The Committee on Diversity shall consist of the Dean of the University (ex-officio); the Chief Diversity Officer (ex-officio); no fewer than seven appointed faculty members, and one student.

The duties of the Committee shall be

  • To serve the university's goal of increasing the social diversity of the campus.
  • To participate in the development of initiatives that enable the university to hire new faculty from historically under-represented populations and to support better the retention and success of such faculty.
  • To work with the President, Vice-Presidents, and the Chief Diversity Officer concerning diversity initiatives that can benefit from faculty presence and leadership, as needed.
  • To establish liaisons with key university units including staff and student diversity groups to assess strategic needs and work collaboratively in diversity-related initiatives, as needed.

Members, 2007-2008

FACULTY

  • DeHart, Monica
  • Kay, Judith
  • Marcavage, Janet
  • Nowak, Margi
  • Valentine, Mike (co-chair)
  • Velez-Quinones, Harry
  • Wiese, Nila (co-chair)

EX-OFFICIO

  • Bartanen, Kristine (Ferrari, Lisa)
  • Bartanen, Kristine (Washburn, Carrie)
  • Bobby, Kim
  • Mills, George (Meiers, Paula)
  • Segawa, Mike (Matsui, Yoshiko)

SSTAFF

  • Clifford, Heather
  • Nieraeth, Nancy

Students

  • Ahuero, Heather
  • Bihl, Skylar
  • Goldstein, Marcos