Charge for the Diversity and
Community Enhancement Committee
January 1, 2004 — June 30, 2006
with Corresponding Action Teams

1. To continue to interpret the results of the spring 2003 Climate Survey and to gather additional information, as needed, for the purpose of making recommendations for positive steps that can be taken by the College to make improvements;

 

Climate Survey Action Team
o Suzanne Adair – chair
o Charleon Jeffries
o Pui Wa Lei
o Shenetta Selden

2. To encourage departments and programs to expand the number of Education courses that address intercultural and international competence issues in ways that warrant the GI suffix that is available through the University curricular approval process;

Curriculum Action Team
o Liza Conyers – co-chair
o Tanisha Martin – co-chair
o Barbara Van Horn

3. To assist faculty members in the College in the development and refinement of courses which meet the published criteria of Intercultural and International Competence (GI);

Curriculum Action Team
o Liza Conyers – co-chair
o Tanisha Martin – co-chair
o Barbara Van Horn

4. To work with the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education and with the relevant instructors to strengthen the diversity content of the first year seminars and other general purpose courses that are taken by large numbers of undergraduates in the College (e.g., EDTHP 115, EDPSY 14, and C&I 295);

First-Year Seminar Action Team
o Regina Deil-Amen – co-chair
o Susan Faircloth – co-chair
o Maria Schmidt

5. To assist faculty members in the College in the development of SRTE items that will generate insight into students’ perceptions of how successful courses and instructors are at dealing with diversity issues; and

SRTE Action Team
o Becky Contestabile – co-chair
o Marilyn Page – co-chair
o Roy Boyle
o Robert Hendrickson
o Sharon Patrick
o Melissa Reed

6. To establish avenues of communication throughout the College including a presence for the Committee on the College’s Home Page that will provide up-to-date information about the Committee and its activities.

Communications Action Team
o Charleon Jeffries – co-chair
o Sharon Patrick – co-chair
o Diane Paules
o Danielle Young