Our Commitment
to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

 

 

About

The Student Diversity and Inclusion Mentorship Committee works to provide a positive, helpful, safe, and welcoming environment to musicians of all backgrounds in the LSU School of Music. We offer the following for current, prospective, transfer, and international students:

One-on-One Mentoring

• Students will meet bi-weekly with their mentor to discuss a variety of topics including classes, college life, identities, etc.

Personal and Academic Development

• Mentors will work with students to embrace the best versions of themselves as students, musicians, and people.

Community Support

• Mentors will work with mentees to ensure that they feel comfortable and safe within the LSU School of Music Community. Mentors will assist in any concerns that students may have regarding their identity.

How To Apply

To apply to join the program, click the button below to fill out a brief form. For the time being, we are only accepting a few students at a time, so it may take some time before we are able to reach out to each applicant. Despite this, we strongly encourage all students to apply!

Mentorship Program Application

A just society reveals itself in actions that are moral, fair, impartial, and fully informed.

Individuals flourish when human dignity is the driver of action. They flourish in a culture imbued with respect, optimism, opportunity, and collaboration. Human flourishing persists in contexts free of barriers to it.

An inclusive, diverse, and equitable society values a full range of human qualities including but not limited to race, ethnicity, religion, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, disability, experience, and perspective.

Implemented with School, Academic Area, and Individual Accountability

Nurture a Culture of Inclusion

• Take responsibility for eliminating bias and oppression
• Develop support mechanisms to ensure a fair shake for all students
• Prioritize positive relationship-building

 

Diversify the Community

• Diversify faculty and staff through revised university policy on hiring
• Diversify the student population by engaging underrepresented peoples

 

Expand and Diversify the Curriculum

• Interrogate our curricula and pedagogical processes
• Increase relevance

James Byo
Director, LSU School of Music
jbyo@lsu.edu
(225) 578-4905

The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ODEI) is a division of the Office of Academic Affairs committed to fostering inclusive educational opportunities and an equitable workforce environment at LSU.

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The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA), a unit of the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, creates an environment at LSU that embraces individual difference, advocates for social justice and cultivates a campus atmosphere of inclusion.

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Located within the Student Health Center, the Mental Health Service (MHS) provides clinical services that enhance LSU students' personal growth and development, address psychological needs, and support the pursuit of academic goals. MHS staff includes licensed professionals and graduate students from the fields of clinical psychology, clinical social work, professional counseling and psychiatry.

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As part of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the LSU LGBTQ+ Project provides educational opportunities, ongoing professional development, and programming for students, staff, faculty, and administration with attention to the unique challenges that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals and their allies often encounter.

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