Adams State University Equity Board

May is Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and this year ASU is recognizing our AAPI community with a week's worth of events. Tomorrow, some AAPI students will be doing a presentation and panel expressing their experiences as AAPI students on our campus. Sign in at the front of the dining hall for some free lunch and join us in the banquet hall. We hope to see you there and at the other events following! 🐻💚🌸🌺

Tattoo is underway! Come out to the SUB Mall Court and Get Inked!

***rPride is a wrap! Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our q***r community on and off campus! Until next year 🐻💚🏳️‍🌈

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and ASU is collaborating with some local organizations to bring you never-before-seen events to campus. Tomorrow, Tu Casa will be back with their Chalk the Walk and Saturday will be our Tattoo Flash Tattoo event with Get Inked LLC. Come to the SUB Mall Court and get a tattoo! Denim Day 2024 is on the 24th, so don't forget to wear your denim in solidarity and stop by the tabling for some fun giveaways. We hope to see you there! 🐻💚🐍

ASU recognizes April as LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the Equity Board has put together a week-long lineup of events. There will be many opportunities to earn prizes! On Friday, we encourage you to wear your rainbow/pride gear to show support for our q***r community. You can find the link to the climate survey in our bio. We hope to see you at these events! 🐻💚🌈

Here are this year’s lineup of events for National Farmworkers Awareness Week! We hope to see you there! 🐻🧑‍🌾💚

FOR20 days, ASU challenges you to do something more and do drugs less. With different events going on until 4.20, there are plenty of opportunities to get out and focus on your wellness. Be sure to check out as many as you can and fill up your BINGO card for the chance at some prizes! We hope to see you there! 🐻⚖💚

March is Women's History Month and Women of Higher Ed and The Equity Board present Women's Week the 25th-30th! Come out this month to celebrate gender equity with the theme, "Sorry, Not Sorry" to reframe how marginalized identities often have to apologize for aspects of their identity to conform to social norms. We hope to see you there! 🐻🚺💚

February is Black History Month and ASU has dedicated time to celebrate! We are partnering with the Black Student Union (BSU) to bring you a month-long line-up! Be on the lookout for some live-streaming links to join our events from home. We hope to see you there! 🐻💚✊

January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Your safety is always a priority, which is why we want to highlight the powerful "Expect Me" feature on the uSafeUS app.
Whether you're heading home, walking to class, or meeting a friend "Expect Me" allows you to share your location and ETA with someone you trust. It's not just a feature; it's a safety net, providing an extra layer of security in potentially vulnerable situations. Let's raise awareness, support survivors, and work towards a safer, more informed community.
Download uSafeUS today and empower yourself and your friends with safety at your fingertips.

As we get back for the semester, we wanted to remind everyone that the Student Health and Wellness Resource Center will be open all semester long for all your healthcare needs. Reach out to Stephanie if you need healthcare resources to keep yourself and the whole campus safe! 💚🐻👩‍⚕️

Welcome back Grizzlies! To start off the new semester, we are hosting some MLK events! We are again partnering with La Puente Home, Inc. to have a day of service; make sure to sign up using the QR code or find the link in bio! We hope to see you there! 💚🐻✊

Some ASU employees are partnering with SLVHealth to bring you a talk on all things safe s*x. Come out with your dinner to hear experts talk on STD’s, birth control, and overall s*xual health with the chance to win some door prizes. We hope to see you there! 🐻💚🩺

November is Native American Heritage Month and ASU has dedicated time this month to celebrate! To kick off the month, our Native American student club NASSA (Native American Student Success and Achievement) will be hosting a Kindred Spirits this Wednesday followed by a week-long lineup of events. We are excited to collaborate with the club to represent and support our Native American population here at ASU! We hope to see you there! 🫓🐻💚

Huge shout out to our amazing team that worked on our first annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) events! 🐻💚

Q***r Pride @ ASU and SLV Pride are hosting a Spooky Movie Night TOMORROW to celebrate Halloween 🎃 👻 Come out to the CoRE Center for the A24 film Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (Rated R for violence, bloody images, drug use, s*xual references and pervasive language) with free food and door prizes! There will also be sponsored resources of narcan, Hepatitis C testing, and PrEP free to everyone in the Student Health and Wellness Resource Center across the hall! Let’s support our campus and community q***r organizations!

October is National Disability Employment Awareness and ASU is dedicating the week of the 23rd-27th to recognize it. Join us for some educational and fun events that cover the topic of disability broadly. The interactive identification event will create a community piece on disabled identities on campus. Be sure to join us in the CoRE Center Tuesday for a movie emphasizing disabled voices and get some free snack and drinks while you’re at it! On top of all that, we will be collecting data on the disabled experience on campus; you can find the survey linked in our bio. These surveys are important for us to better understand the obstacles that need addressed to create a more equitable campus. We are excited to see you there!

Tonight is BINGO at the Spare Keg with the ASU Black Student Union club! Come out and support the club, play some bingo, and win some prizes! 🐻💚✊🏿

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and ASU promotes its support with a banner on First St. Equity incudes providing employment opportunities to everyone, regardless of disability status. 🐻💚♿️
Check out the website: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/initiatives/ndeam

Halloween is here and we are again hosting a Trunk or Treat! Halloween night, come get your candy and check out the amazing trunks put together by ASU clubs, organizations, departments, and community partners. This year we will have prizes for the trunks so go all out! We can’t wait to see what you all come up with this year 🐻💚🎃

Our Native American student club NASSA (Native American Student Success and Achievement) are having a Fry bread fundraiser and Pizza event! Get your pizza at noon and buy some fry bread at 3-6pm all next Monday. Come to support and learn more about the incredible students behind the club! 🐻💚🫓

Tomorrow is one of our final Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15th-Oct. 15th) events on campus. Come out to the lawn in between the High Rise and Faculty Dr. apartments to play some Loteria, get some food, and dance! We hope to see you there! 🐻💚🌮

Healing takes a village. Having a support system can make all the difference. Tu Casa Inc. is hosting a Domestic Violence Support Group to help those victims in our community. The group starts October 10th and is held every Tuesday @ 5-6:30 pm; contact them at (719)589-2465 for more information or to sign up. Let’s heal together! ❤️‍🩹🏘

Here are the pics of the first Kindred Spirits of the Fall 2023 semester.
Don’t forget to check out the next ones on October 5th, 6th, 16th & 30th as well as November 1st & 10th!
We hope to see you there! 🐻💚📚

UPDATE: The Hispanic Heritage Month presentation on 10/13 will be changed to October, 6th. Please update your calendar accordingly!!

The Equity Board sponsors this years line-up of amazing ASU staff, faculty, and admin for our semesterly Kindred Spirits Luncheons! Don’t forget to check in at the La Mesa Dining Hall before getting your food and join us in the banquet hall. We hope to see you there! 🐻💚📚

The Equity Board sponsors this years line-up of amazing ASU staff, faculty, and admin for our semesterly Kindred Spirits Luncheons! Don’t forget to check in at the La Mesa Dining Hall before getting your food and join us in the banquet hall. We hope to see you there! 🐻💚📚

*Repost!! Please see that the homecoming football game is at 6PM and not 7PM.* September 15th through October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month and we have a jam-packed calendar this year! Check out our line up of community and ASU events to help us celebrate all of our hispanic community members! 🐻💚🎊

September 15th through October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month and we have a jam-packed calendar this year! Check out our line up of community and ASU events to help us celebrate all of our hispanic community members! 🐻💚🎊

Happy Juneteenth everyone! ✊🏿❤️