Immersive, Meaningful Practices for Accountable Campus Transformation (IMPACT)
SIUE’s University Strategic Plan affirms our commitment to developing a diverse, inclusive and supportive university community. Achieving this goal requires the engagement and support of the entire SIUE community. SIUE’s IMPACT (Immersive Meaningful Practices for Accountable Campus Transformation) Academy engages faculty, staff and students as catalysts and leaders in transforming SIUE into an environment where racism and all other forms of bias are not tolerated. IMPACT Academy Trainers support campus colleagues by cultivating a more equitable and inclusive learning environment for our students and working environment for our faculty and staff.
Goal and Objectives
Goal: Provide faculty, staff and students with tools and resources to build the awareness and competencies needed to foster cultural humility as the standard of interaction and practice in order to advance Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice (IESJ) at SIUE.
Objectives:
- Offer accessible diversity and inclusion training and resources, delivered through various modalities
- Support the integration of knowledge both inside and outside of the classroom to better serve the academic and social needs of our diverse student population
- Encourage faculty, staff and students to model cultural humility in their interactions with each other
