文化 & 多样性

Land Acknowledgement Statement

Alfred University consciously and intentionally recognizes, acknowledges and honors that it sits on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Onöndowa’ga:’ or “Great Hill People.” With a proud and rich history, the Seneca Nation of Indians, also known as the Keeper of the Western Door, are the largest and westernmost of the Six Nations that constitute the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of Nations, a democratic government that pre-dates the United States Constitution.

This territory is covered by The Dish with One Spoon Treaty of Peace and 朋友hip, a pledge to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. It is also covered by the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, between the United States Government and the Six Nations Confederacy, which affirmed the rights and sovereignty of both the United States and the Haudenosaunee.

今天, 阿尔弗雷德纽约, Allegany County and New York State at-large are still home to Seneca people who continue to assert their tribal sovereignty. They act as caretakers and stewards of this land while actively maintaining their culture, ceremonies and languages on this territory. By offering this land acknowledgement we reaffirm our commitment to working to hold Alfred University more accountable to the needs of the Seneca and of other First Nations peoples. We acknowledge our gratitude for the opportunity to work for and with First Nations people in this place, as we pay our respects to our Seneca Nation relatives on their lands.

President's Committee on 多样性 Statement - June 3, 2020

We feel crushing sadness over George Floyd’s heinous murder last Monday. 我们也分担了伤害, 愤怒, 爱, and hope of the protestors and demonstrators who are working to bring about systemic change in the wake of the most current atrocities perpetrated upon Black people in America. We consciously recognize and acknowledge that the most recent demonstrations and protests seeking justice for George Floyd are the tragic continuation and extension of the outrage and trauma intimately connected to so many other unjustified and horrific Black and 棕色（的） deaths: Eric Garner, who also could not breathe; Michael 棕色（的）, whose hands were up; Philando Castile, who was reaching for his license; Breonna Taylor and Atatiana Jefferson, who were both killed in their homes; and far too many others.

黑人是2岁.5 times more likely to be killed by police than White people are; Black women 1.4倍的可能性. These disparities reflect the deeper issue that demonstrators are protesting – that Black lives have not been equally valued in this country. Such purposeful devaluation is at the heart of the Black Lives Matter movement. Alfred University supports the mission of The Black Lives Matter Global Network: “healing ourselves and each other, and co-creating alongside comrades, 盟友, and family a culture where each person feels seen, 听到, 和支持.”

Alfred University is committed to educating our community, actively acknowledging and challenging the insidious impact of bias – within our community as well as in the broader society. We unequivocally condemn both historic and modern systemic racism, where bias and power have converged violently to oppress and suppress Black, 棕色（的）, and other historically marginalized populations – whether in the form of economic discrimination, reduced access to education and health care, or the disproportionate killing and incarceration of Black and 棕色（的） individuals by the criminal justice system.

• Alfred University condemns the murder of George Floyd and all other victims at the hands of police officers.
• Alfred University supports and will conduct implicit bias training at our own institution.
• Alfred University supports implicit bias training and overt bias screening of police departments.
• Alfred University commits to a deliberate and intentional course of action to create an environment in which we will 听......, 学习, and amplify those voices actively and consistently advocating for equity and inclusion, 通过编程, professional development, and philanthropic initiatives.

To promote meaningful opportunities for Alfred University students, 教师, and staff to protest the murder of George Floyd, we are inviting you to participate in the following community-initiated events:

• 4 p.m. Thursday, June 4, Rally at the Village Bandstand
• Friday, June 5, March (details TBA)

If members of 教职员工 would like to join us in endorsing these principles, we invite you to sign this resolution (below) in support of our students and our mission.

We also invite you to contact us with ideas that you might have for how we can be there for, 听......, 学习, and support our community members, especially those of color, during this challenging time while we seek to promote a more just community, 在校园内外.

The President’s Committee on 多样性:

Kayla Colter ’20 (Co-Chair)
贝丝·安·多比, Provost and Chief Operating Officer
梅丽莎·瑞恩, Professor, English
罗伯特•斯坦, Associate Professor, Social Sciences
马克祖潘, President (Co-Chair)

Resolution June 3, 2020

We, 教职员工, 作为你们的老师, 导师, and fellow members of the Alfred University community,

Condemn in no uncertain terms the dehumanization, 兽性, 恐吓, and murder of Black and 棕色（的） individuals in American society;

Offer our compassion and support to all members of the Black and 棕色（的） communities whose physical, 情感, and social burden continues to intensify;

Express our respect and support for those who demonstrate for justice for Black and 棕色（的） lives;

Recognize systemic racism as a persistent problem and pledge to combat it as 盟友 no matter how we identify racially, 种族, 或意识形态;

Commit ourselves to inclusive education - which means actively and consistently confronting injustice in our classrooms (whether through the content we teach or the environment we create) and continuing to educate ourselves personally and professionally;

Support dialogue that challenges us, and provides for an inclusive curriculum that creates space for these critical conversations.

签署本决议

签名数: 146

马克祖潘
加里·阿. 罗伯茨
大卫·图特
罗伯特Reginio
莎拉象牙海岸
马洛里西曼斯基
德尔·雷·哈尼卡特
马克Guinan
拉斯•菲利普斯
乔迪•贝利
瓦莱丽Daciw
克雷格雅尼
迈克·莫斯科维茨
霍普·玛丽·蔡尔德斯
Dr. 米歇尔·洛瑞
珍娜·Buckwalter
梅丽莎·瑞恩
Vicky山丘
艾米按钮
米歇尔Hluchy
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凯蒂·吉恩
布丽安娜雅可布
科里费克图
莫林韦斯
桑德拉的歌手
克里斯托弗·高氏
劳伦湖
马克•刘易斯
Meghen琼斯
史蒂文Bucklaew
汤姆·乔治。
杰米斯奈德
黛西吴
马克Klingensmith
米娜Sedaghatjou
帕梅拉•舒尔茨
贝斯约翰逊
杰夫Sluyter-Beltrao
卢李奇曼
布莱恩前锋
史蒂夫•伯恩
罗伯特•斯坦
Allison教堂
凯文·科廷
朱迪Linza
加里·奥斯特罗尔
马修·奥克斯
霍尔顿怀特黑德
蒂莫西·考克斯
利亚姆P. 格洛弗
林恩·奥康奈尔
克洛伊汉森
詹妮弗·里昂
丹尼尔赢他
杰夫•麦克道尔
塔玛拉的绿色
苏珊魏特
莱西加高斯内尔导演
塞西莉亚海滩
达科塔Pruiss
丽莎Sexsmith
多丽丝Moncke
科琳Wahl
马克丹麦人
迈克尔Riina
妮可Bernsen
Deborah Finamore-Flint
玛丽·麦卡利斯特
弗雷德里克·德里
凯伦L. 行李搬运工人
琼Cardinale
Luanne克罗斯比
林恩Petrillo
圣扎迦利Hanm
S. K. 他
苏珊Mayberry
G. 道格拉斯·克拉克
琼Ellefson
Nadine Shardlow
布莱恩•沙利文
贝丝·安·多比
朱迪·利文斯顿
丹·纳波利塔诺
克里斯汀Vargason
布雷特猎人
塔玛拉·肯尼
科里班纳特
克里斯汀诘问
亚历克西斯克莱尔
加勒特麦高文
劳拉·格罗夫
埃文Linza
特里西娅Debertolis
Emrys Westacott
布莱恩•奇普
妮可Munkwitz
劳拉南风
尼古拉斯·施莱格尔
莉莎织工
安德鲁Makasziw
约翰D天使
Kassie McCarn
德斯蒙德·华莱士
安德鲁Kless
安德鲁·埃克伦
凯拉齐默
规范波拉德
南希·弗隆
Mechele Romanchock
约瑟夫·科特兰
Laurie Lounsberry Meehan
艾伦·巴尔
苏珊·豪斯
比如西蒙·罗梅罗
基拉耳Edizel
玛丽麦克因尼斯
斯蒂芬妮·麦克马洪
比尔Giese
克里Kautzman
珍妮马里昂
大卫DeGraff
梅瑞迪斯领域
苏珊·瓦茨
阿曼达·泰勒
马维尔·吉斯-范·戴克
安吉莉Felber
路易斯·罗德里格斯
彼得·冯·斯塔克尔伯格
罗伯特少女
阿曼达Khodorkovskaya
上升的孔雀
朱莉安娜灰色
艾伦格罗夫
鲍勃·迈尔斯
戴安娜马奎尔
罗宾·古德曼
贝基先知
杰西卡·多纳
香农Yocum
Vicky Westacott
凯文·亚当斯
马特·凯莱赫
加布里埃尔Gaustad
萨曼莎Dannick
Kjersten mckinnis

多样性 项目 seeks to engage you in a supportive community where respect, 激进主义, and awareness are promoted in an effort to develop passionate leadership and individual student growth through new experiences, 文化接触, 和教育.