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.

CONTACT
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME)
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: 508-831-5796
Lotus Lounge

The Lotus Lounge provides a welcoming space which fosters understanding, appreciation, and promotes community among the diverse Pan Asian student population. In this space individuals will experience a multicultural community, cultural exchange, programs, resources designed to advance the needs of Pan Asian students at WPI. 

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)
OASIS Multicultural Center
Collegiate Religious Center