Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee


Overall Committee Objectives

  • Serve as the liaison between Kellogg E&W administration and students for issues involving inclusion and belonging.
  • Partner with the EW DEI Task Force leadership and contribute to the planning and implementation of student-driven initiatives.
  • Collaborate with E&W admissions to develop and implement recruiting strategies that will support inclusive representation.
  • Bridge the experiences, interests and perspectives of all E&W students to the Kellogg environment and foster a culture of belonging.
  • Serve as diversity and inclusion advocates within the E&W KSA, E&W clubs and for E&W students not represented by an affinity group.
  • Engage with the E&W Clubs and other KSA Committees as partners in fostering knowledge, acceptance and respect for every student.

Goals

Promote Awareness

Create a resource page accessible by all students via Intranet for basic knowledge

Promote participation in DEI-related learning opportunities and cultural events

Develop content to celebrate and/or acknowledge cultural heritage, orientation, religion via social media or other method (newsletters)

Recruit, Advance, Retain

Review barriers to increase diversity during admissions

Review E&W Club Boards election procedures and propose diversity-enhancing standards

Review and optimize access to career management resources, events and post-MBA opportunities for all students

Sustainability

Develop tools to be integrated within Kellogg activities, events, academics

Centralize resources and metrics

Maintain/promote participation to the Committee from most Cohorts

Establish continuum with E&W DEI Task Force

Questions? Want to join our committee? Please contact Shehnoor Qureshi at shehnoor.qureshi@northwestern.edu