Student Identity Centers
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME) is home to various student identity centers each with the distinction goal of fostering student success and providing a meaningful sense of belonging and community for these populations.
- OASIS Multicultural Center | 20 Schussler Road
- Collegiate Religious Center (CRC) | 19 Schussler Road
- Center for Black Excellence | Rubin Campus Center (RCC 222)
- Lavender Lounge | Rubin Campus Center (RCC 225)
Student Identity Centers Event Calendars (TechSync)
Lavender Lounge
Lavender Lounge
The Lavender Lounge provides a space and sense of community, empowerment, affirmation, and inclusion where diverse queer and trans people can thrive as their whole authentic selves. In this space individuals will experience a vibrant group, programs, services, and community connecting them with resources which support their success.
- One (1) Student Lounge
- Connected to large open Multipurpose Space
- Serves as a community gathering space and identity resource center for Queer and Trans undergraduate and graduate students at WPI.
- Stand-alone programs: PRIDE, and TBA.
- New displays and conferencing technology (forthcoming)
Center for Black Excellence
Center for Black Excellence
The Center for Black Excellence provides a space which redefines Black excellence, to honor, celebrate, and engage across the diverse intersections of the Black diaspora. In this space individuals will experience empowerment, unity, and community while fostering the collective need to cultivate, inspire, affirm, and advance the needs of Black students at WPI.
- One (1) Student Lounge
- Connected to large open Multipurpose Space
- Serves as a community gathering space and identity resource center for Black undergraduate and graduate students at WPI.
- Stand-alone programs: Mosaic: Men of Color Support Group, Academic Tutoring, and TBA
- New displays and conferencing technology (forthcoming)