The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums are happy to share our 2022 Annual Report with you today. We hope you'll find many examples of how your museums carried out the UI Strategic Plan with care. We encourage you to join us this year at the Old Capitol Museum or the Museum of Natural History for some exploration, a tour, or a program.

A note to campus from Liz Tovar, executive officer and associate vice president of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for February 2023.

For those involved in faculty and staff recruitments, updated data (as of November 2022) on the underrepresentation of women and racial/ethnic minorities in faculty, P&S, and Merit positions at UI is now available. Please use this updated information when planning new searches to determine whether the positions are in an underrepresented group and require additional outreach efforts.

In late November, Sara Sanders, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liz Mendez-Shannon, CLAS DEI director, and Liz Tovar, executive officer and associate vice president of the UI Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, gathered at Wild Bill’s Workshop in the School of Social Work to discuss unity and belonging—and how these spaces can help the college and UI make progress on DEI issues.  

The DEI Committee and college community develop a yearly plan to address the strategic priorities of CLAS to cultivate an inclusive environment and build a supportive infrastructure within the college. With this backdrop in mind, it is imperative to build the capacity for thriving within our community while affording faculty, staff, and students the time to think innovatively, practice authentically, and revise programs when warranted to best serve the needs and aspirations of our growing community.

2022 Campus Climate, Working at Iowa survey results also show areas for improvement