Building an Inclusive Community for Neurodivergent Students: A Grassroots Approach at Duke University
This grassroots initiative at Duke University focuses on creating an inclusive community for neurodivergent students through engaging key stakeholders, empowering student leadership, campus presentations, building a resource library, exploring funding options, and leveraging relationships across the institution. Ongoing questions include sustainability, impact assessment, and alumni engagement strategies.
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Building an Inclusive Community for Neurodivergent Students: A Grassroots Approach Tara Chandrasekhar, MD Duke University
Agenda How it Started How it s Going What s Next?
Engaging Key Stakeholders Mental/ Physical Health Services Career Services Student Groups Parents EDI Disability Services Students leaders Alumni Case Manage ment Deans Faculty
How Its Going 17 offices engaged 30+ outreach presentations 4 campus wide events 2 career summits Presentations at conferences, 2 publications
Student Leadership is Key Consider how best to engage students Value of student perspectives and feedback Focus groups Surveys Panel discussion Contributions to website content (resources, language)
Campus Presentations Don t underestimate the power of students Neurodiversity 101 is useful slides ready to go Build a core team of presenters Offer concrete tips to faculty/staff
Build a Resource Library Website (library, events) Tip sheets Videos
What about Funding??? Internal and External Grants Sponsorships Alumni gifts Volunteering vs. incorporating into current roles
Leveraging Relationships Across Duke Institutional Neurodiversity Initiative Engagement with health system Duke Autism Center Neurodiversity taskforce
Ongoing Questions How to move beyond one and done trainings How to assess the true impact of the work How to ensure the work is sustainable as leaders come and go How to better engage alumni
