Diversity House (Building 615)

Contact Information

Alicia Montana Morrell
Coordinator of Diversity Education
Housing & Residential Education
University of Utah
(801) 587-2907
AMorrell@housing.utah.edu

House Information

House opened to residents: Fall 2007
Open to first-year students, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

House Environment

The Diversity House is an environment that cultivates leadership, affirms all aspects of one identity, and enables community through social justice and Diversity.

House Vision

The Vision of the Diversity House is to...

  • Foster a safe space... where individuals can be authentic and feel safer to be who they are
  • Promote the educational, cultural, and social empowerment of the members within the house and throughout the community.
  • Enable individuals to progress, thrive and success without barriers
  • Actively engage in topics and issues surrounding Social Justice and Change
  • Encourage unity through the participation and facilitation of dialogue
  • Embrace, honor and celebrate each others experience and truths
  • Each of us brings a unique and valuable perspective that is essential to the growth of the house. In the end, we hope to enrich ourselves, the campus and the community through a commitment to Diversity and Social Justice.

615 Resident Quotes

"Living in the house is a great way to build a community with individuals that share the same interests. The house is the best of all worlds. It’s not really an apartment, not really just a residence hall room, but it’s a place where you have multiple shared spaces as well as a room that you can call your own. — Jose

"It's nice to come home and have late night conversations about your day." — Erica

"I am happy to be in a place where I do not have to explain who I am and what I experience because of our shared experiences with diversity." — Makeda

"The house is a tight knit community and a place that fosters growth and support!" — Dhiraj

Advisory Committee

  • Diversity House Resident Advisor
  • Womens Resource Center Director
  • HRE Coordinator of Diversity Education
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center Director
  • Utah Opportunity Scholars Director
  • Assistant Residential Education Coordinator for Officers Circle
  • Assistant Director for Student & Academic Initiatives

House Programs/Traditions

  • Late night games and movies
  • Monthly Potluck Dinners
  • Guest Speakers and Social Justice Brown-bag series
  • Officer Hollow Community Service Program
  • Sunday Tea Time
  • Frequent Events with campus Student groups (ASUU, Diversity Board, CESA, PISA, AASA, MEchA and QSOC, and others)
  • Social Justice Book Club
  • Participation in the Annual Conference on Social Awareness (COSA)
  • Home to ASUU Diversity Board Social Justice Library
  • Dance Parties

Building 615 Floor Plans