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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) CHARGE

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) provides advisory support, guidance, and recommendations on recruitment and retention of students, faculty, and staff from diverse and underrepresented populations. The DEIC also recommends strategies that foster a welcoming and culturally-sensitive community for all students, faculty, and staff.

As part of this charge, actions include:

School Diversity Plan

Develop and maintain the School’s Diversity Plan.

Diversity Plan Metrics

Develop metrics and monitor the School’s compliance with the Diversity Plan, university policies, and accreditation guidelines relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Develop Cultural Humility

Support the development of cultural humility through curricula, training events, and workshops.

Recruit Diverse Student Body

Advise and collaborate with the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) and admissions committees to recruit and admit a diverse student body.

Social Justice Informed Content

Develop and maintain guidelines for social justice-informed course/syllabus content.

Goals For Increased Representation

Propose specific school-wide goals for increasing representation and supporting student success.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work

Purpose of Definitions

Vision/one tool to guide the transformative work to fulfill SPH commitment to becoming an anti-racist program, dismantling and rebuilding at the program and governance levels.

The committee has engaged in this work for the past five years and these definitions represent the first of their kind to be used within the SPH.

DIVERSITY DEFINTION
EQUITY DEFINITION
INCLUSION DEFINITION
STRATEGIC PLAN

Diversity Definition

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Equity Definition

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DEIC Meeting Agendas & Minutes

Meeting DatesAgendaConfirmed Minutes
December 2021 - June 2022AgendaMinutes
October 2022 - June 2023AgendaMinutes
10/16/23AgendaMinutes
11/20/23AgendaMinutes
December 2023No MeetingNo Meeting
01/08/24AgendaMinutes
02/12/24AgendaMinutes
03/18/24AgendaMinutes
04/15/24Agenda
05/20/24Agenda
June 2024No MeetingNo Meeting