Indiana State University

Indiana State University values diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice. We acknowledge and respect persons of color, persons with disabilities, our LGBTQIAP+ community, our international communities, varied languages, age groups, religious communities, underserved populations, varied socioeconomic backgrounds.

And many other communities and groups that collectively enhance, enrich and strengthen our ISU Sycamore family. We are proud to be a servant led and student-centered institution!

Our Strategic Plan, Focusing on Our Future Together, reflects our institutional commitment to develop a campus of Inclusive Excellence, to ensure that everyone feels appreciated, respected, valued, and welcome. Whether at our residential campus, hybrid, or through distance education.

ISU graduates are empowered to become conscientious and culturally astute leaders, sharing their skills and talents locally, nationally and internationally. Our vision reflects the integration of critical thinking, cultural competency, and conscientious respect for varied perspectives to empower students to live and work in a democratic society. Our core values reassure members of the ISU community that their role and responsibility is critical to the well-being of our long-term commitment that fosters a shared responsibility that holds the campus community accountable for the progress of diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging was established in 2016 to support Indiana State University's goal of becoming an inclusive-excellent campus. Indiana State University has a long history of increased diversity on its campus.

Representing over 65 countries, our campus community recognizes the importance of maintaining an environment that not only recognizes individual differences, but empowers our community to learn and grow from a culture that embodies inclusive excellence in all of its complexities. 

We offer education, training, and support services, facilitation of cross-campus collaboration, and enterprise-wide leadership to the campus and our community to build an inclusive culture for all students, faculty and staff.

We encourage you to view our Strategic Plan, Focusing on Our Future Together, to learn more about university-wide accountability, goals and objectives that support all members of the Sycamore community.