Inclusion & Belonging
The MEAS community commits to ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.
MEAS Commitment to Student Success
Our community climate in MEAS is enriched through practices that promote an exchange of diverse perspectives, foster a sense of belonging, and ensure the physical and psychological safety of all members of our department. MEAS sustains a culture of respect, collaboration, and mutual support through shared governance between faculty, staff, and students who serve together on departmental committees; social events like weekly Coffee & Treats and our International Potluck; a volunteer-supported Community Cupboard; an annual departmental Symposium; and much more.
In support of this commitment, faculty, staff, postdocs, and grad students may serve on the MEAS Community Climate Committee. This committee works to spark actions that will help build and sustain MEAS as a geoscience department that fully reflects and welcomes within its community, the rich diversity of people who occupy this planet. The CCC serves as a forum for discussion, advocacy, and change, as we seek to enact the principles of the College of Sciences Culture Charter so that all members of our departmental community can thrive. If you are a member of the MEAS community who is interested in serving on this committee, please contact the current committee chair, Dr. Lisa Falk.