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.

To conduct this work, we have established a Community, Opportunity, and Engagement (COE) Committee and set the following three goals:
- To understand and address ongoing climate issues that emerge in our community.
- To enrich our intellectual engagement by supporting department members pursuing work and holding events related to COE.
- 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.






