Engagement and Belonging Council

Engagement and Belonging Council Charge

The Engagement and Belonging Council serves as an information exchange among colleges, major administrative units, and the Vice President for Engagement and Belonging to coordinate policies and address issues that impact goals related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging (DEIS) at Michigan Technological University. The Vice President for Engagement and Belonging or their representative will chair the Engagement and Belonging Council and lead its meetings. Along with the chair, the council will comprise one or two MTU faculty, staff, or administrators from each unit, who will be appointed by their dean/unit leader in consultation with the Vice President for Engagement and Belonging. Engagement and Belonging Council members will also have a formal communication line to their respective dean/unit head. Meetings will be held monthly throughout the academic year and at least once in the summer.

Characteristic activities include:

• communicating across budgetary units to optimize consistency of unit approaches to DEIS endeavors, including advice pertaining to external constituencies;
• developing cross-unit strategies for leveraging DEIS values throughout MTU units;
• making informal recommendations to the chair;
• and performing other actions consistent with its charge as needed.

Reporting Structure

 

The Engagement and Belonging Council serves as information exchange between the leaders of colleges/major administrative units and the Vice President for Engagement and Belonging.

Chair

Wayne Gersie

• Vice President for Engagement and Belonging
• Research Assistant Professor, Psychology and Human Factors

• belonging@mtu.edu
• 906-487-1599
• Administration Building 502

Member Representation

Each member reports to the leader of their college or major administrative unit (dean or vice president/director).

What the Engagement and Belonging Council is Reading

• DEI Legislation Tracker - Chronicle of Higher Education
• Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Assessment Map: July 2024 Edition
• Women’s History Month and Beyond: Six Michigan Tech Leaders Reflect on Their Work and Inspiration
• Growing Diversity
• Partnering to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: MTU, University of the District of Columbia Pursue New MOU
• Welcome, Huskies: Incoming Class is Diverse, Smart and the Largest Since 1982