Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Committee

Building a diverse, equitable and inclusive community

We are a standing, representative body with several functions focused on the goal of building a diverse, equitable and inclusive community within Duke's Pratt School of Engineering.

This committee:

• Recognizes the importance of diversity, equity and inclusivity to our community
• Sees diversity, equity, inclusion and community as both processes and outcomes
• Understands that changes must be customized to their community
• Desires that we all commit to change together
• Is dedicated to the idea that you are not alone—we are here for one another

Learn more

• Committee charge »
• Members and liaisons »
• How the committee works »

Charge

• Provide ongoing revisions to the strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with measurable outcomes as a function of time with a rolling five-year plan
• Help implement the strategic DEI plan
• Assess the outcomes of the strategic DEI plan yearly
• Support the efforts of the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Engineering
• Serve as a liaison among department chairs, other departmental leaders, school leadership and the entire community
• Serve as a resource for communication between individuals and groups in the Pratt community and the Pratt administration
• Support departments and other groups on actions and programs that build diversity, equity, inclusion, and community in the school

Co-Chairs

Nan Jokerst

Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives

 

Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Engineering
(candidate search underway)

Subcommittee Members

Liaisons

How the Committee Works

Executive Committee

• Made up of the committee co-chairs, who meet twice each month
• Meets at least once a semester with student affinity groups, including NSBE, SHPE, SWE and oSTEM
• Meets with Engineering Faculty Council and Engineering Staff Council
• Hosts a school-wide DEIC Town Hall once each semester

Subcommittees

• Representative of departments and units, and of the diversity of faculty, staff, post-docs and students
• Meet twice each month
• Members serve one to three years, with a six-year limit
• 75 percent of effort focused on issues diversity, equity and inclusion; 25 percent on community-building

Department and Unit Liasions

• Serve as resource and partners for information, activities and development of customized strategic plans
• Meet at least twice each semester with department/unit leaders and student leadership