ACRL Diversity Alliance Letter of Commitment - Foundational - Building an inclusive organizational culture supportive BIPOC

ACRL Diversity Alliance Letter of Commitment agrees to participate in the ACRL Diversity Alliance program, January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 to demonstrate commitment to racial equity through development of inclusive hiring practices and a culture welcoming to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and in order to increase opportunities to engage in pre and early career, paid work exper. [...] Utilization of the ALA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Scorecard for Library and Information Organizations (April 2021) to assess and report on the Library’s progress in developing an inclusive culture to the Diversity Alliance e. [...] Commit to designing experiences to expand the practicum participant’s self-defined interests and skills, including: mentorships, learning opportunities to broaden knowledge of the libraries, and inclusion in departmental meetings in order to create a “sense of belonging”. [...] Commit to designing and assessing experiences to expand the resident’s self-defined interests and skills, including: mentorships, learning opportunities to broaden knowledge of the libraries, special projects or rotations throughout the library, and inclusion in departmental meetings in order to create a “sense of belonging”. [...] Level of Performance Score 3 Excellent 2 Improved 1 Developing 0 Insufficient Embeddedness of The library has created, The library has The library is in the No plan is in DEI into the outlined, and implemented DEI developed but not process of place or created Culture and within its strategic plan implemented DEI developing DEI to include DEI in Climate of the goals within the goals within its the.