Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Bylaws detail the areas on which DEI members focus, specifically:
- University-wide programs for the recruitment and retention of faculty, staff, and students.
- advice to University administration (subject to approval of the President) regarding prohibited discrimination, equal opportunity, outreach, and related matters.
- other advisement as requested (for example: to Enrollment Services, student organizations, Departments and Schools, the Office of Employee Relations and Compliance, etc.).
This Committee has a membership of 24:
Ex-officio members (12)
- Provost & Senior Vice President or designee
- the Associate Vice President for Enrollment or designee
- Chief Diversity Officer
- Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Hispanic Serving Institution & Regional Affairs
- Tribal Liaison
- Chair of the Senate or designee
- Director of the Office of Employee Relations & Compliance
- Vice President for Student Affairs & Campus Diversity or designee
- Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement & Student Success
- Director of the Center for Human Resources or designee
- Director of Student Ability Success Center or designee
- Diversity Officer of Students or designee
- one staff representative
Appointed members (12)
- nine faculty
- including one of each of the seven Colleges, the Library, Imperial Valley
- one of whom shall chair, & one of whom shall be Senator
- including one of each of the seven Colleges, the Library, Imperial Valley
- two students
- one whom must represent Associate Students
- one staff representative
| Major Academic Unit or Ex Officio Position | Name (*Senator) | Term Ends | Appt. Date | Dept. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty – A&L | Hernandez, Roberto | May-24 | Sep-18 | CHICANA/ O STDS |
| Faculty – FCOB | Nanigian, David | May-24 | Aug-21 | FINAN |
| Faculty – EDU | Chizhik, Estella* | May-23 | Sep-20 | ED PSY |
| Faculty – ENG | Sarkar, Mahasweta | May-22 | Oct-19 | EC ENG |
| Faculty – HHS | Kressler, Jochen | May-23 | Sep-17 | ENS |
| Faculty – PFSA | Dykstra-Devette, Tiffany | May-24 | Sep-18 | COMM |
| Faculty – SCI | Swairjo, Manal | May-23 | Sep-20 | CHEM |
| Faculty – IV | Camargo, Esperanza | May-23 | Sep-20 | IVC |
| Faculty – LIB | Rhodes, Gloria* (Chair) | May-24 | Sep-11 | LIB |
| Senate Chair (or designee) | Butler-Byrd, Nola* | May-22 | May-09 | CSP |
| VP: Student Affairs & Campus Diversity (or designee) |
Mitchell, Aniesha | — | — | SACD |
| Chief Diversity Officer | Wood, J. Luke | — | — | SACD |
| Provost and Senior VP (or designee) |
TBD | — | — | AA |
| AVP/ACDO: HSI & Regional Affairs | Emilio Ulloa | — | — | SA+CD |
| Tribal Liasion | Waipuk, Jacob Alvarado | — | — | Tribal Liaison |
| AVP: Enrollment (or designee) |
Hyman, Stefan | — | — | ENROLLMENT SRVCS |
| AVP: Faculty Advancement & Student Success (or designee) |
Brooks, Joanna | — | — | SACD |
| Director: Office of Employee Relations & Compliance (OERC) | Harpole, Thom | — | — | OERC |
| Director: Student Ability Success Center (SASC) | Aros, Erica | — | — | SASC |
| Director - Center for Human Resources (or designee) | Bendinelli, Heather | — | — | HR |
| Staff | Preciado, Jose* | May-22 | Sep-19 | FASS |
| Diversity Officer of Students (or designee) | TBD | — | — | — |
| Student | Hardrick, Lawson | May-22 | Sep-20 | CGS |
| Student (Associated Students) |
Portillo, Noemi | May-22 | Sep-20 | AS |
| Day | Friday |
|---|---|
| Time | 10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. |
| Frequency | 1st Friday Monthly |
| Modality | via Zoom |
| Location | — |
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