WWU Behavioral Neuroscience is a home that fosters success for all students
Diversity: diverse experiences and identities related to ethnicity, geography, socio-economic status, neurodiversity, age, gender, sexuality, and diversity of thought
Equity: opportunities to participate and excel for everyone
Inclusion: all are welcome
Belonging: feeling of security and support so that one can, “bring their authentic self”
Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE)
WWU’s Factbook provides reports on degrees conferred filtered down by specific majors and student attributes. https://oie.wwu.edu/degrees-conferred/
Our Work
- Annual Goldman-Blackwell summer stipend for underrepresented students
- Annual scholarships – both merit and financial need
- Support for students to travel to scientific meetings
- Holistic major selection process
- Acceptance letters with belongingness language
- Research lab teams of undergraduates
- Student Ambassador program
- BrainSTEM editorial team of undergraduates
- Regular seminar series with postdocs and faculty of diverse backgrounds and scholarship
- Engagement activities, including connecting current students with alumni
- AIC 5th floor study/lounge space
- Majors active in clubs including Neuroscience Research Driven Students (NeRDS)
- BNS hosted the 2023 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience teaching workshop (DEI focused)
Our Commitment
- Submit you concerns and/or suggestions anonymously with this link
- Drop off anonymous written responses through the After Hours Department Drop Box located on the 4th floor of AW (opposite side of skybridge from Psych main office; to the left of classroom AW412); indicate “BNS Director”
- Schedule a conversation with the BNS Director email BNSDirector@wwu.edu
- WWU Multicultural Center
https://vu.wwu.edu/mcc - The Centers for Student Access, Community, and Intercultural Engagement
https://thecenters.wwu.edu/ - WWU Structural Equity and Bias Response Team https://www.wwu.edu/sebrt
- Psychology Department DEI statement https://chss.wwu.edu/psychology/diversity-equity-inclusion
- Advancing Excellence and Equity in Science (AEES) Distinguished Scholars Program https://admissions.wwu.edu/scholars/aees