The Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon is committed to creating an environment welcoming to all. A committee was established to proactively take steps to ensure that we move in this direction.

The role of the Inclusive Excellence committee is to support the entire department in:

• providing an inclusive environment in which all department members feel comfortable,
• providing equitable access to opportunities, and
• fostering a vibrant population of physics students, postdocs, faculty, and staff from a wide range of backgrounds.

All department members are essential to achieving these goals; the Inclusive Excellence committee brings in resources about best practices to support the department’s success. They draw on resources outside of Physics at CMU, for example within the university or the Mellon College of Science, or from professional organizations such as the American Physical Society (APS), and carry out physics-specific activities where appropriate.

The committee has adopted a “shared leadership” model that empowers all of its members to contribute towars achieving the committee’s goals. Ideally the committee will have representation from all career stages in the department (students, postdocs, faculty, and staff).