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Earth is everyone's classroom, sticker by Riley Schmitter and Andrew Wickert — Earth is Everyone's Classroom sticker: artwork by Riley Schmitter and Andrew Wickert

Mission and Vision

The Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment in which all individuals feel valued, respected, personally safe, and treated fairly. By supporting all members with equitable opportunities to thrive, we enhance our research, teaching, and community through open interchange of ideas, views, and experiences.

Committee Goals and Activities

Goals

Develop a departmental climate that expands our ability to attract great students, support them to graduation, and prepare them for their future.
Foster a more welcoming and inclusive departmental climate for all Earth & Environmental Science students, staff, and faculty.

Activities

JEDI seminars on topics of environmental justice, geo-ethics, natural resource management and equity in indigenous communities, tribal partnerships in research, poverty-informed practices in higher education.
Inclusive teaching workshop (half-day retreat for all departmental instructors) in collaboration with UMN-CEI and Sehoya Cotner of the SEISMIC Initiative, January 2021.
Many people in the School are champions of the College of Science & Engineering’s Diversity & Inclusivity Alliance.
UMN-TC Earth & Environmental Sciences is a committed participant of Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE)!
Intra Departmental Faculty-Student Discussions to foster free and open conversation on DEI issues and related efforts in the Department.

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