The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) is a part of the College of the Environment at the University of Washington (UW). The UW is an institution committed to promoting respect for the rights and privileges of all, understanding and appreciation of human differences and the constructive expression of ideas.

Charges

• Track diversity efforts within SEFS
• Find new ways of recruiting diverse, especially underrepresented minority faculty, staff and students
• Seek to find and remove barriers to diversity at the School
• Create partnerships with and learn best practices from other diversity efforts, both on and off campus
• Involve diverse members of the School in leadership and mentorship

With broad input and endorsement by all School faculty, a school-specific Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan was created to guide annual priorities in an effort to increase the diversity of the graduate student population.

Reports

SEFS DEIC Annual Report 2021-2022

Contact

For information pertaining to SEFS DEI Committee contacts, please reach out to SEFS Communications Team.