Diversity Values Statement

In order to enhance educational diversity, the University of Arkansas seeks to include and integrate individuals from varied backgrounds and with varied characteristics such as those defined by race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, disability and intellectual perspective.

Diversity Celebrations Calendar^*

January Martin Luther King Jr. Week	February Black History Month
March Women's History Month Irish American Heritage Month	April National Parkinson's Awareness Month
May Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Older Americans Month	June LGBTQ Pride Month
July	August Appreciate Diversity Month (August 15-September 15) Women's Equality Day August 26
September Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)	October Disability Employment Awareness Month LGBTQ History Month
November National American Indian Heritage Month Veterans Day November 9	December

*The university recognizes the importance of religious holidays and events and promotes religious tolerance. To avoid overwhelming the calendar with the many religious holidays and events, you are invited to seek out religious events by visiting the Northwest Arkansas Times and the City of Fayetteville Calendar of Events.