Our Vision
Our vision as a steering committee is to help shape the USF School Psychology Program to be one that is inclusive of the diverse experiences and goals of each student and faculty member. We strive to investigate and inform changes to program structures that inhibit students’ and faculty’s academic, behavioral, and social-emotional success. Our goal is to work with faculty and students to create an environment where each individual feels valued for their unique contribution to the program, and where no person is minoritized or marginalized by barriers, microaggressions, or lack of representation.
Mission Statement
As the USF School Psychology Program’s Steering Committee for Multicultural Success, we strive to identify and call-out social injustices that students and faculty experience throughout their time in the program, department, college, and university by using the following methods:
Our endeavor is to help build and sustain a transparent school psychology program community that prioritizes social justice and equity for every ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, socio-economic status, nationality, religion, ability, and life choice, through the collective voices and agency of our program. We intend to engage with students and faculty through surveys, focus groups, and other activities. The purpose of these activities is to: (1) inform conversations among students and faculty; (2) advocate to faculty for structural changes; and (3) uplift and centralize the voices of all students and faculty. Our ultimate goal is to promote the professional growth and well-being of all program members.
- Facilitating conversations among students and faculty
- Advocating for a facilitative learning environment for all students
- Identifying structural issues and working with faculty to confront issues
- Empowering students to share their voices
Our endeavor is to help build and sustain a transparent school psychology program community that prioritizes social justice and equity for every ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, socio-economic status, nationality, religion, ability, and life choice, through the collective voices and agency of our program. We intend to engage with students and faculty through surveys, focus groups, and other activities. The purpose of these activities is to: (1) inform conversations among students and faculty; (2) advocate to faculty for structural changes; and (3) uplift and centralize the voices of all students and faculty. Our ultimate goal is to promote the professional growth and well-being of all program members.