Establish an expectation for all employees that we are an institution committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and that all employees have a role to play in this commitment

Owners/Accountable Party

• Vice President for People and Culture
• Associate Vice President of Human Resource Services
• Deputy Chief of Staff

Actions

Near-term Actions

• Encourage managers/supervisors to promote employee participation in various DEI-related trainings
• Strongly encourage search committees to complete implicit bias training
• Provide comprehensive information on and access to American Indian Education for All training during New Employee Welcome orientation and set expectation that training be completed within 30 days of hire
• Incentivize participation in trainings by building the training expectation into performance reviews

Future Actions

• Use AI-generated competency based employment interview questions reviewed by HRS with the intent to ensure interviews promote inclusion and equity throughout the employment screening process

Completed and Ongoing Actions

• Funded and hired Director of Diversity, Empowerment, Equity, and Prevention who focuses on faculty and staff training
• Embedded Indian Education for All training into New Faculty Orientation
• Implemented a host of new faculty trainings focused on inclusive teaching practices
• Extended the Indigenous Mentoring Program to participants outside of UM
• Embedded DEIJ training as part of Practical Leadership Skills for Managers Program