Elizabeth Mendez-Shannon
Year Two Progress
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Co-developed an inaugural new staff orientation, launched in spring 2023
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Established funding awards for event programs, conferences and pilot initiatives that increase accessibility and education for diversity, equity, and inclusion, open to all faculty, students and staff
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Developed a curriculum module accessible to all faculty and staff
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Established CLAS network bringing together representatives from every department
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Formed work groups to address mentoring, service equity, and toolkit priorities:
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Survey designed to support a pairing system for mentoring, with pilot set to launch August 2023 during new faculty orientation
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Recommended a process for defining Service and proposed time commitment
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Developed toolkit of resources for instructors to make available beginning August 2023
Year Three Priorities
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Provide mechanisms to enhance, create, or inform policies and procedures related to challenges and opportunities in the college
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Provide feedback mechanisms to respond to issues in College
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Assess and strengthen general education (GE CLAS Core) requirement
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Enhance educational opportunities for the college community to increase awareness, knowledge, and skill development
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Strengthen departmental and unit infrastructure
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Leverage resources to enhance faculty, staff, and departmental engagement
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Raise awareness and increase opportunities
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Develop opportunities to amplify voices and experiences of faculty, students, and staff at the University of Iowa and in CLAS