Belonging and Community

Building Belonging Through Community

At Wabash College, our mission is to educate young men to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely. 365体育博彩_365体育app-彩票*官网 believe responsible action, effective leadership, and humane living equips people of all backgrounds to be successful in schools, workplaces, and communities. Our commitment to ethical leadership drives us to practice an unwavering devotion to critical thinking, self-reflection, and revision. This is how we thrive as an inclusive community in which students, faculty, and staff find belonging.

Our ability to attract strong faculty, remarkable students, and dedicated donors is rooted in our commitment to strengthening the bonds of our community. Our world needs leaders who value and elevate the contributions of people from all backgrounds and our timeless egalitarian ethos makes it possible for everyone to succeed.

“I believe that the only way for Wabash to meet its enrollment goals — and our nation’s need for an educated society — will be by increasing the number of college-bound young people from groups historically underserved by private higher education: low-income, first-generation, and students of color. Demography is not destiny. 365体育博彩_365体育app-彩票*官网 can chart our own future by making Wabash accessible for the many young men who need us. And just as we have for the past 193 years, we will meet those young men where they are. 365体育博彩_365体育app-彩票*官网 will maintain our historic commitment to being an engine of opportunity.”

—President Scott E. Feller

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Where’s the Evidence?

Wabash’s commitment to building belonging through community have been recognized by $5.5 million in grants from Lilly Endowment Inc. to promote the retention, graduation, and success of well-qualified young men from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, who are the first in their families to attend college, and are from lower income families, while bridging the town-gown divide. These grants are designed to restore hope and trust in the power of education to transform lives and communities, beginning with our own here at Wabash and in Montgomery County. The Restoring Hope, Restoring Trust grant funds initiatives in faculty and staff development, community engagement, student recruitment and graduation, and cultural and artistic programming. The organizations, committees, and initiatives linked below offer additional evidence of our commitment.

Wabash Receives Lilly Endowment Grant

A Half-Century of Commitment

The Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies was founded in 1970 as a social space and student organization focused on the success and belonging of Black students, as well as a center for campus-wide education on the cultural and artistic contributions of people of African descent. Today, the MXIBS remains a student center, classroom space, cultural resource, and a place that continuously brings our campus together and calls us to live up to our core values. As a student organization, the MXIBS now boasts membership of more than 80 students from every part of campus.

Malcolm X Institute

WM: Growing Leadership

At a young age, Olivier Tuyishime ’25 seized the notion that education is the pathway to success, and he has never let that idea go.

Gray '25: Freedom to be Unapologetically Black

“Wabash is only a microcosm of the larger world. The issues we face here reflect broader societal issues that need to have a voice.”

Connor Craig ’25 with Coach Will Bernhardt

WM: Making Waves

Connor Craig ’25 has been making waves in the pool for most of his life. At Wabash, his ripples reach far beyond the water.

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Curricular Programs (majors and minors)

Co-Curricular Programs that Help Us Hone the Skills of Inclusive Citizenship

Student Clubs and Groups Focused on Belonging and Community Education

African Students Association
Asian Culture Club
Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Student Senate
French Club
German Club
International Student Association
Jewish Culture Club
La Alianza: Unidos Por Sangre (Latinx Student Group)
Malcolm X Institute
Neurodiversity Club
‘shOUT (LGBTQ+ Students and Allies)
Spanish Club

365体育博彩_365体育app-彩票*官网 Offices and Committees Focused on Inclusion and Belonging

International Center
Gender Issues Committee
365体育博彩_365体育app-彩票*官网 Culture and Climate Committee (CCCC)
Wabash 365体育博彩_365体育app-彩票*官网llness Council
Retention Programming Committee

Contact the Office of the Special Assistant to the President

The Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Jill Lamberton, is a member of the President’s cabinet, and builds collaborations across the College—from faculty development to admissions to student life—to ensure that building a stronger sense of belonging among all members of the campus does not happen in the silos of campus units, but is coordinated across the College and extends to the wider community.