Office of Equity & Diversity
- Role of the Office
- Original Inhabitants and Land Acknowledgement Statement
- Title IX/Sexual Misconduct
- Non-Discrimination/Anti-Harassment
- Employee Accommodations
- Student Non-Academic Accommodations
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- University Policies Under OED
- Inclusive Recruitment and Hiring
- Faculty Resources
- Training
- Diversity Programs & Special Events
- Staff
Undergraduate Admissions
Contact Us:
- OFFICE OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY
- 800 LINDEN STREET
- Â鶹´«Ã½, PA 18510
- The Â鶹´«Ã½
- Phone: (570) 941-6645
- Fax: (570) 941-6304
- diversity@scranton.edu
Diversity Initiatives Grant Information
The Office of Equity and Diversity and the Diversity Initiatives Review Board (DIRB) are pleased to provide an easy online application process! The updated guidelines include elements of The Â鶹´«Ã½ Strategic Plan - , along with a scoring rubric for applicants to consider when creating a diversity project. The DIRB will meet in November and April to review and consider applications. You may submit an application anytime during the year.
Commitment to Diversity Education
The Â鶹´«Ã½ values diversity as a critical and integral part of its mission. It is the intention of the University Administration and Board of Trustees to promote initiatives that energize the commitment to diversity inclusion, provide opportunity for inter-cultural engagement as well as expand opportunities for multicultural experiences for our community. The Office of Equity and Diversity oversees, supports and sponsors the development and growth of diversity awareness education programs that promote inclusivity and incorporate the foundation of the University’s new strategic plan: our community, our core and our commitments. Applicants are encouraged to consider these principles when drafting proposals.
Exciting Programs Sponsored by Diversity Grants
Rubric used by the Diversity Initiatives Review Board
All project proposals will be evaluated and scored based upon the following criteria. Applicants will be given a score of up to 10 points in each category, for a maximum of 40 points.
The highest amount of points will be given in each category as it satisfies the following elements:
- Proposal and Funding Model: Proposal is clearly defined, exemplifies one or more of the above-referenced goals and objectives, and contains abundant strategies to support implementation; funding model is realistic.
- Measurable Impact on Community Learning: Proposal is likely to have a significant educational impact on a large portion of the population and seeds innovation. Applications must include a draft of the survey and/or assessment tool that will be used to measure the impact/response of the audience.
- Collaboration: Proposal includes significant collaboration across multiple disciplines, and/or with community partners, and showcases diversity as part of the educational experience.
- Project Promotion: Proposal demonstrates clear identification of target audience and effective and/or extensive marketing strategy for recruitment of participants.
In the event there are a number of proposals with tie scores, the review board may award up to 5 points for proposals that include a diverse speaker, collaborator, or presenter.
Diversity Initiatives Grant Award Winners
| AWARD RECIPIENT | YEAR OF AWARD | PROJECT | AWARD | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Karam | 2015-2016 | TA Talks | $2,500.00 | Completed |
| Huey Shi Chew | 2015-2016 | Global Insights | $2,400.00 | Completed |
| Rebecca Dalgin | 2015-2016 | Eric Arouz, disAbilities Conference evening keynote | $2,500.00 | Completed |
| Susan Mendez | 2015-2016 | Roberta Villalon, researcher: Immigration, Domestic Violence and the Latina Population | $2,100.00 | Completed |
| Delicia Alarcon | 2015-2016 | Festival of Nations | $2,500.00 | Completed |
| Patricia Wisniewski- Beading Hope Std. Club | 2015-2016 | NAMI "In Our Own Voice" with Kerry Bentler | $450.00 | Completed |
| Marzia Caporale | 2015-2016 | 18 IUS, Soli film director | $550.00 | Completed |
| Julie Schumacher Cohen | 2015-2016 | Global Tastes | $1,250.00 | Completed |
| Patricia Cummings - Irish Student Club | 2015-2016 | Potato Mash in celebration of St. Patrick's Day | $750.00 | Completed |
| Linda Ledofrd-Miller | 2015-2016 | Spanish Guitarist - Paulo Soler | $1,000.00 | Completed |
| Jessica Nolan | 2015-2016 | Border Crossers - Discussing | $1,500.00 | Completed |
| Justine Johnson | 2015-2016 | Safe Zone Facilitators | $1,500.00 | Completed |
| Elizabeth Rozelle | 2015-2016 | Lindsey Pollak - "Becoming the Boss" Career Diversity Training | $1,000.00 | Completed |
| Jose Sanchez | 2016-2017 | Denice Frohman Slam Poet | $1,000.00 | Completed |
| Jose Sanchez | 2016-2017 | Frank Little Bear Presentation Celebrating Native American Culture | $750.00 | Completed |
| Jose Sanchez | 2016-2017 | 1st Annual Global Food Bazaar | $1,500.00 | Completed |
| Justine Johnson | 2016-2017 | Global Solidarity: Human Trafficking Awareness | $2,500.00 | Completed |
| Justine Johnson | 2016-2017 | Safe Zone Workshop Materials | $600.00 | Completed |
| Hannah Jackson | 2016-2017 | 11th Annual World Languages and Cultures TA Talks | $2,450.00 | Completed |
| Marzia Caporale | 2016-2017 | Blaxploitalian Film Screening and Discussion with African-Italian Director Soli | $700.00 | Completed |
| Sufyan Mohammed PRSSA Student Club | 2016-2017 | Emotional Suffering Education Summit | $2,500.00 | Completed |
| Cathy Seymour | 2017-2018 | Justice on Tour Students Faculty and Staff | $1,600.00 | Completed |
| Jamie Trnka | 2017-2018 | Guerilla Girls | $1,100.00 | Completed |
| Rebecca Dalgin | 2017-2018 | disAbilities Conference evening keynote presentation: RJ Mitte | $2,500.00 | Completed |
| Amy Hoegan | 2017-2018 | Realities of Immigrating | $2,000.00 | Completed |
| Maria Marinucci | 2017-2018 | Safe Zone Curriculum Updates | $1,440.00 | Ongoing |
| Susan Mendez | 2017-2018 | Visit with novelist Angie Cruz, class visits and campus presentation with readings, Q&A. | $2,000.00 | Completed |
| Hannah Jackson | 2017-2018 | TA Talks Sp 18 | $686.64 | Completed |
| Sondra Myers | 2017-2018 | History Matters: Adwan Lecture, Schemel Forum | $1,000.00 | Completed |
| Jose Sanchez | 2017-2018 | Screening of Latinos Beyond Reel, w/ Dir. Miguel Picker | $550.00 | Completed |
| Rebecca Dalgin | 2018-2019 | Working Through the System with Bern Gavlick and Bill Ziegler | $2,500.00 | Completed |
| Maria Marinucci, Michael Ritterbeck, University Programming Board | 2018-2019 | Screening and Discussion of The Hate U Give | $1,400.00 | Completed |
| Hannah Jackson | 2018-2019 | TA Talks Sp 19 | $1,500.00 | Completed |
| George Gomez- Asia Student Club | 2017-2018 | Holi Festival of Colors | $2,500.00 | Completed |
| Jose Sanchez - United Cultures Organization Student Club | 2017-2018 | Festival of Nations | $1,500.00 | Completed |
| Yamile Silva | 2016-2017 | Women in Mariachi Music: Flor de Toloache's performance | $2,500.00 | Date TBA |
| Maria Marinucci | 2017-2018 | GaySL The Intersection between LGBTQ and Disability | $1,673.36 | Date TBA |
| Gunjan Bansal | 2018-2019 | Inter-disciplinary Collaboration Enhancement Initiative | $400.00 | Date TBA |
| Sufyan Mohanned PRSSA Student Club | 2018-2019 | National Organ Donor Competition and Awareness Event | $2,350.00 | Completed |
| Janette Scardillo | 2018-2019 | Intersections of Sexual and/or Gender Minority Identities: Ethical and Legal Discussions for the Health Professional | $1,350.00 | Completed |
|
Christina Lenway, Mary Ellen Pichiarello |
2018-2019 | Preparing for Success: Minds, Hearts, and Classrooms | $1,500.00 | Completed |
| Ann Pang White - Asia Club | 2019-2019 | Diwali/Navratri | $800.00 | Completed |
| Ann Pang White - Asia Club | 2018-2019 | Holi Festival '20 | $1,300.00 | Canceled |
| Ana Ugarte | 2018-2019 | Se Habla Espanol Dance Nights | $900.00 | Fall & Spring 19-20 |
| Jose Sanchez | 2018-2019 | Festival of Nations '20 | $2,000.00 | Canceled |
| Teresa Grettano | 2018-2019 | On Her Shoulders Film Screening and Discussion | $2,090.00 | Completed |
| Jennifer Rose Pennington | 2018-2019 | Royals Respect Preventing Sexual Misconduct | $2,200.00 | Completed |
| Hannah Jackson | 2019-2020 | TA Talks 20-21 | $1,800.00 | Postponed to Spring 2021 |
| Kimberly Pavlick | 2019-2020 | Women in Government Celebration | $2,500.00 | September 17, 2020 |
| Maria Marinucci | 2019-2020 | Safe Zone Training Expansion | $1,400.00 | Ongoing |
| Susan Mendez | 2019-2020 | Author Ernesto Quinones | $2,500.00 | Postponed until Spring 2021 |
| Hank Willenbrink | 2019-2020 | Play: Men on Boats | $1,000.00 |
Completed
|
| Billie Tadros | 2019-2020 | Meg Day Poet and Deaf Consumer | $2,500.00 |
Completed
|
| Lauren Rivera | 2019-2020 | We Are Â鶹´«Ã½ Student Video | $500.00 |
Postponed
|
| Catherine Seymour | 2019-2020 | Justice on Tour Fall 2019 | $350.00 |
Completed
|
| Virginia Picchietti | 2020-2021 | Black Italians#Digital Culture in Contemporary Italy |
$300 |
Completed
|
| Julie Schumacher-Cohen | 2020-2021 |
Faculty/Staff Workshop: Community Based Learning as a Critical Pedagogy
|
$1,500.00 | Completed |
| Elizabeth Garcia | 2020-2021 | Faculty/Staff Webinar: A Call to Conversion: Eliminating Anti-Black Racism as a Jesuit, Catholic University | $1,250.00 |
Completed
|
| Tara Hamilton-Fay | 2020-2021 | Me and White Supremacy: Book reading followed by guided dialogues, for administrators, faculty and staff. | $1,500.00 |
Summer/Fall 2021
|
| Maria Marinucci, Jose Sanchez | 2021-2022 | ROCK Program - Royals of Color Kickoff Welcome events supporting new students of color at Â鶹´«Ã½. Programming will continue through the arye. | $2,500.00 | 2021-2022 |
| Jennifer Rose Pennington | 2021-2022 | The Lenape: Past, Present and Future, a presentation by Curtis Zunigha | $763.30 | Nov. 30, 2021 |
|
Ann Pang-White
Asia Club
|
2021-2022 | Diwali/Navratri Festival | $1,500 | Oct. 22, 2021 |
| Maria Marinucci, Jose Sanchez | 2021-2022 | ROCK Program - Royals of Color Kickoff - Fall 22 | $2,500 | Fall 22-Spr. 23 |
| Ann Pang-White Asia Club |
2021-2022 | Holi Festival | $2,500 | Apr. 23, 2022 |
|
Jose Sanchez
Spanish Cultural Club
|
2021-2022 | El Carnaval | $2,500 | Apr. 30, 2022 |
|
Jose Sanchez
United Cultures Organization
|
2021-2022 | Festival of Nations '22 | $2,500 | May 6, 2022 |
| Susan Mendez | 2021-2022 | Mariana Ortega: Listening to Sorrow in Border Cantos | $2,000 | Dec. 1, 2022 |
| Darlene Miller-Lanning | 2021-2022 | Mayan Narratives: photo gallery and lecture by Byron Maldonado | $2,000 | Nov. 2022 |
| Julie Schumacher-Cohen | 2021-2022 | Indigenous History of the Lackawanna River Valley, visit and community keynote with Curtis Zunigha | $1,980 | Mov. 16-18, 2022 |
| George Auliso, Black Student Union | 2022-2023 | Black History Month on Film | $2,500 | Feb. 2023 |
| Hannah Jackson | 2022-2023 | World Languages TA Talks, | $2,100 |
Spring 2023
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| Darlene Miller-Lanning | 2022-2023 | A New Understanding: Paintings by Travis Prince - first Friday Artwalk and student lessons | $2,300 |
Feb. 2023
|
| Kimberly Pavlick | 2022-2023 | Fair Play, film screening and discussion on International Women's Day | $545 |
Mar. 2, 2023
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Jose Sanchez
United Cultures Organization
|
2022-2023 | Festival of Nations '23 | $2,500 |
May 3, 2023
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| Julie Schumacher Cohen | 2023-2024 | Christians & The Middle East | $2,250 |
Nov. 14, 2023
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| Ann-Pang White/ Asia Club | 2023-2024 | Diwali/Navratri Festival | $1,500 |
Nov. 2023
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| Ann Pang-White/Asia Club | 2023-2024 | Feminism Expo | $1,200 |
Apr. 2024
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| Jose Sanchez | 2023-2024 | United Colors Organization Campus Dinner Dance | $2,500 |
Spring 2024
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| Darlene Miller-Lanning | 2023-2024 | Call to Action Poster Workshop and Opening by Wixdsm | $2,500 |
Spring 2024
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| Jose Sanchez/ALAS Student Club | 2023-2024 | El Carnaval | $1,370 |
Spring 2024
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| Jose Sanchez/ United Cultures Org. | 2023-2024 | Festival of Nations | $2,500 |
Spring 2024
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| Kayla Bettachini/Italian Student Association | 2024-2025 | Italian Game Night | $900 |
Oct. 2024
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| Yamile Silva/Association of Latin American Students | 2024-2025 | Latin Dance Night | $2,130 |
Nov. 2024
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| Ahmed Gomaa/Muslim Student Association | 2024-2025 | Eid Al-Fitr Celebration | $2,350 |
April 2025
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| Krisy Elrod | 2024-2025 | Cultural Carefest | $2,500 |
Nov. 2024
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| Paul Tierney | 2024-2025 | Finding Light in the Darkness: Exploring the Intersection of Ignatian Values and Addiction Recovery | $1,000 | Oct. 2024 |