GOAL: To create an environment in which all members of the collegiate community—students, staff, and faculty—are welcomed, supported, and able to thrive.

Access and opportunity

Design and implement policies, practices, and a collegiate culture that ensure everyone can thrive.

  1. Review current college policies, practices, and communication channels, using lenses from established research.   
  2. Participate in university-wide efforts (faculty, staff, and students). Work with other colleges to establish shared best practices and support coordinated efforts (workshops, minors, certificates, etc.).
  3. Ensure that administrators, faculty, and staff are accountable for implementing practices that fairly distribute work and recognition, while valuing each individual’s contributions. 
  4. Increase opportunities to gather feedback from student, staff, and faculty across the college.
  5. Conduct exit interviews of students, staff, and faculty.

Community

Create and sustain a community that fosters a sense of belonging.

  1. Educate and train students, faculty, staff, and administrators to cultivate learning experiences that enhance feelings of belonging and connection.
  2. Organize, support, and promote workshops, events, and recognition programs that actively engage the CoE community and promote connection.
  3. Expand mentoring, engagement, and on-boarding programs for students, staff, and faculty.
  4. Assess, redesign, and reengineer organizational structures and processes to promote teamwork, collaboration, cross-functional operations, and transparency.  

We can meet our access, opportunity, and community goal if we create and sustain a productive and welcoming environment and recruit, retain, and advance a student body, staff, and faculty with a wide range of experiences and viewpoints.