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.

Minutes

Members, 2015-2016

FACULTY

  • Gunderson, Chad
  • Harpring, Mark (S)
  • Ingalls, Matthew
  • Livingston, Grace
  • Siu, Oriel (F)
  • Smithers, Stuart
  • Swinth, Yvonne
  • Valentine, Mike

EX-OFFICIO

  • Bartanen, Kristine (Benitez, Michael)
  • Segawa, Mike (Nguyen, Vivie)