Recommendation from the Community Engagement Task Force:
Create a support structure to coordinate campus-wide initiatives relating to intellectual diversity and civil discourse.
Additional explanation:
This may involve a partnership between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Divisions, programming funds, some level of staff support, and an advisory board. Funding should support both large and small group opportunities.
This recommendation was placed in the Personal Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language:
Nurture a campus community committed to and skilled in the practice of civil discourse by coordinating campus wide initiatives relating to intellectual diversity, conflict resolution, and civil discourse, which may include work with First Term Seminar courses.
This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and is being monitored by the Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs.