The Office of Diversity Initiatives (ODI) serves students, faculty, and staff from underrepresented groups to develop a nurturing and empowering support system at Wilkes University.
The Office of Diversity Initiatives serves as the secondary advisor for historically underrepresented diverse students. We offer support to veterans affairs council, office of disability and other affinity groups on campus. We are dedicated in building and cultivating a culture of belonging across campus and our local community.
The center helped me completely reinvent myself. It has been an experience I could not receive anywhere else. The growth in my personal and professional networks are all thanks to the office.
Cindy Peralta Nin ’21 | Criminology Major, Global Coffee Hour Coordinator
Diversity Student Services
The Office of Diversity Initiatives provides educational support and resources for undergraduate and graduate students specifically those from underrepresented groups.
The ODI welcomes the opportunity to assist students with personal, academic and career concerns that impact their academic success. These services are intended to help students successfully complete their degree program. This may include managing roommate conflicts, resolving a bursar balance, understanding university holds or faculty/student conflict resolution.
The ODI can assist students in a variety of areas such as:
- Adjustment to life as a college student in the Wilkes-Barre area
- Navigating the college experience as a first-generation student
- Interpreting university policies and procedures
- Understanding major admission requirements
Visit the Office of Diversity Initiatives at the Max Roth Center on the corner of South Franklin and West South Street or call 570-408-7856 to schedule an appointment.
Programming
The ODI provides programming to the campus and community to increase awareness and understanding of diversity that build skills for effectiveness in a diverse world, celebrate differences, and foster learning across social and group boundaries to build an inclusive community.
Colonel Cupboard
Max Roth has an extension for the Colonel Cupboard, Wilkes University's community food pantry, located at 215 South Franklin Street. The extension is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (swipe access is required).
More about the Colonel Cupboard
Title IX
Wilkes University is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex. The Title IX Compliance Office at Wilkes provides many resources to students, faculty and staff to address concerns relating to discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes sexual misconduct.
Discrimination & Harassment Reporting
The following form is designed for anyone to report incidents of harassment and discrimination to the University, including Civil rights offenses, sexual harassment and misconduct, relationship violence, retaliation, stalking, bullying.