Belonging and Equitable Access Committee

Charge:

• Identify, partner, and engage the USF Libraries, university, and community to promote initiatives that broaden and foster equitable access, inclusion, and belonging.
• Communicate USF Libraries’ efforts, activities, and initiatives related to equitable access, inclusion, and belonging.
• Provide professional development opportunities for all members of staff at USF Libraries related to equitable access, inclusion, and belonging.
• Assess library services, collections, and research efforts in terms of equitable access, inclusion, and belonging and offer recommendations to University Libraries administration.

 

2024-2025 Goals:

• Coordinate one public event a semester and collaborate with partners on events when possible
• Provide one professional development opportunity relating to BEA for library staff per semester
• Support and promote BEA work being done by USF Libraries

Documents

• University of South Florida Libraries Diversity and Inclusion Committee Annual Report: 2022-2023
• University of South Florida Libraries Diversity and Inclusion Committee Annual Report: 2020-2021
• University of South Florida Libraries and the Inclusive and Equitable Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community: Fall Semester 2021 Report
• Diversity and Inclusion Website Assessment_2020

Strategic Plans and Directions:

Follow the links here to see the strategic plan of the University of South Florida and the strategic directions of USF’s libraries. The BEA initiatives of USF Libraries seek to support our overall goals of student success.