Engagement, Inclusion, and Diversity

Announcements

  • Fall 2026 FAN Mail Drawing Recap

    Since the last FAN Mail drawing on April 12, 2026, 45 people received FAN Mail. Some received multiple FAN Mails, so the pool of entries into the October 12 drawing totaled 66. Thank you to all who joined the virtual session for the drawing! Congratulations to all 45 people who received FAN Mail. The winners of this…

  • Business Services Monthly Minute – September 2026

    September means a flurry of activity as the semester starts and hints of fall arrive. Learn about some campus events and September observances in this Monthly Minute. You can also check out last month’s FAN Mail recipients! Consider submitting a FAN Mail for a fabulous coworker before the October drawing.

  • Business Services Monthly Minute – August 2026

    Hello, August! Some cool observances this month (National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is August 4), which you can read about in this Monthly Minute. We also welcome four new employees and celebrate the many FAN Mail recipients from July!

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Helpful Links

What is EID?

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Engagement

Engagement is the feeling of being fully involved in and enthusiastic about work. Engaged employees have a heightened connection to their work, the organization and its mission and their co-workers. Engaged employees find personal meaning in their work and are more likely to go above the minimum and expend “discretionary effort.”

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Inclusion

Inclusion refers to a sense of belonging; feeling respected, valued, and seen for who you are and valued as a contributing member of the team, workgroup, or organization. An inclusive culture is one in which barriers to contribution and negative biases are eliminated, and people are respected and able to give their personal best.

Review the EID Committee Charter

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Diversity

Diversity is the range of human qualities that impact and influence how people are perceived and how they behave. These qualities include but are not limited to age, gender, race, ethnicity, color, physical and mental attributes, sexual orientation, marital status, geography, location, spirituality, education, and values and beliefs.

EID Committee Members

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Ana Maria Moyer is the current chair of the Business Services EID Committee and our divisional representative on the VCFA EID Council.

Please fill out this EID Committee interest form if you’d like to join the committee.

Commitee meetings

EID Committee Meeting Minutes
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FAN Mail program

The FAN Mail program is an employee recognition program for Business Services employees. The program launched in September 2019 and is a direct result of employee feedback during the 2018 VCFA EID survey.

Learn more about –and submit– FAN Mail

Business Services Community Committee

The Business Services Community Committee (BSCC) is the EID Committee’s sister group. BSCC hosts community-building events and activities.

Learn more about the Community Committee
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Committee charter and historical documents

EID Action Plan final report

Final submitted report for the 2020 EID Action Plan:

View the DoBS 2020 EID Action Plan Final Summary Report (PDF)

The 2020 EID Survey Action Plan and a quarterly progress update document can be found in the “EID action plans and reports” section under the year 2020.

EID Committee work journal

What are we up to? Check out the log of work being done by your EID Committee members:

DoBS EID Activity Log (Excel)

EID action plans and reports

Want to know what progress we’ve made? Review divisional EID plans and reports (e.g. survey results). The EID survey is conducted in even numbered years. Action plans cover two years.

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Additional resources

Engagement, Inclusion and Diversity Initiative

The EID initiative addresses our goal to recruit and retain the best and most diverse faculty and staff. It helps us create a work community in which every employee feels welcomed, valued, included, and heard.

Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC)

The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center provides education, outreach, advocacy, and resources for UW–Madison student communities and their allies to improve campus climate and their daily intersectional experiences.

Inclusive Excellence Reports and Policies

Learn more about the current Diversity Framework on campus.

Creating Community

Learn more about how UW–Madison is promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Diversity Resources

The DoBS EID team put together a collection of books, blogs, podcasts, articles, and more that explore diversity-related topics.

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Institutional statement on diversity

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Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW–Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin–Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background — people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
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