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• Increase qualified diverse candidate pool and hiring of under-represented staff
• Relaunch the trade skills Áñ—†ÊÓƵ

• Establish foundational training for Culture & Values
• Establish Culture & Values Áñ—†ÊÓƵs

• Establish Facilities mentorship/buddy Áñ—†ÊÓƵ
• Create skills and leadership development Áñ—†ÊÓƵ

• Develop Heritage Month Content
• Integrate compliance, unconscious bias, anti-racism, and privilege training
• Integrate inclusive teams, bystander, ally, and fairness training
• Integrate University history training
• Establish learning discussion dialogue series

• Develop a DEI webpage
• Increase awareness of University DEI resources
• Conduct an organizational assessment
• Build a Áñ—†ÊÓƵ effectiveness evaluation
• Conduct data collection and retention assessment

• Establish informal "it's just coffee" gatherings
• Create networking calendar of events
• Investigate dedicated physical space for Facilities staff
• Establish peer institution DEI best practice sharing

• Establish mentor Áñ—†ÊÓƵ for diverse students in Facilities-related fields
• Partner with other units to coordinate DEI efforts
• Hire summer interns
• Establish working group to address facilities/space and DEI principles (memorials, space naming)
• Integrate DEI considerations into common space planning

• Establish vendor/contractor partnerships for procurement initiatives
• Join DEI local and national councils
• Identify and support local small businesses
• Add DEI into preferred/pre-qualified vendor processes, RFP, and contracts

• Community Service Partnerships
• Relaunch FM trade skills Áñ—†ÊÓƵ
• Establish Facilities high school summer student internship Áñ—†ÊÓƵ

Áñ—†ÊÓƵ University has an array of DEI resources. Further insights can be found at these sites:

• Institutional Diversity & Inclusion
• Land Acknowledgement
• Staff Affinity Groups
• Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance
• Campus Inclusion & Community
• Native American and Indigenous Initiatives
• Women's Center
• Inclusive Language Guide

Explore other departmental DEI initiatives across the University at these links:

Below are a few Áñ—†ÊÓƵ initiatives that explore diversity:

Additional information on these and other student organizations can be found on the .

• APAC (Asian Pacific American Coalition)
• NSBE (NU Chapter of National Society of Black Engineers)
• FMO (For Members Only – Black Student Alliance)
• ALIANZA (Latinx Student Alliance)
• NAISA (Native American Indigenous Student Alliance)
• CINAS (Grad School Version of NAISA)

Áñ—†ÊÓƵ's host communities, Evanston and Chicago, Áñ—†ÊÓƵ many DEI resources. Below are a few, and we encourage you to explore similar opportunities in your own community.