The Office of Inclusion and Belonging hopes to be your home away from home.
If you have time in between classes, stop by, use our computer lab, catch up on homework or just hang out with friends and enjoy good conversation.
We are here to help you navigate your college experience. We can assist you with finding a tutor, recommending campus workshops and activities and any other dilemmas you may be facing.
The Office of Inclusion and Belonging’s mission is to cultivate a culture of respect, awareness, and understanding among Pitt State students, faculty, and staff, celebrating diversity on campus and in the community.
The OIB facilitates this mission through the following objectives:
- Seminars and Workshops: These programs are designed to broaden the horizons of students, faculty, and staff on issues regarding diversity and multiculturalism.
- Support Structure for Student Organizations: The OIB provides support services for the Black Student Association (BSA), Hispanics of Today (HOT), and Native American Student Association (NASA), including assisting with the planning of events and programs throughout the academic year.
- Celebration of Nationally Recognized Heritage Months: The OIB participates alongside the entire national community in the celebration of cultural heritage months including but not limited to African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American months. The OIB also supports many other initiatives such as National Women’s History Month.
- Participation in Diversity and Multicultural Conferences: OIB ambassadors attend workshops and conferences throughout the academic year to continuously develop the the tools and resources necessary to consistently achieve the OIB mission at Pitt State.
- Student Advisement Programs: The hosts events and provides services that ease students’ transition to higher education and helps build the relationships and support structure that enables them to persist and graduate from Pitt State. The OIB also sponsors several leadership skill-building programs for students.
- Access to Educational and Developmental Resources: The OIB maintains the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC). The MRC is a comprehensive library of books, magazines, and videos for students, faculty, and staff. The MRC also houses a computer lab with FREE PRINTING.