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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
This committee shall be responsible for advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion across the university. It shall communicate feedback on current policies and offer recommendations for improvements and new initiatives to the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Student affairs, and to deans. It shall perform continuous monitoring and make regular reports to the Senate on institutional data and assessments, issues related to Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity compliance, and the implementation and outcomes of inclusion, equity, and diversity initiatives in the university.
Faculty: One faculty member from each academic college
Continuing/Ex-officio:
Vice President and Associate Provost for Inclusion and Diversity
Director of the Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity
Provost (or designee)
Vice President of University Outreach (or designee)
Vice President of Student Affairs (or designee)
Associate VP for Human Resources (or designee)
Restrictions:
The chairperson of the committee shall be a faculty member.
Members
- Chair, Melody Russell
- Taffye Clayton, Vice-President and Associate Provost for Inclusion and Diversity – Continuing
- Kelley G. Taylor, Director of the Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity – Continuing
- TBD, Provost (or designee)– Continuing
- Venus Hewing, Vice-President for University Outreach – Continuing
- Bobby Woodard, Vice-President for Student Affairs (or designee) – Continuing
- Kristine Ball, Associate VP for Human Resources (or designee)– Continuing
- Tiffani Chidume, College of Nursing – 2024
- Melody Russell, College of Education– 2024
- Stephanie Shepherd, College of Sciences and Mathematics – 2024
- Bruce Smith, College of Veterinary Medicine – 2024
- Nathaniel Hardy, College of Agriculture – 2025
- Jennifer Pindyck, College of Architecture, Design, and Construction – 2025
- Jeremy Wolter, Harbert College of Business – 2025
- Miranda Reed, Harrison College of Pharmacy – 2025
- Adelia Grabowsky, Libraries – 2025
- Gopikrishna Deshpande, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering – 2026
- Maria Soledad Peresin, College of Forestry, Wildlife, and the Environment – 2026
- Mary Katherine (Kate) Thornton, College of Human Sciences– 2026
- Sarah Richling, College of Liberal Arts – 2026
Last Updated:July 1, 2023