Diversity Initiative Team at Fletcher Library
Mission | Initiatives | Key Documents | Team Members
Mission, Vision, and Scope Statements
Mission
The Diversity Initiative Team promotes an inviting, supportive, rich, and diverse Library culture. We provide leadership to the organization by engaging with our constituencies to inspire, encourage, and enlighten about the practical value and vibrant promise of diversity.Vision
The Diversity Initiative Team envisions Fletcher Library as a place that reflects diversity in its employees. We aspire to build a culture of excellence founded on inclusion and respect of differences.Scope
Fletcher Library celebrates diversity in its staff, programs, and collections. The Diversity Initiative Team was formed by the Director of the Library in December of 2002. Their charge is to provide leadership for the organization to proactively experience the promise of diversity. The Diversity Initiative Team will focus on:
- Hiring and retaining a more diverse staff
- Sustaining a welcoming and supportive environment for all staff
- Affecting the pipeline into the profession of librarianship
Initiatives
Current & Future
Banned Books Week 2007 - September 29 - October 6, 2007
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]National Library Week 2007
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Diversity Horizons Season IV -(2007)
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Employee Orientation Projects - Ongoing
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Employee Climate Survey Follow-up
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Monthly Diversity Communiques - Ongoing, monthly
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Read Poster Intiative - Ongoing
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]Past
JCLC Poster Session - Embracing a Culture of Diversity (October 14, 2006)
Banned Books Week 2006 - September 23 - 30
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Renew 3-Year Plan - Planning Retreat
[Planning]National Library Week 2006
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Employee Climate Survey (January - October 2005)
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Diversity Horizons Season III -(Fall 2006)
Diversity Horizons Season II - (Fall 2005)
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Banned Books Week 2005 (September 24 - October 1)
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]AzLA Poster Session - Cultural Crossroads: Diversity Initiatives at Fletcher Library (October 12, 2005)
Annual Report / Assessment of Diversity Team Activities (pdf)
(June 2005)National Library Week 2005 (April 2005)
Promoting librarianship and libraries.
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Atifa Rawan - Rebuilding Libraries in Afghanistan
Keynote Speaker for National Library Week
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]AzLA Conference Presentation: Building Diversity in Academic Libraries (December 2004)
Diversity Horizons (Fall 2004)
Monthly brown-bag lecture series for library staff and student workers.
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]Banned Book Week (September 25 - October 2, 2004)
Collaboration with Amnesty International at ASU West to further awareness of censorship and human rights associated with freedom of expression.
View Assessment (pdf)
[Goal I: Establish programs that may affect the pipeline into the profession]
[Goal III: Establish programs the enhance the working environment ...]
Diversity Team Documents
Questions about the Diversity Initiative Team should be directed to Smita.Joshipura@asu.edu.
Team Members
Current Members:
Kelly Tedeschi; Allison Leaming; Smita Joshipura, Chair; Margaret Rodriguez; Sylvia Frost
Past Members:
Edward McKennon (2002 - 2007),
Jacque Doyle (2006),
Peg McQuarrie - Founding Chair (2002 - 2006),
Lisa Kammerlocher (2002 - 2003)
