{"id":14019,"date":"2019-06-06T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T20:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=14019"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:25","slug":"new-report-highlights-itss-achievement-in-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/06\/06\/new-report-highlights-itss-achievement-in-dei\/","title":{"rendered":"New report highlights ITS&#8217;s achievement in DEI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_EverydayPrejudice_20190320_04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_EverydayPrejudice_20190320_04-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_EverydayPrejudice_20190320_04-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_EverydayPrejudice_20190320_04-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_EverydayPrejudice_20190320_04-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_EverydayPrejudice_20190320_04-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_EverydayPrejudice_20190320_04-665x374.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Monica Hickson and Jeanne Mackey lead a classroom of ITS Staff in an original DEI session called &#8220;Everyday Prejudice.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"A new webpage published on the ITS website (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/its.umich.edu\/about\/dei\/progress-report\" target=\"_blank\">A new report on the ITS website<\/a> outlines our progress to make our workplace more diverse, inclusive, and equitable. As a customer service-focused organization, DEI is important to us. We seek to educate ourselves and others, and to create shared understanding, so that we are better equipped to meet the needs of a diverse campus community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like other U-M units, ITS has its own <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"five-year plan (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/its.umich.edu\/dei\" target=\"_blank\">five-year plan<\/a> that includes strategic objectives, measures, and actions planned for each fiscal year. In our second year of implementation (fiscal year 2019), we are proud of the contributions of almost 40 volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Samples of our achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Over 450 DEI courses have been completed by 276 ITS staff members from March 13, 2018\u2013April 16, 2019. We have also developed six original DEI courses.<\/li><li>In support of a new university policy, ITS published a set of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/its.umich.edu\/web-strategy\/accessibility\" target=\"_blank\">Guiding Principles for Accessibility<\/a> to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy the services we offer to campus.<\/li><li>A DEI &#8220;Passport&#8221; on the ITS intranet where 140 staff have completed 960 DEI-related activities and earned 277 digital stamps from October 1, 2018\u2013April 10, 2019. (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"see a screenshot (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DEI-Passport-Screen-Shot.png\" target=\"_blank\">see a screenshot<\/a>)<\/li><li>ITS Support Services collaborated with&nbsp;staff from HITS and&nbsp;U-M&nbsp;Library to present a poster called&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/umich.box.com\/s\/vhz9fb5jgw8vgjiovo2pc9g0t4syvy60\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDEI Tips on Improving Customer Service\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;at the 2018 Michigan IT Symposium.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_LeadsLunchPresentationWeb_052219-26.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_LeadsLunchPresentationWeb_052219-26-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_LeadsLunchPresentationWeb_052219-26-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_LeadsLunchPresentationWeb_052219-26-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_LeadsLunchPresentationWeb_052219-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_LeadsLunchPresentationWeb_052219-26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_LeadsLunchPresentationWeb_052219-26-665x444.jpg 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ITS_DEI_LeadsLunchPresentationWeb_052219-26.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>ITS DEI co-chairs Ken Caldwell and Jane Berliss-Vincent present to the DEI Implementation Leads Group on Central Campus in May 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ITS vision for DEI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We commit to diversity, equity and inclusion as a means to flourish individually, excel professionally, and advance knowledge in information technology at U-M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will accomplish this by fostering a climate rooted in mutual respect, drawing on intellectual strength, and producing innovative solutions from the synergy of our people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feedback welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See our complete&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/its.umich.edu\/dei\" target=\"_blank\">DEI Strategic Plan<\/a>&nbsp;and and check out our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/its.umich.edu\/web-strategy\/accessibility\" target=\"_blank\">Guiding Principles for Accessibility<\/a>. We\u2019d love to hear your feedback. Send us an email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:its.diversity@umich.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">its.diversity@umich.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DEI-sticker7-700x700.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14133\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DEI-sticker7-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DEI-sticker7-140x140.png 140w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DEI-sticker7-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DEI-sticker7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DEI-sticker7-665x665.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DEI-sticker7.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new ITS webpage outlines progress to make its workplace more diverse, inclusive, and equitable: Over 450 DEI course completions by 276 staff, a new set of Guiding Principles for Accessibility, and 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