{"id":142551,"date":"2022-11-01T16:46:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T20:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=142551"},"modified":"2023-03-28T14:42:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T18:42:08","slug":"deia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/deia\/","title":{"rendered":"Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, &#038; Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment142571\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2022\/11\/BU-Stock_Warren.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment142571\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2022\/11\/BU-Stock_Warren.jpeg\" alt=\"A bustling crowd passes by the towering structure of BU's Warren Tower. \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"wp-image-142571 size-full\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment142571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warren Tower stands tall, adorned with vivid portraits of BU students on its expansive windows.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>IS&amp;T Community &amp; Commitment to Diversity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Information Services &amp; Technology (IS&amp;T) is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, &amp; Accessibility (DEIA) through meaningful initiatives which contribute to the structural changes described in Boston<br \/>\nUniversity&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/diversity\/about\/diversity-statement\/\">Commitment to Diversity<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/plan2020\/\">2030 Strategic Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a department, IS&amp;T is carrying out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/techplan\/priorities\/expand-dei\/\">strategic DEIA initiatives<\/a> with focus in four major areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language, training, and education<\/li>\n<li>Recruiting, hiring, promotion, and retention<\/li>\n<li>Strategy and organizational implementation<\/li>\n<li>Community, culture, and change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our staff is invaluable to our services to the University. We, at IS&amp;T, appreciate each individual&#8217;s knowledge, experiences and insights which enhance who we are. As our DEIA knowledge and practice grows, we will ensure that our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/#:~:text=are%20ITIL%20certified.-,Mission,-To%20provide%20best\">Mission<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/#:~:text=secure%20community.-,Vision,-IS%26T%20strives\">Vision<\/a>, &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/#:~:text=and%20innovation.-,Practices,-Listen\">Practices<\/a> remain equitable and welcoming to all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IS&amp;T Community &amp; Commitment to Diversity Information Services &amp; Technology (IS&amp;T) is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, &amp; Accessibility (DEIA) through meaningful initiatives which contribute to the structural changes described in Boston University&#8217;s Commitment to Diversity and the 2030 Strategic Plan. As a department, IS&amp;T is carrying out strategic DEIA initiatives with focus in four&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6621,"featured_media":0,"parent":21305,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6621"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142551"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144486,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142551\/revisions\/144486"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}