EDISC - the PSD EDI Staff Committee

Vision

To elevate and amplify staff voices across the PSD units, build community, and help cultivate a sense of belonging for staff and other PSD constituents.

Mission

To create long-lasting and sustainable infrastructure to address staff needs in the PSD that will exist and operate beyond the tenure of appointed PSD leadership.

Goals

EDISC supports PSD EDI goals to: create opportunities for staff recognition, ensure transparency in leadership communications, and support equitable treatment and opportunities for staff members. Additional efforts involve promoting and supporting the needs of various communities and affinity groups.

Programs

Programming fosters a Division where people feel supported, valued, and respected as individuals with diverse beliefs and perspectives.

• Quarterly Staff Coffee Hours facilitate connections among staff members
• An all-staff, division-wide holiday lunch contributes to community building among staff across units
• The annual Staff Awards ceremony recognizes and appreciates staff members for outstanding and valuable contributions to the PSD as nominated by colleagues, peers, and students. Awards celebrate contributions to the effectiveness and climate of their unit and the PSD made by new members, seasoned veterans, and EDI champions
• Members also mobilize PSD wellness initiatives. During the Spring 2020 stay-at-home orders, EDISC members contributed to: staff and student wellness check-ins, Zoom social hours, blog posts for wellness strategies, phone check-ins between staff and students, and advocacy for compassionate leadership on campus and the South Side

Join

If you are a PSD staff member who is interested in joining EDISC, please send a note of inquiry.

Contact

Email the PSD EDI Staff Committee, psdstaffedi@uchicago.edu.

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Sub-Committees

Deputies	Events	Historian/ Communications	Marketing	Treasurer
Cosmos Boekell	Cosmos Boekell		Maureen McMahon (website)
	Alicia Brown
	Sarah Lippert