The President's Office for Social Justice is annually a proud sponsor of Africa Night. Africa Night 2010 was held on April 10, 2010 from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Africa Night promotes the WVU's growing global and international focus and is very visual evidence of our efforts toward diversity. Events included an African dinner with food from several African countries, a speech by a motivational speaker, a Fashion show, and African dance and music performances.

Colloquium XI was held October 7-9. 2011. The Colloquium for Aspiring Minority Doctoral Candidates is designed to promote graduate education at West Virginia University to prospective and current high-achieving, underrepresented minority graduate students. It is an opportunity to familiarize students with academic programs, admission standards, and resources for funding graduate education at WVU.

The President's Office for Social Justice, the Council for Women's Concerns, the Office of International Students and Scholars and the Center for Women's Studies seeks to recognize individuals and groups that: Promote cultural understanding within the diverse populations of our community and enhance the appreciation of different abilities, races, cultures and ethnic groups within our community.

Diversity Week is held each year in October. Since its inception sixteen years ago, Diversity Week has grown to encompass activities and presentations of all kinds—last year's Diversity Week hosted over sixty events. Check back here as we get closer to Diversity Week 2011 for information and schedules. If you are interested in presenting a topic, please contact Sharon Mallow at (304) 293-7470 or Sharon.Mallow@mail.wvu.edu.

The President's Office for Social Justice sponsors Diversity Week each year. Diversity Week 2011, held October 16-22, 2011, had the theme of "Peace. Love. &Understanding."and had over 70 events.

This series is part of "Building an Inclusive Community" partnership between WVU, the City of Morgantown, and the Monongalia County School System. The Global Culture Series is organized by the WVU President's Office for Social Justice's Ellen Rodrigues, a graduate student in Political Science (and native of Brazil) and is designed to bring the international community to local high schools. Started in 2008, the program has grown. Members of the WVU community from Brazil, China, India, Jamaica, Bulgaria, Turkey, Cameroon, Germany, Australia, Nigeria, and more have participated. This series is also a part of the University's 2020 Strategic Plan for the Future. For more information: http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2011/12/06/around-the-world-in-a-high-school-classroom.

A picnic honoring the WVU Minority Doctoral Students, and welcoming these individuals and their families at the start of the new school year, was held August 28, 2008. Many International Students had just arrived from countries all over the world. This event provided an opportunity to explore the diversity found at WVU, to meet people from Morgantown and all over the world, and to learn more about both each other and other places.

The President's Office for Social Justice sponsored a Minority Doc/International Student tailgate at WVU's annual Spring Game, the Gold-Blue Game, on April 18, 2009.

This award recognizes the accomplishments of Neil S. Bucklew, whose leadership and vision led to the establishment of the President's Office for Social Justice. The President's Office for Social Justice, in conjunction with the Social Justice Council at WVU, seeks nominations and applications each January. This recognition is given to the recipient who has best demonstrated outstanding leadership, courage, and support on a continuous basis in the area of social justice in the West Virginia University system, and is awarded in February of each year. For more information: http://socialjustice.wvu.edu/faculty___staff/bucklew_award.

This award recognizes the accomplishments of Neil S. Bucklew, whose leadership and vision led to the establishment of the President's Office for Social Justice. The President's Office for Social Justice, in conjunction with the Social Justice Council at WVU, seeks nominations and applications each January. This recognition is given to the recipient who has best demonstrated outstanding leadership, courage, and support on a continuous basis in the area of social justice in the West Virginia University system, and is awarded in February of each year. For more information: http://socialjustice.wvu.edu/faculty___staff/bucklew_award.

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Regalement 2010 was held April 21, 2010 in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

Regalement 2011 was held April 20, 2011 in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Nine doctoral candidates in the Chancellor's Scholars Program were honored.

The 2010 Veterans Appreciation Breakfast was held November 11, 2010. The President's Office for Social Justice was pleased to sponsor this event.

The President's Office for Social Justice is proud to co-sponsor this event annually with the Department of Human Resources. The 2011 Veterans Breakfast honored two WWII Prisoner of War "Heroes Among Us", Bill Bonsall and Charles H. Brown.

The President's Office for Social Justice is proud to support the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, which seeks to increase the number of underrepresented minority students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, and the WVNano Initiative, the State of West Virginia's focal point for nanoscale science, engineering and education (NSEE) research, workforce development, and economic development and its fellowship program for under-represented groups. The over-arching goal is to increase the learning and success of the minorities in the STEM fields.