Work in the areas of civil rights, election law, and affirmative action, among others, on behalf of the University and its Health System. Assist with issues related to disability and accommodations, discrimination, free speech, harassment and diversity initiatives on behalf of students, faculty, and staff. Strive to create a work atmosphere in our own department that is equitable, inclusive, and diverse. Treat our clients and others with respect, civility, and professionalism at all times. WHAT WE DO RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DEVELOPMENT • Increase diversity of OGC staff. • Promote staff professional development and career/title advancement. EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP • Promote cultural competence of OGC staff. PROMOTING AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY • Continue efforts to ensure all OGC staff feel welcomed and respected. • Ensure that appropriate and equitable salary relationships exist for staff within the same classification or related classifications, taking into consideration distinguishing factors such as performance, skills, and experience. • Ensure that staff understand and feel free to report conflicts and concerns within OGC. SERVICE • Partner more visibly in the University’s and local community’s diversity, equity, and inclusion outreach efforts. • Improve accessibility of OGC’s online resources and PowerPoint presentation template formatting. WHAT ARE OUR DEI GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Timothy Lynch Vice President & General Counsel Patricia Petrowski Kara Morgenstern Associate Vice President Associate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel & Deputy General Counsel University of Michigan Health System October 2015 – Developed OGC climate assessment survey December 2015 – Administered OGC climate assessment survey February 2016 – Reviewed climate assessment results at all-staff meeting March 2016 – Circulated draft OGC strategic plan to all staff for feedback April 2016 – Administered follow-up survey to address specific emergent themes June 2016 – Conducted all-staff “Art of Perception” training, presented by author Amy Herman, to help us understand, through art, how we each see and perceive things differently and how we need these diverse perspectives to see the whole picture August 2016 – Attended workshop by Director of the Spectrum Center on gender identity and gender expression WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR OGC DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION PLANNING TEAM Maya Kobersy – Lead Jack Bernard Katie Murphy Laura Napiewocki Patty Petrowski Cathy Pinkerton Travis Souza Karen Staszel