DEI Opportunities for the SMTD Community

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Diversity and Inclusion Grants (DIGs)

SMTD DEI grant funding up to $1,500 is for current SMTD students, faculty, and staff to use in support of DEI centerend student organizations, professional development, conference attendance, and or other DEI-related projects. Please review the DIGS Funding Guidelines or contact the DEI Office at [email protected] for more information.

DIGs Application Form

DEI SMTD Student Ambassadors

The DEI Ambassadors Program empowers a diverse group of current SMTD students who serve to strengthen our community by engaging with and learning from leaders in society and each other. Our student ambassadors are not only diverse in their age, gender, race, and sexual orientation; but also in religious affiliation, political views, and experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion work. Ambassadors receive information about events within SMTD and across campus that focus on leadership, social change and inclusion, as well as gather together a few times throughout the year for trainings, dialogue, and solidarity. More importantly, they are tasked with taking their newly found knowledge back into their respective communities to serve as an example and support to their peers. Are you interested in becoming a DEI Ambassador? Please contact the Office for DEI for more information.

Faculty & Staff Learning Opportunities

All SMTD Faculty and Staff have access to DEI related training and workshops in both in-person and asynchronous modalities. Follow the link below to see a running list of workshops available to you, which we will continue to update as more DEI-learning opportunities become available. We encourage you to explore these opportunities and if you have questions/suggestions, please email us at [email protected].

DEI Learning Opportunities

Identity-based Resources and Services

  • The Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA), using the lens of race and ethnicity, engages the campus community and transforms the student experience to build inclusive spaces.
  • The Office of Services for Students with Disabilities supports the University’s commitment to equity and diversity by providing support services and academic accommodations to students with disabilities.
  • ADVANCE STRIDE Committee Faculty Recruitment Workshops – The committee leads workshops for faculty and administrators involved in hiring. It also works with departments by meeting with chairs, faculty search committees, and other department members involved with recruitment and retention.
  • Spectrum Center is a campus resource center dedicated to serving and supporting members of the University of Michigan’s LGBTQIA2S+ communities.
  • The University of Michigan’s Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX Office provides support, resources and education to promote a safe and non-discriminatory learning, living and working environment for all members of the university community.
  • The Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) is a University of Michigan staff organization, founded in 1979, that provides professional development, networking, and training opportunities for employees, with a focus on addressing the needs of women of color staff.
  • The Office of the Ombuds is committed to the health, safety and wellness of all members of the University.

Connect with us!

Located in the Moore Building Room #2226, the SMTD Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion has an open door policy: anytime someone is in the office and a private meeting is not in session, please feel free to stop in. We encourage students, faculty and staff to come by and express concerns they may have about the school climate, share project ideas, ask questions about DEI initiatives, or just say hello!

Juan Florencia (he/his)
Director for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Caitlin Taylor (she/her)
Assistant Director for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Shandell Bruu (she/her)
Office Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
734-763-3488