About

Mission

The ITLC Diversity & Inclusion Action Team is made up of dedicated Indiana University IT staff who volunteer their time to create positive change within our workplace. Our mission is to cultivate a welcoming and accepting professional environment that embraces and encourages the inclusion of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ideas. Through a range of initiatives and outreach efforts, we are committed to building a sustainable culture of diversity and inclusion for technology professionals across all IU campuses.

Core values

A diverse workplace drives innovation

We welcome all perspectives and encourage the open exchange of ideas and civil discourse. We want all employees to be themselves and contribute through their own experiences. We honor individuality, human dignity, equality, and equity. Together we can empower one another to do our best work.

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A diverse future

We encourage respect and inclusiveness, and welcome members with diverse backgrounds, ideas, and life experiences. By recognizing the unique skills and talents of each employee, and offering support and coaching to help them maximize their contributions and personal satisfaction, will strive to ensure diversity in the future of the organization.

Inclusion of diverse perspectives

All interactions and conversations should be approached with an open mind, respecting and acknowledging the inherent dignity and worth of every individual. Employees should be provided with opportunities for cross-collaboration and rotational assignments to enrich the workplace environment, promote diversity of thought, and inspire innovative solutions.

Welcoming and diverse work environments

Respect and civility will be afforded to all individuals regardless of age, disability, educational background, family status, gender, gender identity and expression, nationality, race/ethnicity, religion, position, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic level, or veteran status.

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Outreach and recruitment

We believe that effective hiring strategies should encompass social media, professional associations, job postings, and publications to maximize recruitment from a diverse pool of candidates. Training will be provided on hiring practices and the impact of unconscious bias in the recruitment process. Additionally, we aim to develop and implement an ongoing, comprehensive Diversity & Inclusion communications strategy for the IU IT community.

D&I education

We will organize workshops, focus groups, and various learning opportunities to educate and encourage discussions on topics affecting today’s workplace, including unconscious bias, generational and cultural differences, and the employment of persons with disabilities. By gaining a deeper understanding of diversity and inclusion, we can strive towards creating a truly diverse and inclusive work culture.

Change doesn't happen overnight

We strive to ensure employees are engaged and recognized for their diverse contributions to the organization’s success.

But change takes time.

We encourage you to get involved with the D&I initiative, so we can build a diverse and inclusive work culture for the continued betterment of the organization and its employees.

Join the ITLC D&I team!

Connect on Slack

Another way to connect with the D&I Action Team and keep up to date with what’s going on with the group, is to join our UITS Slack channel. You must be a UITS staff member to access this Slack instance, or, if you are outside of UITS and want to join this Slack channel, you can request single channel access. More information about joining UITS Slack is available here. If you already have UITS Slack access, just click “browse channels” and search for #club-itlc-diversityandinclusion and hit “join”. Whether you want to lurk silently and observe or post regularly and join discussions, you will be welcome in this online community!