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4 IN FOCUS t ISSUE 2021-2022 THE IBP WAY, continued
Inclusive excellence entails the guiding principle of Purposeful Development to enhance student success, with mindful aware- ness of vast cultural differences as reflected in a welcoming community. The premise underlying Inclusive Excellence is centered on the word excellence. The idea is to embrace ex- cellence by broadening the scope via breaking barriers limiting access to opportunities.
As we launch into the New Year, 2015 promises great ne
for IBP. One goal this year is to enhance IBP outreach a
munication. We are committed to reach out to all past IB
alums, faculty and friends. Inside this brochure, please
IBP alumni database form. Please take a moment to fill t
Overall, these programs have the central goal of breaking
return it to us so we can re-connect and keep you inform
down the barriers to accessing opportunities, and to maintain
progress. We also hope to use this as a new networking
a life-long mentoring and advising connection to help further
optimize career path options for our graduate students.
ensure long-term successes in advancing the very best through
inclusive excellence.
I look forward to working with you in the coming year.
The program will actively seek a diverse pool with the goal of inclusive excellence. Dr. Vincent Barnett, IBP Director of Undergraduate Education and co-chair Dr. Lisa Carney Anderson, IBP Director of Education, serve as selection committee leaders.
To enhance these efforts, IBP faculty have initiated another exciting program focused on Inclusive Excellence principles in identifying UMN students at the very beginning of their careers. The UPRIME and INPUT programs (see story en- closed) have already been launched with the first group of young scholars in the program.
IBP, Hat’s Off to Thee
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
“This grant will open up more opportunities for qualified and dedicated students from disadvantaged backgrounds to work in laboratories, and hopefully, they can catch the
‘research bug’ and consider a fascinating career in science just like I did when I was an undergraduate student.”
Dr. Emilyn Alejandro
Joseph M. Metzger, Ph.D.
Joseph M. Metzger
Maurice B. Visscher Endowed Chair in Physiology Professor and Head of the Department of Integrative
Biology and Physiology
IBP Department, 2021