Committee to Foster Belongingness - Operational

The Committee to Foster Belongingness shall:

• annually select a chair
• set and assess yearly goals
• advise the director on matters relating to improving work climate, community, and belonging as it pertains to faculty, staff, and students in SNR
• propose strategies and implement events to stimulate dialogue and engagement, develop transparency, and reduce/eliminate discrimination, harassment, and retaliation

Events may include, but are not limited to department-wide events, networking lunches, information lunches, listening sessions, advocacy, and engagement opportunities.

The committee shall be the liaison to similar committees and groups within IANR and UNL and the NU system that have a goal of providing opportunity for all and improving our workplace climate and sense of community.

1. Vision: We envision equity and inclusion among all people, reflecting diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, religion, age, national origin, physical ability, neurological difference, and perspective, in pursuit of sustainable use of our planet’s natural resources.
2. Mission: To build a diverse and inclusive community within the School of Natural Resources, free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, where all can succeed.

The group was formed in 2015 in response to imbalances in SNR’s gender and ethnic composition identified in the 2015 Academic Program Review.