CSB+SJU Inclusion Visioning Statement

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University believe that an excellent liberal arts education requires an understanding and appreciation of cultural difference and that everyone deserves to feel safe and morally valued. To that end, we will challenge our own practices and systems. Our commitment to an inclusive environment will be incorporated into all decision-making processes. We dedicate ourselves to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons. We commit to:

• Foster a learning and working environment that reflects respect for all persons
• Make decisions in accordance with our commitment to inclusivity
• Promote inclusion via self-reflection and professional development
• Respond to the common call of Catholic Social Teaching and Benedictine values to dismantle systems of oppression
• Share and engage these practices in all that we do in the classroom, across our campuses and in the greater world

Reflections:

• Message from the Presidents on the Conclusion of the Derek Chauvin Trial - April 2021
• A call to prayer and action following the killing of Daunte Wright - April 2021
• DEIJ Update from the Presidents - March 2021
• Message from the Presidents Condemning Anti-Asian Violence - March 2021
• CSB+SJU Presidents’ response to open letter to CSB+SJU on antiracism - August 2020
• Faculty statement about the killing of George Floyd - July 2020
• CSB+SJU Student Senates Call to Action - June 2020
• Statement following the killing of George Floyd from President McAllister - June 2020
• Statement following the killing of George Floyd from President Hinton - May 2020

Actions:

• DEIJ Coordinating Council Spring 2022 Update (PDF) - June 2022
• Confronting Racism: Human Dignity in Action - Antiracism Statement
• DEIJ Coordinating Council Initial Report (PDF) - June 2021
• IISS announces upcoming spring 2021 events
• Actions Towards a More Inclusive CSB+SJU (PDF) - 2020
• Actions Towards a More Inclusive CSB+SJU (PDF) - 2019
• Actions Towards a More Inclusive CSB+SJU (PDF) - 2017
• Becoming Community
• Multicultural Student Services
• CSB Inclusion Ecosystem (PDF)
• College of Saint Benedict Breonna Taylor Scholarship for Racial Justice
• Transgender Student Admission Policy