Inspiration and Diversity Stories
Read about events and programs OFIC Inspiration and Diversity Grants have helped to fund at our member campuses.
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?
Creating Inclusive Classrooms - 2023
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 - 2023
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 - 2023
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.
Juneteenth National Independence Day Celebration - 2025
Marietta College hosted a Juneteenth celebration in 2025, where 45 students to gathered to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
BIPOC Mental Health Summit - 2023
In collaboration with three Ohio universities, Ursuline college hosted a Summit discussing “Reimagining Mental Health” and “Changing the Conversation.”
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Diversity Book Dialogue Series: P.O.U.R. (Provide-Offer-Uplift-Rebuild) - 2025
Ursuline University hosted the Diversity Book Dialogue Series in 2025, where students came together to read a selection of biographies/memoirs that highlighted diverse voices and experiences.
Circle of Understanding Engagement Series - 2023
Malone University hosted a series of programs to spread awareness about diversity and inclusion among students, staff and community members.