Success, Empowerment, and Advocacy - Biomedical Engineering

We aim for an environment of academic excellence where our students, faculty, and staff are supported both inside and outside of the lab.

Biomedical Engineering Success, Empowerment, and Advocacy (SEA) Committee:

BME SEA Committee is created to develop, guide, and advance initiatives that build and strengthen the educational, organizational, and institutional climate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah. The committee is composed of department-wide representation from faculty, students, and staff, reflecting a myriad of perspectives. This committee’s values and goals involve a commitment to:

– Recruit people from various backgrounds from the student to faculty to staff levels
– Retention of people from varied backgrounds and support their success
– Education and improved awareness of related issues
– Represent people of all backgrounds in department decision-making and governance
– Accountability through feedback loops
– Community building, engagement, and interconnectedness

Some of our objectives include:

– Recruit undergraduate and graduate students from schools rich in various populations
– Seek funding for and develop fellowship programs that support the education and research training of students
– Provide an expert-led sensitivity training for department faculty and staff
– Create and administer an annual survey of department students, staff, and faculty to identify issues and areas to improve
– Collect historical data and prepare statistics on department trends to identify areas and populations most in need and to assess improvement

The committee is seeking feedback and new initiatives related to growth efforts in the BME department. Please email the committee with any suggestions.