A group of career services staff members asks for time on the next staff meeting agenda to discuss the team’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. During the discussion, several team members share that they are not familiar with what diversity, equity and inclusion work looks like in career services and would benefit from more concrete examples of how their peers have translated the concepts into practice. The team generally agrees that more can be done to raise the collective consciousness to good work and sustain team efforts. They agree that they should make space to recognize and honor people doing excellent diversity, equity and inclusion work, and that such work should be amplified, celebrated and rewarded.
A subcommittee forms and agrees to brainstorm and present suggestions at the next staff meeting. Subsequently, the committee proposes and the team agrees to take time each month in the staff meeting agenda to inquire and share their collective efforts; to establish new awards related to equity to be highlighted at their end of year celebration; to center diversity, equity and inclusion practices in term and annual reporting; and to highlight successes through the center’s social media and print publications.
- The Issue: The career center team agrees that more could be done to orient its work toward diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, but many team members are unclear about what such practices look like and desire concrete examples.
- The Deliberation: A subcommittee forms and proposes several practices to sustain dialogue throughout the year and highlight successes to internal and external constituents.
- The Growth: The team finds a way to integrate reflection, documentation and communication of diversity, equity and inclusions practices throughout the year in an effort to encourage and expand similar work.