800.421.3481.
Terminology
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Diversity is range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs.
- Inclusion is involvement and empowerment where the inherent worth and dignity of all people are recognized. This requires active, intentional, and continual engagement with diversity in the curriculum, the classroom, co-curricular activities, social, cultural, and intellectual communities and any places where people might connect. (AAC&U)