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"Our goal is to build a community that reflects the rich diversity of our world and create a culture in which individual identities and contributions are valued and respected. It's critical that every student, faculty, and staff feel welcome to teach, learn, and discover to their full potential."
—Alexis Abramson, Dean
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth strive to build a school that embodies openness, accessibility, collaboration, and human-centered innovation, that elevates the voices of those from historically marginalized backgrounds, and continually works towards a community that comes together across differences as we respond to the challenges in our world.
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan was built in collaboration with students, faculty, and staff during a nearly year-long process. Aligned with Dartmouth's Toward Equity: Aligning Action and Accountability plan, Thayer aims to build a learning and research community that prioritizes equity, health, and well-being, and creates a more inclusive future through the plan's actions, desired outcomes, and metrics.
Thayer's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is comprised of faculty, staff, and students working towards creating a more equitable, diverse, and welcoming place to learn and work.
Alex Boys, Alexis Abramson, Ashley Parker, Britt Goods, Bruce Laferriere, Colin Meyer, Dan Olson, Elisabeth Waltz, Emily Monroe, Erin Mayfield, Eugene Korsunskiy, Haley Tucker, Helene L. Seroussi, Hung V.-T. Nguyen, Izzy LaBombard, Jen Seiler, Jentry Campbell, Jess Kinzie, Julia Abraham, Katie R. Hixon, Kelli Kehoe, Laura Ray, Lee Koh, Linda Braden, Liz Lerret, Lydia Reedstrom, Matthias Fitzpatrick, Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Peter Chin, Rafe H. Steinhauer, Ron Lasky, Simge Engelkiran, Sol G. Diamond, Tricia Spellman, Tucker Burgin, Vicki May, Wei Ouyang, Wesley Marrero, William Ren
Members of the DEI Committee, in collaboration with students, faculty, and staff community, will focus work on several strategic areas, including:
Align leaders to a shared commitment to DEI and to building an inclusive culture where every individual is empowered to work, learn, and discover to their fullest potential.
Chair: Tricia Spellman
Members: Bruce Laferriere, Elisabeth Waltz, Ron Lasky
Co-Chairs: Britt Goods, Simge Engelkiran
Members: Eugene Korsunskiy, Hung V.-T. Nguyen, Jen Seiler
Chair: Emily Monroe
Members: Elisabeth Waltz, Lydia Reedstrom, Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Vicki May
Cultivate an inclusive culture in which all students, staff, and faculty feel a sense of connection and belonging.
Co-Chairs: Katie R. Hixon, Simge Engelkiran
Members: Helene L. Seroussi, Izzy LaBombard, Kelli Kehoe, Wei Ouyang
Chair: Haley Tucker
Members: Alex Boys, Linda Braden, Rafe H. Steinhauer, William Ren
Integrate DEI into policies, practices, curriculum, and programs that impact the student experience at Thayer.
Chair: Jess Kinzie
Members: Alexis Abramson (until December), Erin Mayfield (starting January), Lee Koh, Matthias Fitzpatrick, Peter Chin
Chair: Colin Meyer
Members: Jentry Campbell, Julia Abraham, Liz Lerret, Wesley Marrero
Integrate DEI into recruitment and retention processes and practices to create an environment where faculty and staff thrive and feel secure and supported.
Chair: Tucker Burgin
Members: Ashley Parker, Erin Mayfield (starting January), Laura E. Ray, Sol G. Diamond, Wesley Marrero
Dan Olson (appointed by Dean)
Humans of Thayer (HofT) is a project designed to foster connection, acceptance, and a sense of belonging by sharing the faces and stories of our students, faculty, and staff. View HofT posts on Instagram or Flickr.
Help us build community by sharing what you love to do, what sustains your curiosity, your biggest influence, or something else about yourself!
The DEI Committee provides ongoing documentation of practices, plans, accomplishments, and challenges relevant to their goal of building a more welcoming, equitable place to learn and work, and to creating campus-wide partnerships towards implementing meaningful change.
