College, groups, programs, and initiatives
DEIJ groups
- CBS DEIJ Community of Practice: The CBS DEIJ Community of Practice (CBS DCoP) consists of one representative from each department and constituent group in CBS. The DCoP will meet regularly to discuss departmental DEIJ goals, lessons learned, progress and challenges. This group will also focus on increasing internal communications related to DEIJ efforts to maximize resources and reduce duplication of work. Contact: cbsdcop@umn.edu
- Departmental DEI committees: Committee membership, schedules, and agendas are at the discretion of the department. Contact info for departmental committees: BTL – Meaghan Stein (mestein@umn.edu) BMBB – Sharon Murphy (murph062@umn.edu) EEB – Mike Travisano (travisan@umn.edu) and Allison Shaw (ashaw@umn.edu) GCD – Deanna Koepp (koepp015@umn.edu) and Ian MacFarlane (macf0010@umn.edu) PMB – Jannell Bazurto (jbazurto@umn.edu) Student Services – Forest McMillan (mcmil317@umn.edu)
Initiatives
Programs
Resources for faculty, staff, and students
Resources for students
- CBS Affinity Groups for undergraduate students
- Louis Stokes North Star STEM Alliance
- Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
- Underrepresented Students in STEM Symposium
- Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity Awards
- TRIO McNair Scholars
- Community of Scholars Program
Resources for faculty and staff
- Faculty and staff workshops — Office of Equity and Diversity
- Faculty and staff affinity groups — Hosted by the Officer of Equity and Diversity
- Diversity Community of Practice — A grassroots community of faculty and staff
- Faculty Fighting Racism
- Equity and diversity in the search process toolkit
- Keeping Our Faculty Symposium
- Board of Regents Code of Conduct
- CBS Code of Conduct
Resources for scientists
- Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Advancing Indigenous People in STEM (AISES)
University-wide offices
Inclusive teaching resources
- UMN's Center for Teaching and Learning, GLBT classroom resources for faculty
- Teaching With Intention: Facilitating Challenging Conversations in the Classroom
- Universal Design for Learning
- Teaching with Access and Inclusion
- Inclusive Teaching at a Predominantly White Institution
- Project Biodiversify
- Center for the Improvement of Mentored Research Experiences in STEM