Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

Statement of Values

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in CSE

• Goal #1: Support a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all faculty, staff, and students that interact within the CSE community, including classrooms and research labs.
  Steps we’ve taken towards Goal #1 include incorporating a “DEI minute”  in department meetings and some regularly scheduled committee meetings as well as sharing best practices related to teaching, advising and/or mentoring.
   
• Goal #2: Track the current state of diversity within the department, including key demographic information about course success and matriculation as well as attitudinal information related to the climate of classrooms and research labs.
  Steps we’ve taken towards Goal #2 include hiring a diverse population of undergraduate graders to support instruction and participation in a national survey program (Link to Data buddies). Additionally, we have developed and refined DEI-related questions to assess student attitudes and feelings towards the classroom environment created by the instructor to incorporate within the existing Course Evaluation structure.
   
• Goal #3: Coordinate with the efforts of student groups as well as offices and committees at the college and university levels in order to study, propose, and manage the departmental response to diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns.
  Steps we’ve taken towards Goal #3 include faculty representation on the Rossin DEI Council, student participation in some committees (including this DEI committee), and being a leader amongst departments in the engineering college in our DEI efforts. Additionally, individual faculty members and students support established outreach efforts like CHOICES aimed to increase participation in and awareness of STEM fields