Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Celebrate diversity. Cultivate inclusion. Promote equity. Prepare to change the world.

Student Groups & Programs

UNITE Day

UNITE Day is an annual event in which students offer workshops to their peers about diversity, equity and inclusion topics. Workshops are well researched and cover topics from red lining to environmental justice to intersectional feminism. The peer to peer exchange creates a one of a kind space for students to learn and connect.

Affinity Groups

St. Mary's is home to affinity groups where students can connect over shared identity. 

All Brains and Bodies Association (ABBA)
Asian Pacific Islander Club (APIC)
Black Student Union (BSU)
Latina Student Union (LSU)
Immigrant & Refugee Student Union (IRSU)
South Asian Student Association (SASA)
Jewish Student Union (JSU)
Middle Eastern Student Union (MESU)
Muslim Student Association (MSA)
Multiracial Student Union (MRSU)
Queer Student Union (QSU)
First Nations Student Union (FNSU)

Women of Color in Action (WOCA)

Women of Color in Action (WOCA) works to foster an understanding of racial justice and equity throughout the SMA community from the perspective of students of color. WOCA promotes togetherness, learning and growth through education, open discussions, mentoring and activities.

Student Equity Team

Student Equity Team tackles systemic change by creating events and fostering opportunities for discussion around equity and inclusion. The student equity team also partners with the Adult Equity Team and Women of Color in Action to insure equity within the SMA community. 

Land Acknowledgement

Let us acknowledge, with humility, that the land upon which St. Mary's Academy is located is the native home to the First Nations who make their homes along the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.  Let us be aware that we occupy their homeland, that their presence is imbued in this land and their legacy is all around us.  We offer respectful recognition of the Indigenous communities in our country today and to those who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.

Diversity at St. Mary's

Ellie Glusman

DEI Program Specialist

Michael Navarro

Student Success Specialist