You may want to position the inquiry within:

• an academic department
• a support services department
• multiple departments
• whole college
• college/department + community                                         
  

As you consider where to position your inquiry, you may initially think of involving only members of your own department—and this is sometimes appropriate; however, to adequately address your purpose, you may want to involve people from various groups within the college.

So from the beginning, be open to working collaboratively with people from other departments and to reaching beyond the college to include community members. Positioning the inquiry may indicate the need for broad membership to increase professional relationships and to bridge differences both between and within departments.