OFIC strives to promote diversity and inclusivity and is able to achieve this mission with the help of generous donors funding Diversity Grants to our member campuses. Below are stories of how independent colleges have used awarded Diversity Grants to expand their efforts in creating a more all-encompassing campus for their faculty, students and community. Interested in funding a grant?

Circle of Understanding Engagement Series

Malone University hosted a series of programs to spread awareness about diversity and inclusion among students, staff and community members.

Creating Inclusive Classrooms

Heidelberg University hosted sessions for their faculty focused on creating meaningful connections with all students to promote inclusive environments in the offices and classes of our campus.

Celebrating CulTUral Uniqueness

Tiffin University provided the college community with a day full of tools and resources connecting cultural competence and unconscious bias to advancing individual, group, and societal norms.

Restorative Justice and Cultural Intelligence Trainings

Bluffton University held two trainings for students and faculty, one that included discussion on cultural awareness and another to help with creating safe spaces for discussion between roommates.

BIPOC Mental Health Summit

In collaboration with three Ohio universities, Ursuline college hosted a Summit discussing “Reimagining Mental Health” and “Changing the Conversation.”

Applications Now Open

Interested in applying for an on-campus diversity grant?