• Minute Taker: Emily Lapidus

• Leadership update:  Presenter- Shannon 

  • Updates that can be done in 2022—website update

  • Collect baseline data this year to utilize in future years

  • Racial/ethnic identity data (DEW, enrollment into 395 etc.) regarding undergraduates

  • Qualitative data about who is “thriving”

    • Possibly find a collaborative department as to not have identifying information

      • What departments should we reach out to and what information do we ask? 

      • Include rationale as to why data is being collected. This can be done in faculty committees & possibly BB for graduate students

      • Pros and cons of splitting data into graduate students/faculty

      • Should we collect data as to who is leaving the department?

        • Leadership committee draft questions in preparation for April’s meeting, where feedback is requested

• Subcommittee updates + action items:

  • Resources: Met last week, what is currently on the DEI website & recommendations as to what should be included: 

    • Picture slideshow of members

    • Library as to diverse books, articles, resources that members recommend

      • Include information from Steven’s subcommittee 

    • Scholarships & Award Section: Centralized section of scholarship grants (undergraduate, graduate) for internal & external opportunities

    • Quiz based on needs: create quizzes that will match suggestions/needs to opportunities.

    • “How To Get Involved” button

      • PSY495: make an opportunity for students to scour and update calendar regarding DEI-related events, books, sources

    • Main focus of the website should eventually include information as to what changes have been made & what has worked (or hadn’t).

    • What is the next step for this subcommittee: Getting feedback from the larger DEI meeting and start making changes.

  • Transparency: Psychology Department Handbook review

    • What is the next step for this subcommittee: continue to look at handbook and potentially start answering questions

Selection of next CE reading: No reading but instead we should look at DEI website and think of some recommendations that are missing or need to be included.