The Office of Institutional Diversity recognizes the important work of all individuals and groups of students, staff, faculty, and alumni in creating and sustaining a diverse learning and working environment. The President’s Committee on Diversity, the staff, student, and faculty subcommittees on diversity, and many student groups provide a formal structure for enhancing diversity at Wells.

As reflected in its mission statement, community standards statement, and program goals, Wells believes that diversity is fundamental to creating a campus and world where all people can fully participate. The diversity initiative at Wells believes in the value of collaboration and inclusiveness. By valuing diverse experiences and perspectives, ones that are often different from our own, an opportunity arises for deeper understanding of ourselves, and others, and in the creativity needed to effectively address the challenges of our times.

Conflict is a natural part of diversity and in the world of human relationships. Understanding conflict and conflict transformation are fundamental, not only to integrating diversity on campus, but in attending to issues in our broader local, national, and global communities.
 

Director of Institutional Diversity Stephan Hiroshi Gilchrist, Ed.D.  317 Macmillan Hall (315) 364-3463 (315) 364-3335 fax sgilchrist@wells.edu

Diversity and Intercultural Program Assistant , Pershemia Reynolds 

A native of Queens New York, Pershemia Reynolds is the Diversity and Intercultural Program Assistant at Wells. Dedicated to helping ensure that every student feels a sense of belonging, Pershemia embodies the college’s beliefs of Interculturalism, Inclusion, and Diversity. As an assistant, she partakes in the college’s mission of making every student feel connected and comfortable in their settings. A Wells College student herself, she is the public relations representative for P.O.W.E.R. (Praising Our Work Ethnicity and Race) a multicultural student club focused on celebrating different cultures and ethnicities, and a member of the college’s Student Diversity Committee (SDC). Pershemia is also an English major with a concentration in Creative Writing, and the vice president of her class.

Contact Pershemia at preynolds@wells.edu.