Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
EMSA Diversity Committee

Committee Members

Mission Statement

Subcommittees and Tasks

Documents

Contact Information

 Committee 
           
           Co-Charis

  • Gavin Potter, Registrar
  • Nicholas Watson, Admissions
    Members

  • Sarah Decker, Student Activities and Leadership
  • Sara Rivera, Latino/a Student Cultural Center
  • Shani Wilkerson
  • Taryne Provenchure
  • Theresa King, Disability Resource Center

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the EMSA Diversity committee to foster a work environment within EMSA which reflects the values of the division and the university. These include:

  • to embrace diversity and inclusion as core values that will spur growth and change across the division;
  • to ensure accountability in the cultivation of a workplace culture where the uniqueness, background and experience of every EMSA staff person is valued, trusted and respected;
  • to strengthen our work force so we can continue to effectively serve our clients; 
  • to recruit the best talent; and 
  • to stimulate an environment of productivity and eliminate under representation, discrimination and harassment throughout the division.

Subcommittees and Tasks

  • Communications
  • Data/Assessment
  • Education/Programming

Communications

  • Ensure that the concept of diversity is valued in hiring 
  • Offer a Diversity button/link on all EMSA web sites describing departmental initiatives, as well as a "Diversity" event category on the Campus Calendar
  • Create an EDC Webpage
  • Provide "Diversity in EMSA" brochure for all new EMSA employees

Data/Assessment

  • Conduct Divisional Climate Assessment (Focus groups)
  • Develop benchmarks and best practices comparison
  • Conduct a Diversity Inventory

Education / Programming

  • Create Opportunities for divisional conversation around diversity.
  • Create a structure whereby all EMSA employees go through a 1-2 day diversity experience training.
  • Integrate (or include) intercultural/international/global perspectives and competencies as part of the Diversity agenda in EMSA.

Documents

 Contact Information