Board of Regents to meet Oct. 20; livestream available

The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Riverfront Center on the UM-Flint campus. Members of the public will be able to watch a livestream of the meeting at umich.edu/watch/. Those wishing to make comments during the meeting must attend in person. An agenda will be posted at noon Oct. 17 at regents.umich.edu/meetings/agendas/. To offer public comment at the meeting, sign up before 9 a.m. Oct. 19 at regents.umich.edu/meetings/public-comments/form. People with disabilities who need assistance should contact the Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the University in advance at 734-763-8194. For more information, go to regents.umich.edu.

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report now available

The University of Michigan Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2022 is now available. This comprehensive resource on campus safety is published each year by the Division of Public Safety and Security to provide the university community with information about public safety and emergency services, safety tips, university policies, laws and support services. The ASFSR also includes three-year statistics of reported crime, including bias-motivated crimes, on the Ann Arbor campus and adjoining properties. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires universities to provide their communities with this information so people can make informed decisions about their personal safety. View the report.

Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship applications being accepted

Applications are being accepted for the Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship, which works in partnership with units across campus to foster faculty public engagement at U-M. The fellowship, which is overseen by the Office of the Vice President for Research, supports faculty by providing an opportunity to develop skills and incubate project ideas, while also encouraging recognition of and experimentation with all forms of public engagement. The program brings together an interdisciplinary, intergenerational group of faculty members interested in building community and learning from each other and campus experts to effectively engage the public for larger societal impacts. The deadline for applying is Dec. 1. Application materials and more details about the fellowship, including several informational “coffee hours” set throughout October and November, can be found at research.umich.edu/public-engagement-faculty-fellowship/.

UM-Dearborn names Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Fellows

A selection committee has named Terri Laws, associate professor of African and African American studies, and Hafiz Malik, professor of electrical and computer engineering, as the first recipients of the new Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Fellowship at UM-Dearborn. They will work on two projects designed to make campus a more inclusive place to learn, teach and do research. Laws’ yearlong fellowship zeroes in on the intersection of college preparedness, student retention and faculty satisfaction. Malik’s fellowship is focused on the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program. Keisha Blevins, chief of staff in the chancellor’s office and UM-Dearborn’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, said one of the core goals of the new fellowship is to give faculty a more formal opportunity to use their expertise to improve and create DEI-focused campus initiatives. Chancellor Domenico Grasso said the close collaboration between administration and faculty can help ensure DEI initiatives are themselves rooted in diverse perspectives. Read more about Laws’ and Malik’s fellowship projects.

UM-Flint part of national initiative on diverse, equitable education

Creating an inclusive future in health care requires a diverse group of individuals entering the profession who are prepared to make a difference. The School of Nursing at UM-Flint will help to lead in creating this future as the school has been selected by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for a new national initiative designed to foster inclusive learning environments and build a more diverse nursing workforce. UM-Flint is one of 50 schools of nursing selected from a group of 250 programs that applied for the opportunity. UM-Flint will pilot test a culture and climate survey in support of building environments in which students, faculty and staff possess a strong sense of belonging and are encouraged to thrive. To support this project, UM-Flint will utilize AACN’s digital platform called Leading Across Multidimensional Perspectives Culture and Climate Survey. LAMP collects data on student, faculty and staff perceptions of their college classrooms as communities in five thematic areas: fair treatment and observations of discrimination, belongingness, value of diversity and inclusion, campus services, and clinical training.

— Compiled by James Iseler, The University Record