Danii De La Rosa
- Assistant Director
- Unity Center
The Unity Center
What We Do
The Unity Center serves as a brave space on campus for all students to engage in meaningful and critical conversations that challenge systems of oppression.
Contact Information
- emailunitycenter@wjc7.com
- local_phone401-456-8791
- placeGround Floor of Donovan Dining Center
Office Hours
Monday–Friday: 9 am–6 pm
(Summer hours: Monday–Friday: 8 am–4 pm)
Social Media
The Unity Center is a warm and welcoming space that affirms and promotes equity for historically marginalized and disenfranchised students.
Working for Belonging and Equity
We work with campus and community partners to create a climate where all students belong and have equitable opportunities and outcomes, offering transformative workshops for student centered spaces, and initiating restorative practices where there has been conflict.
The Unity Center houses identity-specific resources for students of color, LGBTQ+ students, students that experience gender disparity, students with compromised citizenship status, first generation students, and students seeking interfaith services. Because trauma and conflict often go hand in hand with many of these communities, the Unity Center is also home to RIC’s restorative practices, and conflict resolution services.
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February is Black History Month!
We have a great lineup of celebratory, fun, and thought-provoking events planned. Make sure to participate!
Our Staff
Lehidy L. Frias
- Director of the Unity Center
The resources we provide
Unity Center Lending Library
The Lending Library is a physical library we hold in our space where students can rent books for free that may be helpful to their studies or academic endeavors.
Identity-Based Resources, Services & Scholarships
The Unity Center continues to look for opportunities, resources and more for Rhode Island College students.
Social Identity Awareness Months and Days
The Unity Center in partnership with ODEI compiles and presents a variety of resources to support the college community in celebrating important observances throughout the year.
Civic Engagement & Student Activism
The Unity Center is the central hub for student activism and civic engagement at Rhode Island College.
Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Student Leadership Workshops
We provide a variety of workshops for student leaders and student organizations.
Featured News & Stories
“As an Afro-Latino I feel that this is a celebration for me as well.” — Julio Berroa ’21
Rhode Island College Impact
Among the students the Unity Center serves are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, first-generation and students seeking interfaith services.
Related Events
Check out our exhibit, RIC's Black Brilliance: An Arts Exhibition, on display for all of Black History Month and don't miss the celebration event on February 21st, featuring a showcase of live talent including song, dance, poetry, and more!
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- place Beestro Café
The exhibit, which will showcase the collected papers of the Edmonds family, documents the day-to-day lives of a family of color in Rhode Island from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century.
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- place Adams Library, Level 3, Lobby
Land Acknowledgment
Statement
Every community owes its existence and vitality to generations from around the world who contributed their hopes, dreams, and energy to making the history that led to this moment. Some were brought here against their will, some were drawn to leave their distant homes in hope of a better life, and some have lived on this land for more generations than can be counted. Truth and acknowledgment are critical to building mutual respect and connection across all barriers of heritage and difference. We begin this effort to acknowledge what has been buried by honoring the truth. We are standing on the ancestral lands of the Narragansett and Wampanoag People. We pay respects to their elders past and present. Please take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration, and settlement that bring us together here today.