Building the EICL Web Experience—Together
Working with Bess and Ed was an inspiring experience. From the moment we teamed up in 2023, their deep commitment to equity, inclusion, and compassionate leadership was clear—and contagious!
I learned so much about EPS’s values and the thoughtful work happening behind the scenes to ensure every member of the community feels seen, heard, and empowered. Bess and Ed brought vision, heart, and a whole lot of purpose to every step of the process.
Curious how that all came to life online? Let’s dive into the EICL website journey.
EICL webpage from 2019-2022
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EICL webpage 2023
Updates made:
- Created a new EICL Home Page with a focus of sharing EPS values and goals around EICL. The tiles that you see are the values and goals of EICL. When you hover over them, they flip to share more details about each subject!
- We create EICL pages that share EICL shows up in different areas of the community, student life, family life, and faculty/staff.
- We create an EICL Recourse Page for different topics and media (websites, podcasts, books, and Ted Talks) around Race and Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality, Socioeconomics, Immigration.
- Added a Meet the Team.
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EICL webpage 2024 to Present
Updates made:
- Reformatted the Student page to highlight EICL in the classroom and outside the classroom.
- Added accordion files to share information about Student Affinity Groups, Guest Speaker information, Conferences, Retreats, and Student Leadership with an EICL focus.
- Added a picture to the EICL and Families page from Culture Night.
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The current EICL section of the website is mostly what you see from the 2024 update, with minor changes here and there. Check it out for yourself!
Reflection
My hope for the EICL page is that it continues to grow as a space to share our evolving story—highlighting meaningful initiatives like Voices in Action and the many ways our community engages with equity, inclusion, and compassionate leadership. I’d also love to see this page eventually live under the Who We Are section, as EICL is truly woven into the identity of EPS—not just student life.
When I joined this project, I came to it from a place of privilege, with limited understanding of what it meant to be an ally or how to take meaningful action—beyond what I had absorbed as part of the EPS community. But I also came with a genuine desire to listen, learn, and show up in more intentional ways.
What I didn’t expect was how personal this work would become. As the journey unfolded, it turned into a labor of love—not just for the community, but in support of someone very dear to me. EICL touches all of us in different ways, at different times. And for me, it’s been a path of growth, connection, and purpose.