What is Count Me In?

The Count Me In campaign offers residents the opportunity to take a proactive role in their community.

By saying Count Me In, residents are taking responsibility for living in and promoting a supportive, welcoming and positive place for everyone to live. A community is only as strong and welcoming as its individual members!

• Submit your pledge and get a free T-shirt!

• Attend, participate!

• Get involved

Submit Your Pledge

Participants submit the following pledge as a commitment to welcoming diversity on campus:

• I promise to stand against intolerant behavior, to not ignore any form of discrimination, and to show our world that I will not accept a place where anyone is made to feel unwelcome.

• I pledge to become a beacon of hope for those who experience the pain of discrimination, and my speech and actions will model this to the community around me.

• I desire a society in which everyone is welcomed and accepted. Embracing everyone's humanity is vital to building a respectful, positive and inclusive community.

Pledge Now!

By submitting your online pledge, you're telling us that we can count YOU in. You will receive a free Count Me In T-shirt via campus mail.

Attend, Participate!

Create a viral video that depicts what Count Me In means to you.

• Create a video of three minutes or less
• Upload your video to YouTube
• Submit your video YouTube link to rlintern@u.washington.edu by January 8, 2010
• Attend a screening and awards ceremony in Eleven 01 on January 21, 2010, at 7 p.m.

You can rent a video camera by visiting www.css.washington.edu/stfequipment.

Get Involved

Ask your Resident Adviser or Resident Director how you might get involved in making the residential community and the greater University of Washington campus a more welcoming place.

Other Resources on Campus:

• Q Center: http://depts.washington.edu/qcenter

• Women’s Center: 
  http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr

• Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity: http://depts.washington.edu/omad

• Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS):
  http://www.fiuts.washington.edu

Acknowledgment

The Count Me In program originated at the University of Oregon at Eugene. Their Housing staff and residential students developed the program as a way for residents to take an active role in creating a more respectful, positive and inclusive community.

For more information about the origins of Count Me In, visit http://housing.uoregon.edu/about/diversity.php.

Winning T-shirt Design

Nina Monique Marien's T-shirt (pictured above) was selected as the design that best encapsulated the Count Me In spirit of diversity, inclusiveness and mutual respect.

Stay tuned this spring for information about our next Count Me In T-shirt design contest!