Access and Community Empowerment (ACE) Council and Charge
Cornell AgriTech ACE Council Mission Statement:
- To foster a work environment where student, staff, and faculty feel secure and supported at Cornell AgriTech.
- To support the expansion of Cornell AgriTech’s stakeholder base by identifying relevant underserved communities, assessing their extension needs, and aiding Cornell AgriTech community members in extending content that is inclusive and equally accessible to all stakeholders.
Our council is committed to answering the following questions to improve inclusivity and access at Cornell AgriTech:
- What is the current climate of belonging and the state of knowledge at AgriTech?
- How can the AgriTech community enhance our competency in recognizing the importance of inclusion principles and practices? Are current mechanisms for implementing practices readily accessible and understood?
- How can we most effectively increase the diversity of our students, employees and stakeholders through recruitment and retention? Are there things we can do that are particularly suited to our community and its juxtaposition to the communities around us?
- How can we broaden our communication and outreach to reach clientele who are unfamiliar with our programs and impact? How can we make new clientele feel comfortable when they do interact with us?
- Do we enable everyone in our community bring their authentic selves to work? Are the mechanisms for reporting bias widely known and adequate, particularly at Cornell AgriTech?
- How can we work within the broader Geneva and Finger Lakes community to address bias that may impact members of the AgriTech community and the ability of potential audiences to access our science?
