Our department is dedicated to creating a climate that amplifies and nurtures practices of community, opportunity, and engagement, not just through words but through actions.

Dr. Gopu Raveendran Nair with students

To conduct this work, we have established a Community, Opportunity, and Engagement (COE) Committee and set the following three goals:

  1. To understand and address ongoing climate issues that emerge in our community.
  2. To enrich our intellectual engagement by supporting department members pursuing work and holding events related to COE.
  3. To build a long term accountability plan that gives the department multiple opportunities to sustain, reflect on, and continually revise our practices in order to achieve such an environment.

Meet Our Members

Community, Opportunity, and Engagement Committee
Email: abe-dei@aces.illinois.edu