SHARED GUIDANCE & COMMITMENT
We have a leadership infrastructure comprised of students, faculty, staff, and administrators that informs institutional policies and organizational structures around diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively to create a campus culture that transforms the driving assumptions underlying our policies, the allocation of resources, and the synthesis of institutional practices to assure our increasingly diverse population experience a sense of belonging and inclusion.
LEADERSHIP
University Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council | UDEIC This council is advisory to President Wente and charged with supporting Wake Forest’s continual and ongoing commitment to each member of our community. The purpose of UDEIC is to assess and provide input on the University’s progress toward fostering and sustaining inclusivity and belonging. UDEIC is also positioned to advise President Wente on emerging situations and to serve as an essential conduit for the campus community. Slavery, Race and Memory Project | SRMP During the 2016-2017 academic year, the Provost’s Office convened a group to examine Wake Forest’s history, particularly with respect to correcting historical inaccuracies and acknowledging the University’s dealings with slavery and its legacies. The “Slavery, Race and Memory Project,” under the Administration of the Office of the Provost and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, guides the research, preservation, and communication of an accurate depiction of the University’s relationship to slavery and its implications across Wake Forest’s history. Network for Inclusive Leadership and Engagement | NILE The primary charge of NILE is to provide counsel, feedback, and insight to the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and CDO, related to campus efforts that address and promote diversity, inclusion, and equity. These efforts focus on offering programs, influencing policy, and elevating practices aimed at increasing Wake Forest’s mission towards fostering a more inclusive community. Campus Memorialization Steering Committee | CMSC The Campus Memorialization Steering Committee was appointed by President Wente in April 2023 to provide direction and expertise to the memorial project effort to remember enslaved individuals with connections to Wake Forest. The CMSC is co-chaired by Provost Michele Gillespie and José Villalba. The University has selected the architectural and design firm, Baskervill, to guide a community-engaged design process with direction from the steering committee.
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ODI ANNUAL REPORT | JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024
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