Listening to each other helps us to be better together, better tomorrow.
The Foster School of Business is dedicated to hearing out the needs, issues, and dreams of our community. With Foster Listens, we hope to make a safe, warm, and easy way to share your experiences with us. Our community matters, and together we can foster progress to better our Foster School, and humanity.
Here you’ll find a clearinghouse of resources, information, communication channels, reports, and opportunities for your voice to be heard. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Get in touch.
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Listening to you
Your experience matters. Your words matter.
We are dedicated to creating opportunities and avenues for members of our community to have their voices heard and to seek resolution on issues impacting their experience at Foster.
The Foster Diversity Committee surveys our community every 2 years to track progress on our inclusive climate. A link to that survey will be posted here when the survey opens. You can see reports from the previous surveys on the “Sharing with you” page.
This video from our colleague Tim Wilson at UW Bothell explains why student course evaluations are important and how we use the information to improve your learning experiences.
Employee exit surveys offer Foster staff an opportunity to improve upon our current practices and create a more supportive and enriching workplace. All of the questions on the survey are optional to complete and any information you provide will not affect any future references we may be requested to make on your behalf. In addition, Foster HR welcomes you to share feedback at any time. This information can also be collected in an aggregate way to keep the details anonymous.
The University’s Civil Rights Compliance Office (CRC) is our community’s central resource for preventing and responding to discrimination and harassment based on protected characteristics as well as sexual misconduct. Through the CRC, civil rights case managers are available to assist students, staff and faculty in understanding their options, accessing resources and navigating University processes. Please contact the CRC if you have experienced potential prohibited conduct or are aware of an incident affecting another community member. The best way to reach a case manager is to make a Civil Rights & Title IX Report on the CRC website.
Help our community be more inclusive by anonymously sharing comments that have made you feel excluded or included at Foster.
SafeCampus supports people who have concerns about relationship violence, stalking, cyberstalking, harassment, threats, escalating conflicts at school or work, and suicidal indicators. People also call us when there isn’t a specific safety concern yet, but the witnessed behavior is concerning, erratic or just doesn’t feel right. If you have a gut feeling that something is “off,” a situation is escalating, someone may be in danger, or you just want to consult with someone, call SafeCampus at 206-685-7233.
Office of the Ombudsman
The Office of the Ombudsman serves the UW community by providing high-quality, client-focused services for preventing, managing, navigating and resolving conflict at the UW. We act as thought partners with clients to assist them in navigating any issue to do with their lives at the UW.
UW Student Counseling Center
The Counseling Center has partnered with My SSP to give students access to real-time, confidential mental health and crisis intervention support, 24/7 and in multiple languages. There are several ways to connect: Call 1.866.743.7732 (If calling from outside the US or Canada, dial 001.416.380.6578). Online chat: Chat with a My SSP counselor on the My SSP website or on the My SSP app (Apple App Store | Google Play).
UW CareLink
UW CareLink connects UW faculty and staff with experts who help you or your family members navigate life’s challenges. You get free, confidential access to guidance consultants who provide:
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- Counseling
- Legal advice
- Financial guidance
- Eldercare assistance
- Work-Life solutions
- Consultation for managers
- Critical and traumatic incident response services
Faculty Senate Dispute Resolution
All university faculty have rights and responsibilities that are protected under University rules, regulations, and policies, which include the Faculty Code. When disputes arise relating to those rights and responsibilities, the Faculty Code provides various processes and options for addressing them.
University Complaint Investigation and Resolution Office (UCIRO)
UCIRO investigates complaints that a University employee has violated the University’s non-discrimination and/or non-retaliation policies.
Talking with you
We are here to support you and work together with you.
Below are opportunities to engage in real person-to-person conversation on the issues that are critical to you.
UDS Office Hours with Natalia Esquivel Silva (Community Program Manager, UDS) vary from quarter to quarter. To learn more, please check out our UDS Newsletter or Instagram. You are welcome to contact Natalia ([email protected]) to coordinate a meeting as well.
Undergraduate Student Diversity Committee
The Undergraduate Business Council (UBC) Vice President for Diversity leads a subcommittee of undergraduates whose mission is to create a more inclusive and equitable environment at Foster. They strive to do this by identifying and creating awareness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion related issues through discussions and yearly projects. To learn more or to share your experiences with the committee, please reach out to the VP of Diversity here.
Please feel free to reach out to them to share feedback, concerns, or compliments:
Kate Spoor
Molly Breysse Cox
Click here to learn how to connect with the Advising team.
Sharing with you
Transparency is critical to being accountable to our Foster community; we need to act and make changes based on what we hear. Here we will share updates and reports on our efforts and insights.
After each Listening Session, we will post our report and track issues identified here.
This report summarizes results from the new items to measure inclusive teaching that were added to Foster’s course evaluations in 2020-21. Download PDF of the report here.
This report summarizes the microaggressions and microaggressions that are reported through the above report
Our annual report provides a snapshot of our community’s diversity, outlines the progress we have made, the challenges we continue to face, and our plans for next steps.
Tracks the diversity of our community over time (available only to Foster faculty and staff).
Dreaming with you
Foster’s future is ours to create together. Fill out this form to let us know what you see for the Foster future.