A student group in Industrial Systems & Engineering was tasked with performing a Human Resources Audit of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Village of Waunakee. After the murder of George Floyd, the Village of Waunakee wanted to do their part to end systemic racism. The Village of Waunakee in Wisconsin is located about 20 minutes north from the UW-Madison campus. The population of Waunakee is roughly 94% white and has the stereotype of “White-akee”. However, with the recent approval of the Village’s first affordable housing project, the community is shifting, and Waunakee wants to be more representative of its residents. Currently, Waunakee has 100 full-time employees ranging from accounts, to clerks, to public work employees. They also employee about 250 seasonal employees of whom are mostly high school students working in the summer.
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