Culture, Equity & Community

Resources for Faculty & Staff

Faculty and staff at an unconscious bias training session

CEC RESOURCES FOR FACULTY & STAFF

  1. Dean of Students Office

    Campus Climate Concerns (updated 9/24/2019)
    Creating and maintaining a respectful and welcoming environment for all to live, learn, work, and thrive is a priority at the University of Michigan. To that end, a group of professional staff members provide Campus Climate Support and focus on addressing concerns that may create harm to members of the university community based on their identity.

    A campus climate concern can include actions that discriminate, stereotype, exclude, harass or harm anyone in our community based on their identity (such as race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or religion). Concerns may stem from fear, misunderstanding, hatred, or stereotypes. Behaviors may be intentional or unintentional.

    We encourage you to use the Campus Climate Support resource to report concerns and to encourage others to report if they have been the target of or witness to a campus climate concern.
     
  2. Division of Public Safety & Security (DPSS)
    Emergencies: Dial 9-1-1
    To report a crime on campus or to reach U-M Police: 734-763-1131
    To reach the DPSS office: 734-763-8391
     
  3. Office of Equity, Civil Rights & Title IX (ECRT)
     
  4. Office of Student Conflict Resolution
     
  5. Sexual Assault Prevention & Awareness Center (SAPAC)
  1. ADVANCE (NSF) at the University of Michigan
    Aims to improve our campus environment for faculty in four general areas: Recruitment, Retention, Climate, Leadership.
     
  2. Faculty & Staff Counseling & Consultation Office (FASCCO)
    Provides support and assistance to university staff and faculty in resolving personal- or work-related concerns. Through a range of sensitive and innovative services, FASCCO seeks to enhance the emotional health, well-being and job performance of members of the university community.
     
  3. Faculty Ombuds
    A confidential, impartial, informal, and independent resource for information and assistance to faculty members. It helps in resolving academic and administrative problems and disputes through procedures that may be preferable to a formal grievance or judicial proceedings.
     
  4. Human Resources
    Provides benefits, resources and technical expertise to attract and retain the world’s most talented individuals.
     
  5. Organizational Learning
    Responsible for developing and implementing a coordinated university-wide strategy for professional and leadership development of staff.
     
  6. Recruiting & Employment Services
    Develops and maintains the university’s job posting and applicant management systems, related policies and processes, in order to assist departments in the recruitment and retention of an outstanding workforce.
     
  7. Staff Ombuds
    Promotes a civil university community by providing independent, confidential, impartial and informal conflict resolution services to all non-bargained-for staff on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses and at Michigan Medicine. Dedicated to fostering a culture of healthy, safe and open dialogue and facilitating cooperative problem-solving resolution.
  1. Adaptive Technology
    Computing and information technology assistance for people with temporary or permanent disabilities.
     
  2. Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)
    Offers a variety of services and programs for faculty who are interested in pursuing new and innovative approaches to teaching, want to learn more about teaching methods relevant to their courses, or want to consult about ways to improve their teaching and their students’ learning.
     
  3. Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
    Recognizes disability as an integral part of diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable educational environment for disabled students.
  1. Afroamerican & African Studies Department (DAAS)
    Department records include correspondence, syllabi, clippings, publicity materials, photographs and audio and video recordings of campus speakers. In addition to academic and unit records, the collection includes materials related to the Black Action Movements, the United Coalition Against Racism, and student activism related to campus and global events.
     
  2. American Culture Department
    Education on the changing meanings of U.S. citizenship and national belonging, including a variety of ethnic studies programs, including Arab and Muslim American studies, Asian/Pacific Islander studies, Latina/o studies, African American studies and Native American studies.
     
  3. Center for Bioethics & Social Sciences in Medicine – Health Disparities
    An intellectual gathering place of clinicians, social scientists, bioethicists, and all others interested in improving individual and societal health through research, education/outreach, and service.
     
  4. Center for Educational Outreach
    Enhances educational outreach at the University of Michigan through the scholarship of engagement toward developing a diverse community of scholars: it supports faculty, staff and student groups in developing and implementing educational outreach programs.
     
  5. Center for Positive Organizations
    A world-class research center at Michigan Ross that brings transformational research to students and leaders through articles, books, events, tools, teaching, and organizational partnerships.
     
  6. Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies
    The recognition that public policy initiatives must be understood within the context of growing societal diversity. The center builds on intellectual resources from around the university as well as those already present at the Ford School to address relevant programs and interests.
     
  7. Center for Social Impact
    Provides U-M students with practical skills and insights to tackle complex social challenges and catalyze a career in social impact.
     
  8. Center for the Study of Higher & Postsecondary Education (CSHPE)
    Dedicated to improving higher education generally; accomplishing this with specific expertise in organizational behavior and management, public policy, academic affairs, and student development, assessment, and evaluation.
     
  9. Detroit Center
    Located in Midtown Detroit, the Detroit Center serves as a gateway for university and urban communities to utilize each other’s learning, research and cultural  activities.
     
  10. Edward Ginsberg Center
    Cultivates and stewards mutually beneficial partnerships between communities and the University of Michigan in order to advance social change for the public good.
     
  11. Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation
    Committed to improving the quality, safety, equity, and affordability of healthcare services.
     
  12. Institute for Research on Women & Gender
    An interdisciplinary unit supporting research on women, gender, and sexuality. IRWG is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in research and across our scholarly communities.
     
  13. International Institute
    Stimulates research and teaching on critical areas of the world and on international issues that cut across world regions and disciplines. The institute fosters cooperation among the university’s departments, schools, and colleges.
     
  14. National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Seeks to strengthen and integrate research about diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and society, while promoting its effective use in addressing contemporary issues.
     
  15. Women's & Gender Studies Department
    Seeks to build interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty and students that bridge gender, racial, ethnic, economic, and national divides; develop knowledge about women, gender, race, class, sexuality, and disability; and challenge unequal distributions of power; and improve the lives of all individuals and communities.
  1. Council for Disability Concerns
    Meets monthly to address disability issues affecting the University of Michigan and also members of the community. Members represent a broad cross-section of the university and surrounding area.
     
  2. Environmental Justice Initiative
    Through scholarly research, retrieval/dissemination conferences, and policy briefings, this initiative strives to find answers to environmental issues.
     
  3. Expect Respect
    An educational initiative aimed at supporting a campus climate in which all persons  are treated with civility. Community members from across campus have worked  together to strengthen the framework of support services for those who have experienced hate crimes or bias incidents.
     
  4. King-Chavez-Parks Visiting Professors Program
    Funded through both the university and the state of Michigan, this program contributes to the intellectual diversity of the campus by providing guest faculty with ranging points of view and experiences.
     
  5. Michigan Outreach Directory
    Designed to help locate information about the University of Michigan’s outreach projects, summer/special programs and services that benefit lives and communities throughout the state of Michigan.
     
  6. Provost’s Faculty Initiatives Program (PFIP)
    Provides supplemental resources to help the schools and colleges and other academic units to hire and retain faculty who contribute to the intellectual diversity of the institution, to assist the dual career partners of tenure-track and tenured faculty, and to respond to unique opportunities.
     
  7. Rackham Faculty Allies and Student Allies Grants
    Rackham Graduate School supports faculty-led efforts to cultivate a vibrant and diverse student community in graduate programs and departments through the Rackham Faculty Allies initiative.
     
  8. School of Social Work Good Neighbors Initiative
    Seeks to increase the number of healthy, safe, and supportive neighborhoods that will contribute to the full development of children and youth in Detroit.
     
  9. School of Social Work Youth & Community Program
     
  10. University Initiative on Disability Studies
    Seeks to expand diversity at the University of Michigan by integrating the study of disability into research, scholarship, and teaching.
     
  11. UMMS Global Reach – Global Health & Disparities Path of Excellence
    Helps facilitate and promote UMMS international initiatives in research, education, and collaborations in health.
  1. Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW)
    Serves those who encounter education and career obstacles based on their non-linear paths to, and experiences within, the university community, providing immediate and ongoing services and financial support to ensure educational success and degree completion. CEW also offers workshops, programs, and special events designed to support a more inclusive campus community.
     
  2. Global Michigan
    Student resources for education abroad, travel planning and on-campus opportunities to learn about the wider world.
     
  3. International Center
    Provides a variety of services to assist international and American students who are seeking opportunities to study, work, or travel abroad.
     
  4. Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI)
    Supports and celebrates students' unique experiences, backgrounds, communities, and identities. We collaborate with campus and external partners on programs and initiatives that aid students in achieving their academic ambitions while developing the skills and perspectives necessary to succeed in college and beyond. These initiatives assist U-M in its ongoing commitment to nurturing an intellectually and culturally diverse campus. In addition to helping students, OAMI’s programming encourages dialogue across campus and in the broader community. The Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, the Juneteenth Symposium, and other events unite academic pursuits with social justice and multicultural celebration.
     
  5. OUTlist
    Seeks to foster professional relationships and mentoring opportunities through engaging LGBTQ+ students in the creation of online searchable profiles.
     
  6. Portal en Español
    The main umich.edu website fully translated into Spanish: espanol.umich.edu.
     
  7. Spectrum Center
    The center humbly works toward enhancing the campus climate and support services for LGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty at the university through education, advocacy, and community building.
     
  8. Sexual Assault Prevention & Awareness Center (SAPAC)
     
  9. Student Life
    Helps students get the most out of their experiences at the university.
     
  10. Student Life Research
    Gathers and shares information about University of Michigan students and student life. It serves as a resource for creating assessment tools, collecting data, sharing results, increasing knowledge about U-M students and more.
     
  11. Trotter Multicultural Center
    A vibrant hub that welcomes and serves all members of our community from U-M including students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, community members and other campus visitors. It provides our visitors with a home away from home and a wealth of educational opportunities.
     
  12. Women in Science & Engineering (WISE)
    Designed to increase the number of girls and women pursuing degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while fostering their future success. While the WISE programs are open to all students, they are designed to encourage and support women and girls.

KIN ALL-IN! Mini-Grants for Faculty & Staff

The School of Kinesiology Office of Culture, Equity, and Community invites faculty and staff to apply for funding to support projects, research, educational initiatives, travel, and other efforts that advance our CEC strategic objectives. Priority will be given to requests that directly impact the school, university, city, county, or state.

Please submit a 1-2 page proposal of your project addressing the following:

  • Project's Description: Describe the purpose and rationale for the project.
  • Project's Alignment with CEC Objectives: Explain how the project aligns with our CEC strategic objectives.
  • Project's Impact: Explain the potential impact and scope of the project relative to its contribution to achieving our CEC strategic objectives.
  • Project's Distinctiveness and Innovation: Describe the unique aspects of the project.
  • Project's Budget and Financials: Explain how the requested funds will support the project.

If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected].

Apply for a KIN ALL-IN! Mini-Grant

Join the Empower SoK Book Club!

The Empower SoK Book Club aims to expand knowledge, skills, and perspective related to equity and inclusion so we can all advocate for a more open and informed School of Kinesiology.

We last read: True Biz by Sara Novic

We're currently reading: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Learn more about the book club
The CEC dream team: Dr. E, Dr. Armstrong, and Ryleigh