Contact
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m
We believe in the inherent dignity and worth of every person and offer a range of resources, including training for students and staff, academic support, mentorship opportunities, cultural celebrations, and educational reflections on a range of social justice issues. The office works closely across all areas of the university to educate, empower, and advocate for all members of the AAP community to raise critical consciousness around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Team
Jen de los Reyes, Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity
Jen de los Reyes, Associate Professor of Art and the first Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), is an artist, educator, writer, and radical community arts organizer. She comes to Cornell by way of the University of Illinois, Chicago, where she was Associate Director of the School of Art & Art History for seven years, and prior, Portland, Oregon, where she directed Portland State University’s flexible residency Art and Social Practice M.F.A. program, the first of its kind in the United States.
Drew Aliyah Valentine, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Student Support Specialist
Drew Aliyah Valentine is a Cornell alum (’19) who returned to Ithaca after a side quest in public relations at a law firm, earning their graduate degree at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, and working as a violence prevention educator at the University of Southern California. Before AAP, they worked at the Cornell Gender Equity Resource Center (formerly the Women’s Resource Center) where they served as a confidential resource, supervised a team of student workers, and supported feminist efforts across campus. She is excited to contribute to the AAP ecosystem and her door is open to all.
Governance
The college’s Council for Diversity + Inclusion supports the creation of an equitable and inclusive community at AAP. The council is cochaired by the Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Student Support Specialist, and it has a membership of ten people comprised of four students, four faculty, and two staff drawn from across the college.