The Center for Advocacy Response and Education (CARE) provides free and confidential advocacy services to students who have experienced interpersonal violence (e.g., sexual violence, sexual exploitation, relationship violence and stalking). Our goal is to provide non-judgmental and survivor-focused services to empower survivors to make informed decisions that help them heal.

CARE provides free and confidential advocacy services to students who have experienced interpersonal violence (e.g., sexual violence, sexual exploitation, relationship violence, and stalking). CARE helps students understand their options in terms of resources and support, reporting, rights and responsibilities, and accommodations.

CILMAR offers Portable Intercultural Modules (PIM), which are small learning units focused on one or two elements of intercultural competence and/or diversity and inclusion. They are turnkey solutions that address the needs of instructors or co-curricular leaders who don't see themselves as experts in these areas. PIM can be embedded within disciplinary course content, and multiple PIM can be integrated throughout a program of study to support learners' development of intercultural competence more systematically.

CILMAR offers all PIM through Brightspace and a selection through Moodle and Canvas. Self-directed training is also available to support instructors who wish to use the selected PIM.

Descriptions for each module can be found on the CILMAR PIM website:

            https://www.purdue.edu/IPPU/CILMAR/learning/pim.html

• Module 1: Understanding Accents Different from Your Own
• Module 2: Digging Deeper with Critical Reflection
• Module 3: Intercultural Collaboration
• Module 4: Teaming I: Communication
• Module 5: Teaming II: Self and Other Awareness
• Module 6: Teaming III: Productive Conflict
• Module 7: Why “Lazy Susan”? Connecting through Languages & Foods
• Module 8: What’s in a Name?: On Naming and Intercultural Curiosity
• Module 9: Psychological Safety in Global Virtual Teams
• Module 10: Plan for Your Leadership Development
• Module 11: Tricky Communication: Intent vs. Impact
• Module 12: A Deep Dive into Empathy
• Module 13: Acting with Empathic Concern
• Module 14: Intercultural Creative Thinking
• Module 15: Dress, Culture, Identity
• Module 16: Bodies and Beauty in the Cultural Eye

The goal of facilitative mediation is to bring two disputing parties together to enable a discussion that leads to a mutually agreeable solution to a problem. The mediator facilitates a solution generated by the disputing parties; the mediator does not decide for the parties what needs to happen. Typically, the mediator is a neutral party that allows both sides of a dispute to air their viewpoints through discussion facilitation. If mediation fails to lead the parties to resolution, the dispute may escalate to a more formal university process that is an arbitrated process leading to a binding decision.

Mediation is designed to help resolve conflicts surrounding authorship, funding, mentoring or any other types of disputes or disagreements. The goal of mediation is to try to resolve such issues between parties before more formal mechanisms are pursued.

The Ombuds service is an informal, neutral, and, in most cases, confidential resource for new and continuing graduate students to raise questions or concerns about any aspect of their graduate experiences. Faculty and staff may also take advantage of this resource.

The OIE supports Purdue University's mission to promote human and intellectual diversity by providing equal access and opportunity through fostering an inclusive environment for all members of the University community. The office develops and directs the affirmative action program for the West Lafayette campus and serves as a resource and coordinator of Purdue University's system-wide affirmative action activities, including the Northwest and Fort Wayne campuses.

The OIE works with the Purdue University community in implementing and upholding policies and practices that are consistent with federal and state mandates as well as existing University policies regarding equal access, equal employment and educational opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

The Roger C. Stewart Leadership & Professional Development Department (LEAD) focuses on the development of students’ leadership knowledge and abilities, civic identities and professional skills. This is done through direct student engagement and support, providing transformative on-campus and community-based experiences, and the promotion of research-based leadership competencies and curriculums. LEAD teaches students to connect their classroom and out-of-class experiences to build greater meaning out of their Purdue education in order to prepare them to facilitate positive change in local, national, and global communities.

LEAD offers courses and seminars, signature programming and a video series on LEAD Competencies.

Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) is a web and app-based mental health resource that is available for free, courtesy of Purdue Counseling and Psychological Services. TAO offers free, confidential well-being resources. TAO is a self-guided program informed by psychotherapy research and strategies that provides assistance to help overcome anxiety, depression, and other concerns.  TAO provides accessible and effective resources including short videos, brief exercises, and self-reflection tools.

Resident Assistants (RAs) are student staff members who live in the residence halls and foster student success by facilitating resident growth.

Residence Education Coordinators (RECs) are responsible for developing strong residential communities; forming relationships with individual students; coaching and supervising student staff; implementing area-specific residential curriculum plans, facilitating educational opportunities including student conduct meetings and student leadership experiences, communicating with parents and other stakeholders, and organizing opening and closing processes. Residence Education Coordinators create and promote a learning-centered, nurturing residential community

RAs live on the floors they serve, so students can go to their RAs room. Students can also contact the front desk of their residence hall. Additionally, the RA may facilitate some other form of group communication through a group text or messaging app.

Information on how to contact RECs as well as other full-time staff overseeing residence halls can be found here: https://housing.purdue.edu/connect/directory/staff-by-hall.html.