title: Diversity must start somewhere: the experience of one college of nursing.
abstract: The concept of diversity varies widely in its definition, conceptualization and connotations. Addressing issues of diversity within a college of nursing is necessary if the cultures of our academic units are to change and become more inclusive. The article provides an overview of how this CON began to address changing its culture to one of a more inclusive nature and across all groups represented within the college, not bound only by ethnicity and gender. The process described in this article may provide an example for others to follow.
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University College of Nursing, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. peerya@ecu.edu
authors.forename: Annette I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Peery
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Julian
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States