People — Strategic Planning

Stewards:

Todd Ester & Karyn Procter-Wicks

Committee Liaison:

Dinella Crosby

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Profile for Success (PFS) has raised $675,000 in total support.

  • Completed a schoolwide climate study in fall 2022 to assess the school community with plans to report results in school-wide town halls in 2023.

  • A three-part Implicit Bias Training was held in the fall of 2022 for students, staff, and faculty. Seventy attended part I and 59 attended parts II and II.

  • The school has awarded 87 Pipeline Scholarships between 2016-2023 through Pathway to Dentistry Scholarships.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

  • Maintain the quality of the PFS program and continue to grow the Endowment fund.

  • Ensure Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE) workshop attendance continues as a requirement for faculty search committees.

  • Continue to seek ways to decrease staff turnover even further.