Harper College

Employee Resource Groups

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Organizations in higher education and the private sector have a long history of partnering with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) as a way to build community and to improve recruitment and retention of diverse talent. Harper’s ERGs are voluntary employees from historically underrepresented group. Our ERGs support Harper College by:

    • Helping to build community
    • Improving recruitment and retention of diverse employees
    • Fostering an inclusive environment
    • Educating campus leadership on pertinent topics
    • Ensuring that administration is aware of important employee concerns

ERGs are supported by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Harper College. If you are from a historically underrepresented population and would like to establish an ERG at Harper College, we invite you to complete an application. If you are interested in establishing other employee groups, please contact Amanda Duval, Chief Human Resources Officer at da25828@harpercollege.edu.

ERG’s at Harper operate under the leadership of Dr. Tamara Johnson and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She meets with the leadership of the ERGs on a regular basis and helps to coordinate programs that are planned by all three ERGs collectively.

Harper currently has three ERGs:

  • LAND — Learning about Abilities, not Disabilities
    LAND serves as a support network for employees who have disabilities or use accommodations for access and provides campus awareness about the challenges and opportunities that employees with disabilities encounter on campus. LAND was established in 2014.
  • SAFE @ Harper — Staff, Administrators, and Faculty for Equality
    SAFE works to provide leadership on aspects of College life from an LGBTQIA+ employee perspective in order to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for full participation in teaching and service by all employees, regardless of employee group, sexual orientation, or gender identity. SAFE was established in 2014.
Last Updated: 11/21/24