DEI Driven Excellence
Goal #1
Advance institutional excellence through a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), belonging, and justice fostered through a culture of appreciation and respect.
Key Objective #1
Implement equity-centered practices to promote community building and a positive campus climate.
Potential Tasks
- Create and implement a biannual campus climate survey.
- Incorporate gender pronoun preferences where available.
- Establish and promote a DEI calendar to celebrate and promote cultural diversity and campus belonging.
- Develop and incorporate a university Land Acknowledgement.
- Proactively assess institutional symbols, practices, and other artifacts as they relate to DEI principles.
- Implement intentional peer-support, eCPR, and mental health training.
- Utilize ADA compliance regulations for ongoing assessment of campus accessibility and appropriate remediation.
- Implement intentional peer-support, eCPR, and mental health training
Key Objective #2
Work in innovative ways to inspire change, promote dialogue, and advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice within and across units.
Potential Tasks
- Define, publish, and promote NMT’s definitions of and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice on the website and throughout campus.
- Develop a diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice training curriculum geared towards all members of campus community.
- Provide resources, regular training, and professional development for faculty and staff to enhance the integration of DEI principles and practices into teaching, research, scholarship, and service.
- Leverage institutional resources to create a DEI center and associated affinity spaces to support community building.
- Increase awareness of the Chief Diversity Officer role and how this role serves NMT’s commitment to DEI Driven Excellence
Goal #2
Build and sustain the infrastructure needed to enhance diversity, equity, inclusion,
belonging, and justice at all levels of the University.
Key Objective #1
Improve campus-wide Bias Incident reporting processes and supportive measures for students, faculty, and staff.
Potential Tasks
- Leverage the DEI Council to develop, implement, and evaluate a transparent institutional reporting tool.
- Utilize the DEI Council to establish response procedures, supportive measures, and relevant trainings for tool use.
Key Objective #2
Improve campus-wide Bias Reporting incidents and support for people targeted by bullying and harassment.
Potential Tasks
- Enhance coordination between departments and units to proactively recruit and retain faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds.
- Use institutional demographic, campus climate survey, and other relevant data measures
of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice to inform the
allocation of university resources. - Develop and publish an annual report on DEI Driven Excellence initiatives via the Chief Diversity Officer & President’s Office.