Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Seaver College
The Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering prepares tomorrow’s engineers, scientists, and mathematicians with a strong STEM foundation to pursue lives of meaning and purpose. We do this with a commitment to foster a sense of belonging, reinforce diversity and equity initiatives, and cultivate an anti-racist institutional climate that supports inclusive excellence and contests systemic oppression in all forms.
Seaver DEI Spotlight
HHMI $2.5M Grant
In 2022, LMU was selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to receive a $2.5 million five-year Driving Change grant, which is going toward efforts to bring greater equity for students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM education. The funds have been used to develop a summer faculty institute to equip Seaver faculty with knowledge about systemic racism and its impact on the learning environment. It provides support for their development as equity-minded practitioners, and implementation of equity-centered data collection, stewardship, and assessment practices to empower leadership, faculty, and campus partners to elevate the success of all students. The funds have also been used to develop a STEM research learning community (RLC) tailored to underrepresented sophomore students. The RLC program includes a fall seminar designed to develop basic research skills, followed by a spring research experience with faculty mentors. The program is headed by Heather Tarleton, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, who drew a connection between the grant and LMU's mission, which calls for educating the whole person and promoting justice.
Learn more about HHMI x LMUDEI Resources
To build any bridge, it requires tools. In keeping with the vision outlined in our institution's Strategic Plan 2021 - 2026, LMU is actively working form a new generation of ethical leaders able to identify, analyze, and respond to the most challenging problems facing our rapidly changing global society. As our students begin to build upon these foundational principles, we too must set about integrating knowledge with action. View LMUs Strategic Plan 2021 - 2026 as a pdf here.
The Seaver College Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Seaver’s DEI Committee welcomes your engagement and participation. Comprising staff, faculty, and administrators, our committee strives to move our institutional structure and processes towards equity and inclusion and to address systemic racism, discrimination, and disparities in our college. STEM disciplines have long suffered from under-representation of women as well as Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people. We must understand the reasons for this and work to correct them, and it will take all of us working together to make it happen. Please join us in this task!
Contact the committee at seaverdeic@lmu.edu.
Archived Events & Opportunities
The Archives Page contains past diversity, equity, and inclusion related events, initiatives, and opportunities that have concluded. We preserve these to highlight our progress and inspire future engagement.