Campus Climate
These initiatives support a welcoming campus climate in which all people are treated with respect. Learn more.
College-MADE
The College-MADE (Multicultural Access, Diversity, and Equity) Initiative provides individual colleges with data-driven approaches to increasing representational diversity, improving campus climate, and creating partnerships to effect positive change. Learn more.
Community Outreach, Retention, and Engagement (CORE) Program
Community Outreach, Retention, and Engagement (CORE) Program is a holistic, culturally relevant program out of the Office for Equity and Diversity (OED) to support family engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMN-TC). Learn more.
Diversity Community of Practice (DCoP)
The DCoP is a grassroots community of faculty and staff across who leverage personal and professional expertise to ensure the successful implementation of equity and diversity goals at the University of Minnesota. Learn more.
Institute for Diversity, Equity and Advocacy (IDEA)
IDEA is a research initiative that convenes scholars from the University of Minnesota and from around the world to collaborate across disciplines, departments, colleges and campuses. Learn more.
Louis Stokes North Star STEM Alliance
The Louis Stokes North Star STEM Alliance is the Minnesota branch of a nationwide program. In addition to funding from NSF, we also receive funding from 3M to support Southeast Asians and the rest of our cohort. LSMAP provides stipends, travel opportunities, research funding, and more to students who join our cohort. Learn more.
Sexual Misconduct Hearing Committee and Hearing Panels (SMHC)
The Sexual Misconduct Hearing Committee (SMHC) is comprised of trained individuals who serve on hearing panels in sexual misconduct cases. Based on the evidence presented at the hearing and other relevant evidence, SMHC panel members determine whether it is more likely than not that a respondent violated the University’s Administrative Policy. Learn more.
Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program (SMPP)
The Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program (SMPP) provides strategic coordination of the University’s sexual misconduct prevention and response activities in partnership with University stakeholders systemwide. Learn more.
Step Up
Step Up is a Twin Cities-based partnership of the City of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, and the Project for Pride in Living. The Step Up program provides summer internship opportunities for youth ages 14-21 from Minneapolis who have not yet enrolled in a post-secondary opportunity. Step Up has provided more than 34,000 internship opportunities since 2003, including more than 600 at the University of Minnesota, yielding tremendous benefits for young people, businesses, and our regional economy. Learn more.