Diversity Team

Mission Statement

The Libraries' Diversity Team exists to implement the campus' Diversity Initiative in the libraries and on campus. It is essential to recognize, respect, and promote each individual's uniqueness within the larger and more important context of our shared experience as human beings. The Team is dedicated to staff and patron education to increase diversity awareness and positive change in the library environment.

Vision Statement

The Diversity Team leads the UM Libraries' faculty, staff and students in fostering a positive and collaborative environment that promotes excellence in quality of service to the University Community. This will be accomplished by:

1. Promoting diversity issues;
2. Embracing change in the Libraries and in the broader community;
3. Providing diversity information resources;
4. Creating a climate where all are valued, respected and encouraged to reach their full potential through mentoring and showing the way.

Diversity Initiative

The Diversity Initiative serves as the core element that:

1. Improves, creates, builds and advances the diverse atmosphere, environment, or climate of the organization
2. Promotes awareness and tolerance by keeping people informed
3. Monitors change
4. Provides outreach and education
5. Creates an awareness that diversity has the power to transform the individual, the group or team, and the organization
6. Communicates the importance of valuing human life and the contributions that indivduals make to the organization and to society

ALA statement and policy on Inclusiveness and Mutual Respect adopted by ALA Council on Tuesday, June 28, 2005.

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