DEI action plan UPDATE The CLAS DEI Committee, led by Dean Sara Sanders, is developing an update to our initial CLAS DEI Action Plan (created last year) outlining ongoing actions, adjustments, and opportunities we are pursuing to foster a more inclusive environment for all members of our college community. The DEI Action Plan is a living document and sets our intention for the coming year, building upon and recognizing the extraordinary DEI work of CLAS faculty, staff, and students as well as acknowledging the challenges we face. As we look ahead to the 2022-2023 academic year, we anticipate sharing new updates to the DEI Action Plan in Spring 2022, and you will be able to find it on the CLAS DEI website. We’ve highlighted some of our action steps and initiatives launched in CLAS during the first year of our DEI Action Plan on page 10. With sustained partnership and support from our fellow CLAS faculty, staff, and students, we continue to work together toward the goals we set with the initial DEI Action Plan. Summary of Goals
Climate and Retention • Provide mechanisms to enhance, create, or inform policies and procedures related to DEI challenges in the College • Provide feedback mechanisms to respond to DEI issues in the College • Assess and strengthen Diversity and Inclusion (DI) general education (GE CLAS Core) requirement CLAS Community Support • Enhance educational opportunities for the college community to increase awareness, knowledge, and skill development about DEI • Strengthen departmental and unit infrastructure on DEI • Leverage resources to enhance faculty, staff, and departmental DEI engagement
• Raise awareness and increase availability of learning opportunities • Develop opportunities to amplify voices and experiences of faculty, students, and staff at the University of Iowa
To accomplish our vision of a genuinely diverse, equitable, and inclusive College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, together we must:
• Reflect and build upon past successes and challenges • Strengthen partnerships with key constituencies on campus including centers, councils, programs, departments, and student groups • Tackle difficult questions and craft equitable solutions • Commit ourselves to the work of addressing policies, procedures, and practices that lead to inequities • Prioritize the needs of our students, faculty, and staff in their own development and growth MORE ABOUT CLAS DEI 9
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