The Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion (IDI) Grant application process is open for submission through March 15!

The IDI Grant is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, student or department, and can be used to address a need and/or to promote and celebrate diversity. For additional information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

IDI Grant projects should fall into one of the following categories:

• Training, Teaching and Learning
• Recruitment and Retention
• Environment and Processes
• ​​​​​​​Other Innovation Strategies

Last week examples were provided for training, teaching and learning. This week, the focus is on the next category — Recruitment and Retention. A few ideas include:

• Projects aimed at recruiting traditionally minoritized individuals to be students or employees
• Targeted retention projects (for students and employees)

Here are examples of related projects developed at other institutions of higher education:

• Developing Capacity to Employ Individuals With Disabilities — This project conducted a needs assessment of managers and employees to determine their knowledge and experience related to working with individuals with disabilities. This information was used to develop employment-related resources for personnel in order to better equip them to advance inclusion in the university community. 
• Project Transition – This initiative focused on enhancing the student experience, persistence and graduation rates of first-generation and underserved students by addressing the role that families play. Programming and activities were developed to better connect and engage families of first-generation students with the university and assist them in supporting their student through the transition from high school to college.

We encourage you to collaborate with your colleagues and students to define and develop a project for this grant opportunity. If you have questions, please contact shelby.bedford@llcc.edu.

IDI Grant Project Team (appointed by the Campus Climate Team’s Safety & Inclusivity Workgroup):
Shelby Bedford, chair
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

The Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion (IDI) Grant application process is open for submission through March 15! The IDI Grant is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, student or department, and can be used to address a need and/or to promote and celebrate diversity. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

IDI Grant projects should fall into one of the following categories:

• Training, Teaching and Learning
• Recruitment and Retention
• Environment and Processes
• ​​​​​​​Other Innovation Strategies

Over the course of the coming weeks, a focus will be provided in LincIn on each of these categories. What types of activities could be undertaken for training, teaching and learning? We encourage you to talk and collaborate with your colleagues and students. A few ideas include: hosting a training event, purchasing materials for an inclusivity workshop, buying books from diverse authors, etc. Additionally, here are a couple of samples of projects done at other institutions of higher education:

• Stories Untold – Syracuse University – The workshop series increased contact between Syracuse University drama students and working artists whose stories (in their work or their pathway to making it) were underrepresented in the department. Three working artists of varying disciplines spoke to classes, led a workshop and participated in a Q&A session with students.
• Ally Skills Workshop for Poets and Writers – University of Massachusetts Amherst – The workshop worked to help students in the MFA for Poets and Writers to better understand and respond to issues regarding racism and white supremacy within their program. The workshop included a series of training events to educate and empower students on what to do in situations of racism and transphobia in the MFA program.

If you have questions, please contact shelby.bedford@llcc.edu.

IDI Grant Project Team (appointed by the Campus Climate Team’s Safety & Inclusivity Workgroup):
Shelby Bedford, chair
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

The Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion (IDI) Grant application opens today! The IDI Grant is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, student or department, and can be used to address a need and/or to promote and celebrate diversity.

There is $1500 available to be awarded in spring 2021. Grant proposals will be accepted through March 15. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

If you have questions, please contact shelby.bedford@llcc.edu.

IDI Grant Project Team (appointed by the Campus Climate Team’s Safety & Inclusivity Workgroup):
Shelby Bedford, chair
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

There is a new opportunity just ahead for recognizing and promoting diversity and inclusion at LLCC — the Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant! It is an internal grant opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, student or department, and can be used to address a need and/or to promote and celebrate diversity.

There is $1500 available to be awarded in spring 2021. Grant proposals will be accepted Feb. 15-March 15. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

Submitted projects must fall into one or more of these categories:  (1) Training, Teaching and Learning, (2) Recruitment and Retention, (3) Environments and Processes, (4) Other Innovation. To get the creative thought process going, here are some project examples:

• Training, Teaching and Learning Examples: Host a training event, purchase materials for an inclusivity workshop, buy books from diverse authors, etc.
• Recruitment and Retention Examples: Projects aimed at recruiting traditionally minoritized individuals to be students or employees, targeted retention projects (for students and employees), etc.
• Environment and Processes Examples: Address physical accessibility concerns; purchasing materials needed for implementation of inclusive practices by individuals, groups, or departments; fund tools needed to make a process more inclusive, etc.

If you have questions, please contact shelby.bedford@llcc.edu.

IDI Grant Project Team (appointed by the Campus Climate Team’s Safety & Inclusivity Workgroup):
Shelby Bedford, chair
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

Last month, Professional Development Day provided several valuable tracks with a variety of live and recorded learning options. If you did not have an opportunity to participate in the sessions available in the Diversity and Inclusion Track, the Campus Climate Team encourages you to take advantage of these professional development opportunities, which are still available. You can access them by going to https://llcc-il.safecolleges.com/training/home and selecting View Library toward the bottom of the screen. The diversity and inclusion training modules can be found in the Human Resources as well as the Social and Behavioral sections.

Though one semester is coming to a close, we are still planning for the next! There is a new opportunity just ahead for recognizing and promoting diversity and inclusion at LLCC. The Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant has been under development this fall by the IDI Grant Project Team (appointed by the Campus Climate Team’s Safety & Inclusivity Workgroup). It provides an internal grant opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, student or department, and can be used to address a need and/or to promote/celebrate diversity.

There will be $1500 available, and submitted projects must fall into one or more of these categories:  (1) Training, Teaching and Learning, (2) Recruitment and Retention, (3) Environments and Processes, (4) Other Innovation.

Some project examples:

• Training, Teaching and Learning Examples: Host a training event, purchase materials for an inclusivity workshop, buy books from diverse authors, etc.
• Recruitment and Retention Examples: Projects aimed at recruiting traditionally minoritized individuals to be students or employees, targeted retention projects (for students and employees), etc.
• Environment and Processes Examples: Address physical accessibility concerns; purchasing materials needed for implementation of inclusive practices by individuals, groups, or departments; fund tools needed to make a process more inclusive, etc.

If you have questions, please contact shelby.bedford@llcc.edu. More information on the application and criteria will be coming soon. In the meantime, keep this opportunity in mind as you plan for the spring semester, and supervisors please encourage your departments to consider submitting an application. Let the innovation begin!

IDI Grant Project Team:
Shelby Bedford
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse