Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Building a supportive campus environment where each individual feels welcomed, valued, and supported for success.

Recent Highlights

(D.E.I. video welcoming students back to campus)

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Special thanks to BOLD-Multimedia and The Norman Philharmonic for their hard work and dedication to making this video possible.

Upcoming Programs

International Women's Day | Monday, March 8

DEI Week | March 21 - 28

For additional programs, events, and awareness days visit our calendar.

International Women's Day Summit | Monday, March 8, 11 a.m.

This program was created in collaboration with the OU Gender and Equality Center to celebrate women's achievements, reduce bias and work to create a more equitable world.

Choose to Challenge is the theme of International Women's Day 2021. We ask you to Choose to Challenge with us, by joining in on the International Women's Day (IWD) summit.

We will engage with women innovating in health care and have a panel of female students discussing leadership. We will come together and meet up with interest groups on specific topics and finally we will close out the day in a conversation with Julie Castro Abrams of How Women Lead. She will discuss the national and global impact of How Women Lead, and share with us ways in which she has worked to create lasting change and give her insights on what it looks like when we empower women.

IWD Schedule of Events / Sessions

IWD Schedule 11 a.m. - 3 p.m: Main Zoom Meeting Room \| https://bit.ly/3satOeS 3 - 3:55 p.m: Interest Groups, separate Zoom Meetings 4 - 5 p.m: Main Zoom Meeting Room
11 - 11:45 a.m.	Opening Session Main Zoom Meeting: registration link
Noon - 1 p.m.	Innovative Women in Healthcare Panel Main Zoom Meeting: registration link
1:30 - 3 p.m.	Student Leadership Panel Main Zoom Meeting: registration link
3 - 3:55 p.m.	Lean In Circles These will take place in separate meeting rooms, please register in advance for the one that interests you. Circle 1: Executive Leadership Host: Belinda Hyppolite, Ed.D. Register: http://bit.ly/37DFrTI Circle 2: Work/Life Balance Host: Dr. Jasmine Willis- Wallace Register: http://bit.ly/2ZGK4ba Circle 3: Pursuing a Masters or Doctorate Host: Jasmine Henry, M.Ed. Register: http://bit.ly/3pKlNvF Circle 4: Personal & Professional Branding Host: Danielle Pullen Register: http://bit.ly/2NmN6z3 Circle 5: Male Allyship Host: Derek Binsfield http://bit.ly/3bSb90U
4 - 5 p.m.	Closing session with Julie Castro Abrams of How Women Lead Main Zoom Meeting: registration link

IWD Theme: Choose to Challenge

Each year, IWD has a theme to help us engage in the day with intention. Visit the website to learn more about how to engage in IWD with this year's campaign theme: (https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme)

IWD 2021 campaign theme: #ChooseToChallenge

A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day.

We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.

From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge.