Resources
Important University Resources
The University of Rochester has several offices that support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts—both at the University level and in the community:
- David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity
- Interfaith Chapel
- Green Center for Career Education and Connections
- Center for Community Engagement
- Center for Urban Education Success (supporting the UR-East High Partnership and urban schools nationwide)
- Office of Equity and Inclusion
- University Counseling Center - Support for AAPI Students (weekly drop-in group)
- Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- CARE Network
University Organizations
- Graduate student life
- University of Rochester Disability Awareness
- University of Rochester Pride Network
- Graduate Women in Science
- Language Center
- UR DREAMers
- ADITI
- ADSE Rochester
- UR SACNAS
- Graduate Students of Color
- Multi-Cultural Student Organizations
- College Diversity Roundtable (CDR) Committee
- Chinese Students and Scholars Association
- Graduate Students Raising Families
- Persian Student Association
- Rochester Indian Association
- QSOC (Queer Students of Color) (A student-led group that both serves as a safe space discussion group and resource for Pride Network events.)
- Asian American Alliance
- Forté Campus at Rochester
Professional Organizations
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC)
- Association of Women in Computing
- Women in Computing Conference
- AIChE: All for Good
- AIChE: DEI
- AIChE: LGBTQ+ Stories
Diversity Talks, Websites, and More...
We recommend the following talks and websites for insightful perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion:
- Stop AASPI Hate
- REAL Conversations series (Rochester’s Equity & Access Leadership monthly lecture)
- National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
- The world needs all kinds of minds (Temple Grandin, YouTube Channel)
- David Bellos: Linguistic Diversity IS Language (YouTube Channel)
- Emmanuel Acho: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube Channel)
- Kimberlé Crenshaw: What is Intersectionality
- Kimberlé Crenshaw: The Urgency of Intersectionality
- What is Intersectionality and Why is it Important?
- AIChE Podcasts
- Engineering Justice
- Why Should I Care About Diversity in Engineering?
- Black in Engineering
- Queer Engineer International
- QueerBioQ: LGBTQ+ Engineers
- Winds of Change
- Engineering Change Podcast