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Engineering for all

To realize our vision, we must strive to create and uphold a supportive, accountable culture and climate that is welcoming and inclusive for all members of our community. We aspire to build a faculty, staff and student body that reflects our broader world. And we aim to ensure equity in policies, practices and workloads across the college to create an environment where all can succeed.

Goal

Draw upon the talents of a diverse range of outstanding faculty, staff, and students to foster a supportive environment that empowers the entire engineering community to excel.

Strategies and action items

Improve the culture and climate experience of students and employees.

  • Build and offer professional development programming that supports a culture of inclusive excellence.
  • Continuously utilize best practices in hiring faculty, staff and students

 

Ensure equity in policies, practices, and workloads across the college.

  • Develop a robust framework in which all faculty, staff and students are comfortable in reporting incidents
  • Develop an accountability framework whereby faculty, staff, postdocs, and students share responsibility for advancing a welcoming, inclusive culture

Learn about our other strategic priorities

Education

Excel at inclusive, innovative, and interdisciplinary engineering education and the preparation of our students for future success.

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Research

Amplify our research enterprise and its impact in solving society’s greatest challenges.

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Southwest view of the outside of the new UW-Madison College of Engineering building

Invest in success

Support our people, expand our infrastructure, and strengthen our financial profile.

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