University of Vermont – IE Database 2025

Assess the value and opportunity to develop DEI proposal submission (with a DEI component and DEI focused categories) for award tracking within UVM CLICK. Effort supported by UDC OVPR representative, SPA leadership, SPA Business Systems Analyst.

Generally, demographic data helps us to understand possible perspectives and viewpoints that are missing from our collective table. Greater cultural awareness and focus on DEI also supports successful recruitment and retention in a competitive job market, to recruit well qualified, diverse candidates to open positions. There is also a trend of federal funders’ increasing focus on equitable STEM opportunities and inclusion of people from underrepresented communities in research, further supporting the need for the OVPR Unit to grow its DEI capabilities in support of UVM achieving desired research-related outcomes. (See Goal #1) These efforts are also relevant to Goals #4 and #6.

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