Belonging at SLU

A sense of belonging is about our experiences; it is a feeling and a sensation; it includes who and how we connect with one another; and it is about our perceptions of value and mattering. Belonging doesn’t happen by accident; it happens by design. SLU strives to foster belonging across student and employee communities through institutional transformation, social connectedness, training and inclusive excellence. Support this intiative April 3-10 to see what a difference a day can make!

Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement Annual Fund

The DICE Annual Fund supports programming throughout the department, as well as travel and registration fees for students and faculty to attend conferences that promote diversity, inclusion and racial justice.

• Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement Annual Fund (11434)

Dr. Celerstine Briggs Johnson Book Fund

Support full-time undergraduate students in any major who are enrolled in good standing in a federal TRIO program in memory of Dr. Celerstine Johnson, who was dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities for students, especially those underrepresented in higher education, for more than three decades.

• Dr. Celerstine Briggs Johnson Book Fund (20474)

Jonathan C. Smith Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund

Jonathan Smith, Ph.D., was a fierce advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion at Saint Louis University. Support SLU students, especially from underrepresented populations with demonstrated financial need who graduated from St. Louis area high schools, and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, with a gift in his honor.

• Jonathan C. Smith Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund (38214)

Pioneers of Inclusion Endowed Scholarship

The Pioneers of Inclusion Endowed Scholarship recognizes the strength and courage of the first Black students who attended the University in 1944. Honor their legacy by supporting high-achieving, first-generation college students from historically underrepresented populations in higher education.

• Pioneers of Inclusion Endowed Scholarship Fund (37939)

Rainbow Alliance

Rainbow Alliance is a chartered student organization whose mission is to provide an on-campus community for LGBTQIA+ students. Rainbow Alliance sponsors educational and social activities to affirm the dignity and self-worth of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students and their allies.

• Rainbow Alliance (10823)