Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud announced Monday a new university-wide Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion.

The workgroup was created to deal with key issues including diversity and inclusion planning, the participatory educational experience and the Faculty Ambassador Program, among others, in order to “develop solutions on how to further create a more diverse and inclusive climate,” according to an SU News release.

The Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion will look at work previously done by committees of the University Senate and the Student Affairs Senior Vice President’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion, as well as “continue the progress” made the Express Yourself workgroups from last year, according to the release.

The new workgroup will have a similar structure and scope as the Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy Syverud created last fall.

“This new Workgroup is critical as we work to continue to make Syracuse a diverse and inclusive environment for all,” Syverud said in the release. “I encourage any member of the Syracuse campus community to step forward to assist in this effort, or nominate a colleague or friend who can contribute to this important work.”

Last month, Syverud, the deans of all of the schools and colleges, vice chancellors and leaders of all parts of the university, gathered for a three-day retreat that was focused on creating diversity and inclusion on the SU campus, according to the release.

Members of the SU community can nominate themselves or other community members for the workgroup by Oct. 9. The members of the workgroup will be announced Oct. 15 with an inaugural meeting to take place the following week.