Faculty & Staff Task Force

Welcoming Campus Faculty & Staff Task Force

To accomplish its mission, IUPUI needs dedicated and talented faculty and staff who directly or indirectly support teaching, research, and service activities in our urban context. This requires that the campus provide opportunities for engagement throughout the employment lifecycle. It begins with a leadership philosophy that values the unique contributions each individual makes to our success and extends to specific strategies and approaches that can foster ongoing commitment by employees to IUPUI as well as by IUPUI to its employees.

This task force will focus on ways that IUPUI can create a more welcoming campus for faculty and staff. From recruitment and onboarding to mentoring and networking, IUPUI has a number of avenues for seeking and supporting the best possible talent for our campus. Ultimately a welcoming campus for faculty and staff attends to issues of satisfaction and engagement with work, all occurring in a culture of support, inclusion, and respect.

Task Force Members

Simon Atkinson (Co-Chair), Vice Chancellor for Research (Chancellor’s Cabinet representative)
Juletta Toliver (Co-Chair), Director of Senior Human Resources and Financial Services
Mary Austrom, Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs, IU School of Medicine
Ed Berbari, Vice President of IUPUI Faculty, Indianapolis Faculty Council
Kerri Dabbs, Director of Organizational Development and Training, Human Resources Administration
Jose Espada, Director of Student Financial Services, IU School of Medicine
Margaret Ferguson, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Jay Gladden, Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education and Dean of University College
Kathy Grove, Director, IUPUI Office for Women
Barb Hanes, Senior Accounts Administration, UITS; First Vice President, IUPUI Staff Council
Kim Kirkland, Director, Office of Equal Opportunity
Gil Latz, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Affairs, IUPUI, and Associate Vice President of International Affairs, Indiana University
Anne Mitchell, Director of Survey Research and Evaluation, Institutional Research and Decision Support
Paul Porter, Director of Programs & Evaluation for Diversity Affairs, IU School of Medicine
Tim Roach, IUPUI Staff Council School of Medicine Representative and Staff Council Members-at-Large Representative
Gail Williamson, Director of Faculty Enhancement, Office of Academic Affairs

Questions for Consideration

What does a welcoming campus for faculty and staff look like?
How do we want faculty and staff to experience IUPUI as a welcoming campus?
What are the present ways IUPUI provides a welcoming campus for its faculty and staff?
How do our peers and other aspirant institutions create welcoming conditions for faculty and staff?
Where are opportunities to strengthen or improve our approaches in welcoming faculty and staff to IUPUI?
How can we foster a greater sense of community, connectedness, belonging, and pride in IUPUI by faculty and staff?
In what ways can our policies, practices, and processes be enhanced to achieve a more welcoming campus experience for faculty and staff?
How should our various units, offices, committees, and councils work with each other in order to strengthen our culture toward becoming a more welcoming place for faculty and staff?
What are some indicators we should use to determine our progress and effectiveness toward becoming a more welcoming campus for faculty and staff?
Specifically, what are some recommendations concerning things IUPUI should continue doing or consider changing to be a more welcoming campus for faculty and staff?
What might IUPUI change in order to improve the odds of our being named as a “best place to work” by organizations such as the Indianapolis Star, the Indiana Chamber?
What mechanisms can we implement to make IUPUI an inclusive environment where faculty and staff voices are heard?

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