Our Core Initiatives

A resource to the wider Rowan University community, the Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution (SJICR) develops and implements educational activities, services, and programs geared at providing opportunities for personal, social, professional, and academic identity development. 

Office-Wide Programmatic Offerings

SJICR Kick-Off & Cultural Org. Fair
This Welcome Week event kicks off the start of the fall semester welcoming new and returning Rowan University students, faculty and staff. This event will also be an opportunity to educate members of the University community of the office’s mission as well as our programmatic offerings for the semester.

SJICR Spring Cultural Org. Fair
This event kicks off the start of the spring semester, welcoming new and returning Rowan University students, faculty and staff.  As with our fall event, the SJICR Spring Cultural Org. Fair is an opportunity to educate members of the Rowan community of the office’s mission, as well as, our programmatic offerings for the semester.

Affiliated Student Organizations Advising and Support
SJICR professional staff members will provide general advising and support mandatory meetings held in October, January, and March to a list of student organization whose mission is affiliated with that of the office to ensure that these organizations are healthy, productive, and fostering collaborations.

SJICR Student Organization Leadership Retreat
During these retreats, held at the at the beginning and end of the academic year, current and future E-Board Members of student organizations, whose mission is closely aligned with that of SJICR, are provided with networking & leadership development opportunities, as well as, next semester planning.

Social Justice Speaker Series
This lecture series serves as one of SJICR’s main offerings for the celebration and observance of national/international days or months related to various affinity groups including women, BIPoC, ALANA, and LGBTQIA+. Speakers of this series consist of nationally renowned academics, organizers, social justice educators, or news makers.