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Building on its commitment to improving the university’s recruitment and retention of students, staff and faculty this year, the IDEA Council has proposed a program that will facilitate faculty and staff participation in campus affinity groups.

The university has started work to address recent recommendations for creating a common learning experience and a common set of learning outcomes for ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ undergraduates.

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ will continue to move major initiatives forward during the current academic year and beyond—including the pivotal work of the IDEA Council to prioritize and implement recommendations included in the Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics Plan.

A group of students, faculty and staff members who will lead the implementation of the Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics Plan recently met with university leaders to discuss the next steps they will take to help build a more diverse, equitable and inclusive campus community.

Join Emily CoBabe-Ammann and Jeff Cox, leaders of Academic Futures, to learn the current status of reorganizing the College of Arts and Sciences into three divisions and the process for faculty in each division to implement local governance mechanisms.

I want all of our communities on campus, and our BIPOC communities in particular, to feel shared ownership over our progress.

Now that the semester is officially underway, it’s a good time to recap what the campus has done to date and provide the campus with another update.

A strategic advisory group of student leaders, faculty and staff representing all university units will convene for the first time to begin the historic work of implementing the IDEA Plan, a campus blueprint for building a more diverse and inclusive ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ.

As ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ faculty adapt to the ongoing challenges of teaching in the COVID-19 era, they can take heart that they are not alone. ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ’s Center for Teaching & Learning is taking center stage as a teaching partner, offering an array of resources.

Since the chancellor issued his charge earlier this summer, ODECE and its many campus partners have been collaborating on multiple fronts. I’d like to share an update on our progress to achieve the eight immediate actions for change.