According to the American Psychological Association, socioeconomic status (SES) is defined as the measurement of an individual or group’s position on a socioeconomic scale based on the following five factors: educational attainment, occupation, income, wealth, and location of residency. An individual or group’s SES can illustrate their access (or lack thereof) to financial, educational, social, …
Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 20 If you are observing Passover and need meal service to accommodate your needs, University Housing Dining and Culinary Services is here for you! We have the following Passover meal options available while supplies last. Kosher for Passover: Dining Market – Frozen Meals: Available upon request at all six …
Working with University Housing Facilities is a great way to spend your summer. With any of these positions, you’ll make at least $15/hour with opportunities for wage increases.
As part of our Inclusive Language Series, we are introducing some terms and resources for you to learn more about this semester in an effort to create more inclusive communities. This week’s term is: Non-Binary. What Does “Non-Binary” Mean? The term “Non-Binary” is a way for people to identify themselves when they don’t feel as …
While these terms might sound similar, they are different and drastically result in different outcomes when responding to inequitable situations. The below image helps to visualize these differences: As we can see in the above image by Tony Ruth, the tree helps to represent our systems and institutions, in which the tree is bent to …
LAST CHANCE! Your feedback is important to us! As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure that we’re serving you the best we can, we are conducting a Customer Satisfaction Survey between March 1 and April 19. Residence Hall residents who complete this survey will be entered for a chance to win $100 deposit to …
Identity Saliency: A social identity that one may be more conscious of holding or that plays a larger role in that person’s daily life. As humans, we all have a wide variety of social identities that we may or may not be conscious of, like our socioeconomic status, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/spirituality, gender, nationality, …
This piece primarily uses person-first language and want to acknowledge that individuals within the community use identity-first language or other terms. Examples of person-first and identity-first language are listed below. Ableism (n.) Refers to a pervasive system of discrimination and exclusion that oppresses disabled people who have mental, emotional or physical disabilities; is consists of …
You may have previously heard a friend or someone you know say the following: “I’m triggered by this” or have seen “CW” or “Content Warning” before a social media post. But what does that mean? The term ‘triggered’ can be used to describe someone who is “provoked by a stimulus that awakens or worsens the …
What Does “Intersectionality” Mean? We all hold different identities, whether we are talking about our race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and many (many) more. Intersectionality refers to how all those individual identities mix and mingle with each other and the people around us, and how that in turn impacts and creates unique forms …