2020 & Beyond: Building & Thinking Forward

Listening Tour Executive Summary: Where We Are and Where We Are Going

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2020 & Beyond: Building & Thinking Forward

Associate Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Dania Matos invited faculty and staff members, alumni, parents, and friends of UC Merced to join her for 2020 & Beyond: Building & Thinking Forward, a series of structured, listening sessions. Together, campus community members explored three key themes that will guide the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as it develops goals for its first year. The goals will form the foundation of a campus-wide strategic plan.

Sessions were scheduled in September, October, November, and January and Qualtrics surveys were provided for the September and January sessions to accommodate those unable to attend the in-person events. A listening tour session in the Merced community was to be held in May but is currently postponed due to COVID-19. We still intend on holding this session when it is safe for us to convene in-person. 

Spring 2020 Sessions and Themes:

• January - Building Belonging
  Wednesday, January 22, 12 noon to 2pm
  Downtown Center Campus  rooms 105 & 106
  Take the Survey: Building Belonging Jan. 22, 2020

Fall 2019 Sessions and Themes: 

• September - Building Belonging 
  Thursday, Sept. 26 - 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. - Crescent Arch Room
  View the Recap: Building Belonging Sept. 26. 2019