Organizational Culture, Inclusion & Equity

Our Value Statement

We honor the humanity, dignity, and individuality of each member of our Simmons community.

Our Vision of Our Community

Simmons University will be a warm, welcoming, inclusive community that appreciates, values, and respects the humanity, dignity, diversity, and contributions of all its members. We are committed to engaging one another to address the dynamic, evolving issues of our community and our world.

Our Mission

Simmons University is committed to building a community that is equitable and inclusive of all its students, staff, faculty and alumnae/i. 

The Organizational Culture, Inclusion & Equity Office (OCIE) is dedicated to upholding Simmons’ commitment of providing a transformative and supportive learning environment. We recognize that a robust intellectual community for all requires moving beyond notions of representation and toward authentic engagement, thoughtful participation and inclusive membership.

Thus, we seek to facilitate fundamental cultural and institutional changes necessary to establish and maintain a fully inclusive campus, and to promote ongoing, meaningful and engaged diversity. Diversity includes race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status or class/SES. 

By approaching diversity work in a systemic and multidimensional way — so it is embedded in all we do —we will demonstrate the tremendous educational and cultural benefits that equity and inclusion initiatives have served and will continue to serve the Simmons community, the U.S. and the world. Learn more about our goals and outcomes.

Learn More: Read the Ten Demands Update from the May 9, 2018 update from the President.