The mission of the Office of Community, Impact, and Opportunity is to foster an interconnected community, encourage engagement across difference and empower all members to thrive in their professional, academic, and research pursuits. We support the GSD’s efforts to make a more resilient, just, and beautiful world by creating space for and recognizing multiple perspectives and experiences in our community.
Focus Areas
- Collective Community: Support our community in developing new pathways for fostering a collective culture.
- Excellence: To achieve excellence as an outcome, we cultivate a culture of open inquiry, respectful dialogue, and meaningful connection across diverse experiences and perspectives. Through strategic programming, engagement, and outreach, we center community values as essential to institutional success.
- Institutional Alignment: Ensure that institutional policies, practices, and structures are designed for the success of all community members.
- Assessment: Advance our work and assess our effectiveness using data-driven and evidence-based approaches.
