Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

The College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming community of faculty, staff and students in which everyone feels appreciated, respected, supported, and valued in decision-making processes. This kind of community promotes new ideas and perspectives critical to solving the engineering and physical science challenges facing society and the environment while advancing humankind.

In response to protests and outrage in our country following the murder of George Floyd in the summer of 2020, CEPS formed the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee. Our goal is to ensure that CEPS faculty, staff and students regardless of background or identity (including but not limited to race, country of origin, religious beliefs, socioeconomic status, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and other perceived or unperceived differences), are welcome and thrive.  We strongly believe that all people deserve access to a STEM education, but institutional bias and systemic racism have not always allowed it. 

Our goal is to help CEPS become a more inclusive community that enables an equitable and safe environment. Such an environment would create a scientifically and civically literate and just society and provide skills for functioning effectively in a variety of settings, here at UNH, and beyond. We want to ensure that all students gain experience and guidance in working with colleagues with a variety of perspectives.