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Working in close collaboration with faculty, staff, and ºÚÁÏÉçÇø partners, the Office of Transformational and Inclusive Excellence (OTIE) provides opportunities for the Miami community to continue our learning and engage in meaningful programming that recognizes, examines, and values historical legacies of a diverse array of identities. Heritage Month programming supports Miami’s inclusive excellence and mission, which encourages the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø community to enhance our awareness, knowledge, and skills to enrich and renew our intercultural competence.

OTIE will organize campus-wide programming, and collaborate, coordinate, and support events across campus through a coordinated calendar for each of the following months, which are recognized within the Miami community:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Resources)
• Black History Month (Resources)
• National Deaf History Month (Resources)
• Women's History Month (Resources)
• Arab American Heritage Month (Resources)
• César Chavez Day (Resources)
• APIDA Heritage Month (Resources)
• Jewish American History Month (Holocaust/Genocide Awareness Week) (Resources)
• LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (Resources)
• Juneteenth (Resources) ()
• Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month (Resources)
• LGBTQIA+ History Month (Resources)
• Disability Identity and Culture Month (Resources)
• Native American Heritage Month (Resources)
• Trans Awareness Week (Resources)
• Heroes Week (Resources)

MU Libraries is partnering with OTIE to feature online resources, including films, books and articles, and class offerings, during each Heritage Month. We invite you to explore these and other educational resources and links in the hyperlinked documents next to each heritage and history month above. 

To complete our Event Feedback Form for an event you have attended, .

Programming Support

To discuss the possibility of limited funding support for an event with campus-wide appeal, please fill out the form below. Please note that there is limited funding available and that only programming with appeal across units can be considered. Collaboration among units is strongly encouraged. To assist us with scheduling and planning, please use the  for submitting events for specific heritage months. We also invite you to reach out to Tekeia Howard, Director for Programming, at howardt9@MiamiOH.edu if you want to discuss possible programming opportunities or have questions about this process. 

Promoting Campus Programming 

To include an event connected to heritage month programming and/or inclusive excellence your area is organizing, please email a flyer and key event information (i.e. name of event, date, time, location, event description, etc.) to OTIE@MiamiOH.edu. 

Cultural Celebration Series

The Cultural Celebration Series is an event series designed to celebrate cultural heritage months with the Miami community. At the beginning of each semester, a social will take place to kick off the semester's celebrations. Additionally, each heritage month will have specific and intentional programming throughout the month to provide educational and engagement opportunities. To learn more about the Cultural Celebration Series, visit the .