The Department of Inclusion and Belonging (DIB) is dedicated to fostering a welcoming and equitable environment for all staff members at Cornell University. They offer a comprehensive range of services designed to support individual growth, enhance departmental inclusivity, and advance campus-wide initiatives to improve equity, inclusion, and belonging among staff.
Belonging at Cornell
Belonging at Cornell is a framework designed to continue the progress towards making Cornell a more diverse and inclusive environment.
Rethinking campus wellbeing
Inclusive Excellence Podcast with Julie Edwards
In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Julie Edwards, assistant vice president of student and campus life for student health and wellbeing, for a conversation on how Cornell is prioritizing the creation of a health-promoting campus.
Metrics
Sense of Belonging
Sense of Belonging
Belonging is the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity for a member of a certain group. It is when an individual can bring their authentic self to work.
Fairness
Fairness
Fairness in the workplace refers to an aspect of organizational justice with regards to both process and outcome impartiality. Some of the factors that support fair treatment in the workplace include mutual respect, strong interpersonal relationships and honest communication.
Recommendation Score
Recommendation Score
The recommendation or net promoter score measures how willing an individual is to recommend positively an institution to other people such as family, friends, peers, or professional associates. This metric assesses loyalty, engagement and advocacy.
Turnover Rates
Turnover Rates
The turnover rate is the measurement of the number of individuals who leave an organization during a specified time period, typically one year. Retaining individuals, including those from marginalized or traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, is crucial to running a successful organization.
Diverse Candidate Pools
Diverse Candidate Pools
Cornell University's history of diversity and inclusion encourages all students, faculty, and staff to support a diverse and inclusive university in which to work, study, teach, research, and serve. We embrace diversity and make every effort to recruit qualified, talented, and diverse candidate pools inclusive of individuals from a variety of backgrounds, demographics, and perspectives who will contribute to a robust environment of learning.
Survey Results Overview
University-level Survey Results Metrics: Faculty and Staff | Fall 2022
I feel a sense of belonging at Cornell.
I would recommend Cornell as a good place to work to a friend or colleague.
I feel a sense of belonging in my department/unit.
I am treated fairly in my department/unit without regard to any element of my personal identity.
I would recommend my department/unit as a good place to work to a friend or colleague.