Participants at Project Elevate

Project Elevate

Project ELEVATE is a roadmap for change that begins with a collaborative partnership among peer institutions – Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), New York University (NYU), along with institutional leadership buy-in, equity-minded partners, higher education expertise, and culturally responsive evaluators. 

The collaborative team created development pathways that provide inclusive professional development practices for their entire engineering community, an identity affirming mentorship program for AGEP faculty, and an equity-focused institutional change.  

These outputs inform institutional leaders who advance equity and AGEP faculty members who are empowered for career advancement. 

Group photo of Project Elevate faculty.

A man talking in front of a yellow "project elevate" sign.

Diversity Champions

Diversity Champions helps facilitate cultural transformation around issues of equity and inclusion. As critical thought leaders, diversity champions work with their chairs to advance departmental diversity and inclusion goals.

IGNITE Culture Lab Grants

The IGNITE fund invites Hopkins Engineering staff, faculty (tenure/tenure track, teaching and research)to propose solution/action-oriented ideas that advance equitable outcomes and support sustainable inclusive practices within key areas/functions of the department.  

Key Areas of Focus  

Education and Development: Projects focused on developing inclusive leadership capabilities, initiatives to provide diversity and inclusion education and skill building workshops to improve the quality of exchanges and interactions.  

Staff Engagement: Proposals to enhance employee engagement through innovative approaches, including mentorship initiatives, improving feedback mechanisms, recognition programs, and team-building activities.  

Academic and Workplace Culture: Projects aimed at creating a culture of inclusion and belonging in lab, classroom, and overall unit/department.  

Equity in Policies and Procedures: Proposals to review and revise departmental policies and practices to ensure fairness, removing barriers to access and success