The university publishes progress against the SDGs in the Sustainability Institute biennial report, in the Penn State Sustainability e-newsletter Mainstream (link goes to Mainstream archives), and on SDG10 in news and journal articles. Reports on SDG10 can be accessed online using the Pure Elsevier search and on our SDG10 webpage by clicking the Publications icon.
The We Are Stronger Together website of Penn State’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) program is part of University Development. On it, the Strategic Initiatives are outlined, which include these DEIB Goals:
- Create and sustain an inclusive workplace
- Engage with diverse external stakeholders
- Diversify our workforce
- Work with greater cultural agility
The site also includes a link to download the DEIB Strategic Initiatives booklet to read more about our division’s vision.
In the university Strategic Plan, Advancing Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity is tracked as part of the plan. Penn State established four planning goals related to empowering and promoting the social, economic and political inclusion of all:
- Foster a culture of respect and inclusion that values the experiences and perspectives of faculty, staff, and students;
- Develop and implement curricula and scholarship that interrogate social issues and inspire social responsibility;
- Evaluate and rectify organizational structures, policies, and practices that cause differential impact and limit access and opportunities for faculty, staff, and students at Penn State; and,
- Recruit, support, and advance a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.
Additional resources which are available to Penn State employees and students are posted on the Educational Equity Strategic Planning website. They include Inclusion and Belonging Resources and an Equity focused planning rubric.
The Penn State Select Presidential Commission on Racism, Bias, and Community Safety did a holistic review of the University’s operations and made recommendations to advance greater diversity, equity and inclusion across the university.
Learn more about Penn State’s progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals HERE and on progress towards SGD 17 HERE.
