To cultivate a community where every member acknowledges and stewards the Imago Dei within their identity and experiences, a deep sense of belonging translating to thriving, holistic outcomes.

The Center for Reconciliation and Diversity (CRD) holds as its primary mission to support the university’s larger mission of God-honoring diversity. CRD designs and implements a continuum of programs and services that promote recruitment and retention, leadership development, and the pursuit of academic success and graduation. CRD’s efforts expand cultural awareness and create an open and inclusive environment for all students, faculty, and staff in order to promote and model racial reconciliation, unity, and an appreciation of all cultures. 

• Supporting university marketing, recruitment, and retention efforts directed toward all students, including underrepresented student populations. 

• Providing a safe environment for students to engage in critical thinking and dialogue where differences of perspectives are sought and respected. 

• Equipping student leaders to empathically understand and engage communities of differing racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Sponsoring programming that increases awareness of and appreciation for cultural diversity.

• Supporting student leaders in developing, articulating, and applying their personal identity and faith in Christ to advance the work of God in the community and the world

• Providing supplemental support and services for all students, including ethnic minority and first-generation students.

• Partnering with staff and faculty to integrate diversity in curricular and co-curricular experiences.

• Promoting diversity across the university.