Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

DEI at Rock Valley College

Transform our campus, change the world. Our vision is to be a campus and community that embodies trust, equity, and a sense of belonging.

Rock Valley College is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus where all learners can make progress towards their educational and career goals. Therefore, the College shall establish initiatives, measures, programs, procedures, and curriculum to advance equity and inclusion for students, staff, faculty, administration, vendors and contractors, and other community partners.

Our core values include: cultural competence, equity-mindedness, fairness, mutual respect, objective truth, sense of belonging, and solidarity.

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View the RVC Equity Plan

award winners of 2023 Eagles Awards of Excellence at RVC

Eagle Awards of Excellence in DEI

The Eagle Awards of Excellence recognizes excellence in the following categories: Student, Faculty, Staff, Community Partner, and Distinguished Service.

View the 2023 Awards

 

Upcoming Events

December 17

Kwanzaa Celebration

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Main Campus – SSC Atrium
January 22

MLK Celebration

11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Main Campus – SSC Atrium

Get Involved

Students, faculty, and staff can get involved by joining DEI-related groups, committees, and initiatives.

RVC PAIC

Rock Valley College's PAIC (Promoting an Inclusive Community) committee strives to lead the college community by enhancing and sustaining an institutional culture of equity and social justice that fosters diversity and inclusion. PAIC has several goals to support this mission.

Learn About PAIC

Safe Zones

Safe Zones are allies who have received RVC Safe Zone training to provide support, information, and referrals. The "Safe Zone" symbol is a message to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, intersex people, LGBTQAI+, and their allies.

Find Safe Zones

DEI Resources

RVC offers several resources surrounding Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives to support a sense of belonging for our entire campus community. Learn about campus resources like Chosen/Preferred First Name, Preferred Pronouns, and All-Gender Bathrooms.

View DEI Resources

DEI Student Ambassadors

RVC is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus where all learners can make progress towards their educational and career goals. Learn more about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion from our DEI Student Ambassadors!

 

Meet Our Team

The Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion supports Rock Valley College's mission "to create and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus where all learners can progress towards their educational and career goals" in collaboration with students, employees, and community partners by providing trainings and workshops, hosting campus and community events, supporting relevant student and employee affinity groups, facilitating intergroup dialogue, offering conflict mediation, and regularly assessing college practices and procedures in the pursuit of Cultural Proficiency and Inclusive Excellence.