Career Services

Mason's Demonstrated Employer Equity & Inclusion In-Practice (D.E.E.P.) Program

Mason's D.E.E.P. Program offers employers the opportunity to showcase their commitment to inclusion and equity with the Mason community.

Take the first step by completing this 12-question assessment. Mason University Career Services will begin reviewing nominations in May for the upcoming academic year.

1. Organization

2. Your Name

3. Your Title

4. Email Address

5. Mason University Career Services Engagement (Select all that apply)

Posted paid internship(s) in Handshake within the last 6 months

Posted flexible internship opportunities in Handshake within the last 6 months (micro-internships, project-based, evening, virtual internships)

Posted a job or internship in Handshake that did not have a GPA requirement within the last 6 months

Posted a position in Handshake within the last 6 months which indicated that "the employer is accepting OPT/CPT candidates"

Handshake profile contains DEI values, initiatives and company-specific information

Hosted/participated in a diversity-focused recruitment event open to Mason students within the last 6 months

6. Please describe how your organization has partnered with Mason departments or diversity-based student organizations (e.g. SWE, Center for Culture, Equity, and Empowerment, Early Identification Program, NABA) within the last 6 months?

7. Please describe the inclusive benefits your organization provides:

9. Please describe the diversity of the management team/senior leadership/C-Level staff in your organization:

11. Please describe your organization's specific hiring initiatives for marginalized/underrepresented groups:

12. Please describe your organization's philanthropic support for social justice initiatives and identity-based charities: