Priority 5 Objectives & Initiatives
Objective
Offer DEI continuing education and discussions for the Questrom community
5.1.1
Establish an annual calendar of ongoing DEI education opportunities
5.1.2
Implement faculty and staff “DEI Discourse” series
Objective
5.2
Increase diverse representation, DEI content, and best practices for inclusiveness in Questrom events, programs, and courses
5.2.1
Develop and implement systematic course review to measure inclusiveness and identify recommendations for improvements
5.2.2
Develop reliable and valid instruments and metrics to measure diversity, inclusiveness, and classroom climate for open discourse in our courses
5.2.3
Implement the recommendations of the Team Learning report, including a systematic measurement of bias in Team Learning and the TLA
5.2.4
Revamp program orientations to deliver DEI content
5.2.5
Develop and offer the “Managing the Inclusive Classroom” training program
5.2.6
Identify speaker opportunities that highlight diverse business leaders and topics on DEI in the business world
Objective
5.3
Increase the sense of belonging and shared community among students, faculty, and staff
5.3.1
Develop a reliable and valid instrument to evaluate belonging and shared community at Questrom
5.3.2
Develop affinity group programming: first gen, Asian, and women communities
Objective
5.4
Improve the composition of our students, faculty, staff, and leadership to broaden the diversity of our demographics and lived experiences
5.4.1
Work with department chairs, Sr. Assoc Dean, and BU D&I to develop and implement diversity strategy for faculty recruitment
5.4.2
Develop and implement a comprehensive DEI dashboard, including mechanisms for data capture, across all constituencies
5.4.3
Develop and implement admission pipeline programs for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD programs
5.4.4
Develop and implement strategy to diversify recruiting pools for staff positions
Objective
5.5
Provide historically at-risk groups the financial support and academic, professional and career development to succeed
5.5.1
Investigate the financial burdens of courses and career journey and provide recommendations
5.5.2
Design and implement the undergraduate DEI mentor program
5.5.3
Explore opportunities to support historically at-risk students in graduate programs
5.5.4
Explore and launch minority-led start-up business pitch competition with Innovate@BU
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