Quick reference
Field Guide
2 pages
The essentials on one sheet: welcomed, included, and belonging; the five barriers that quietly close doors; the F.A.I.T.H. lens; five practices; and words to use in the moment.
Keep it handy for your next meeting.
After the session
Keep the door open.
Opening the door is only the beginning. These resources help you carry the work from the session into your classroom, office, committee, and campus: revisit the ideas, test them against your own setting, and follow through on the Open Door commitment you made.
Session presented Monday, November 9, 2026, at the CUNY Professional Development Conference, Beyond the Threshold: Shaping What's Next in Higher Education.
Session resources
Download your materials
Three PDFs. The workbook has fields you can type into and save.
Go deeper
Workbook
7 pages
Current research on belonging in higher education, a 12-item self-check, a door audit, the F.A.I.T.H. lens on your own situation, four CUNY practice scenarios, and a 30-day Open Door plan.
Type directly into it, save your copy, and return at 30 days.
Revisit the session
Session Slides
18 slides
The full slide deck from the session, including the case study, the research, and the five practices that open doors.
Useful for sharing the ideas with your team.
IntegrityValues in Action: do our actions match our values?
TrustCommunicating Across Differences: is it safe to contribute?
HabitsTurning Intentions Into Behaviors: what will we do every time?
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Beyond the welcome is where the real work of belonging begins.
Facilitator
Dr. Lisa Jenkins Brown, CSP
Adjunct Assistant Professor, York College