Queens University of Charlotte is a small, deeply relational campus community, that enables faculty and staff to get to know students individually and holistically and to develop long-term mentoring relationships that play a transformative role in students’ lives. Queens is also an environment where faculty and staff work closely and collaboratively—both in their shared support of student learning and development and to advance innovative and high-impact practices within and across their disciplines. Queens is a community rooted in care and connection, a place where we actively seek to make each other feel welcome, and a campus where students, staff, and faculty often hear—and often say—that they stay “because of the people.”

Showing Up—With and For Each Other

At Queens, there is a shared commitment to fostering accessible, affirming, and inclusive living, learning, and working environments for students, staff, and faculty. That commitment is one of the many motivators that promote cross-campus collaborations and results in a robust range of programs and initiatives. Below are some of the central ways we are working together to put our values into practice.

• Building a multimodal infrastructure to increase college access and student success (Charlotte Talent Initiative, Thrive Institute, Transition 2 University Program, and L.E.A.D. Program).

• Offering resources and services to meet the holistic needs of our student communities (Diversity, Inclusion, & Community Engagement (DICE); Spiritual Life; International Student Services).
  
• Partnering to meet the access needs of our campus community (Student Accessibility Services; Human Resources; Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion).
  
• Supporting and honoring the diverse faith traditions and religious observances of our students, staff, and faculty (Spiritual Life; Diversity, Inclusion, & Community Engagement (DICE); Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Human Resources).
  
• Refining our institutional landscape to better affirm the members of our campus community (veterans lounge, lactation space, gender-inclusive housing).
  
• Providing individual and department-level consultation and support, offering ongoing opportunities for learning and development, and facilitating a community-of-practice approach to sharing inclusive practices and strategies for faculty and staff (Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFÉ); Human Resources).