Department chairs and staff leaders at the Dietrich School have been creating new events to draw their personnel to campus, and those in charge of this new program think it is building a better sense of belonging after the long separation caused by the pandemic.
Departments have provided lunches, held trainings, discussed how to implement webinars and had doughnuts for new employees, among other events so far, she said. Grants for staff events (at $25 per staff employee in a department) are available under Dietrich’s new Community Team Building fund.