Setting the Strategic Agenda for Affinity Networks Carol Campayne

Equality & Diversity Strategic Vision London South Bank University - the university of choice and centre of excellence for diversity and equality Key to our competitive advantage

Strategic Focus Creating an inclusive learning environment that delivers our core values Recruiting, retaining and enabling a diverse student body Recruiting, retaining and empowering a diverse workforce Developing a teaching and learning curriculum that underpins the goals of our student experience strategy Diversifying and developing university leadership, management and staff ( academic & support) Facilitating organisational change internally and externally to support our E&D goals

Diversity & Equality Unit SMT DSC BOARD OF GOVERNORS EQUAL OPPS. COMMITTEE BCIM FAHS ESBEHSC SD-1SD-2 SD-3SD-4 DIVERSITY TASK FORCE Support Infrastructure

Building on the Foundations Creation of The Networks –EquiNet –GenderNet –SoNet Equality & Diversity Task Force (EDTF) Faculty Equality & Diversity Committees

LSBU

October 2005

Investigating –the position of foreign women scientists and of women scientists from ethnic minorities Promoting Public Debate –at national and European level on the issue of gender and ethnic diversity in science Building –a network of women scientists Linking –with existing national and international networks of women scientists –as well as with the newly established European Platform of Women Scientists

Legacy

Write the vision, make it plain Raison d’etre, Purpose, Mission

What’s your passion? Don’t settle for the middle ground/mediocre Remember, passion without purpose and action is just noise

Identify your core values Do you know what they are?

Leadership Setting the agenda Motivating others to act Modelling the way

Self evaluation What are you really good at? What are your strengths … Play to them What are the areas for improvement?

What’s your Game Plan? Mapping the Way The Business Case

Roles and Responsibility Transparent Clear lines of accountability Avoid duplication

Service Portfolio Research & Development Strategic Partnership Public Debate Advocacy?

Key Challenges Maintaining momentum and commitment Managing expectations Delivering against set objectives Monitoring performance Re-positioning/Re-charging Initiate/Influence/Impact