About Inclusive JET
Scaffolded Learning Community for Faculty:
Justice, Excellence, and Transformation (JET)
JET is a customizable, community-based experience designed to walk with faculty in a
shared commitment toward an equal and positive experience in the College of Engineering.
This year-long journey scaffolds for self reflection, individual action, and collective action to:
- Examine behaviors, biases and beliefs that lead to unequal experiences in the classroom.
- Ground teaching, research and service in anti-discriminatory practices
- Actively change practices that allow discrimination to thrive in higher education.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The 2024-2025 cohort is currently full. Please watch for an application for the 2025-2026 cohort to go out in August 2025.
No! We are looking for faculty and staff who are intrinsically motivated to grow as teachers and leaders.
The commitment is significant, but the reward is far greater. The program runs the length of the academic year, with weekly meetings and project work. You are not on this journey alone!
Individual action reflects personal goals within yourself, your classroom, and/or your department to make change. This could be an idea you’ve thought about to enhance your curriculum with more student-centered examples, a goal to educate yourself on pedagogy, or start a committee in your department. It is as individualized as you are!
Collective action is an agreed upon project within your cohort to address systemic-level issues or discrimination at UConn. As a group you will discuss, co-create and implement your chosen action to dismantle and begin to rebuild new culture of inclusion and belonging for all students, faculty and staff.
We hope so! Please refer to your department’s guidelines regarding SET+. Our goal is that your project can be added to your PTR packet to demonstrate your effort to go above and beyond in teaching. We are happy to speak to your department head or the PTR committee if they would like more information about individual action plans and how they might be used for SET+.
That’s ok! We understand that this commitment is in addition to your teaching load and committee assignments in your department. We are grateful for the time you can dedicate to the program. If you miss a session, you are welcome to catch up over coffee with VII staff or other members of the cohort.
Yes! Apart from contributing to building thriving communities within the College of Engineering, there are additional incentives including (1) financial support for your time (2) recognition and transparency to the community that you are committed to the work, (3) consideration in tenure, promotional, and/or annual review packages.
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JET 2023-24 Alumni
Ruimin Chen, Assistant Professor in Residence, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering
Monika Crowl, Assistant Professor in Residence, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Olga Glebova, Associate Professor in Residence, School of Computing
Jake Scoggin, Assistant Professor in Residence, School of Computing