Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Programming and Events
The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Otis College hosts more than 30 programs each year.
We are committed to bringing visibility to various artists, designers, and activists across multiple disciplines and dimensions of identities. We focus on providing opportunities for education and community building to students, faculty, staff, and alumnx.
Our current list of Heritage Months, Awareness Days, and Programming includes:
- APIDA Heritage Month
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Black Creatives Institute
- Black Creatives Monthly Community Lunch and Check-In
- Black History Month
- Disability Awareness Month
- Everyone Belongs at Otis Scavenger Hunt
- Indigenous People’s Day
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- International Education Week
- International Women’s Day
- International Women’s Dinner
- International Women’s Tea
- Jewish Heritage Month
- Juneteenth
- Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month
- Lunar New Year
- MLK, Jr. Day of Service
- Moon Festival/Chuseok
- National Coming Out Day
- National First-Generation College Celebration Day
- Native American Heritage Month
- Pride Month
- Ramadan
- Taking Up Space Speaker Series
- She Creates: Women in the Creative Industry Panel
- Limitless: Disabled Creatives at the Forefront Panel
- Pride in Practice: LGBTQIA+ Voices in Creativity Panel
- Trans Day of Visibility
- Transgender Day of Remembrance
- Veteran’s Day
- Veteran’s Day Luncheon
- Womxn’s Herstory Month