Committees

Gender Concerns Committee

The Gender Concerns Committee educates, encourages, and empowers students and employees to become agents for change and transformation concerning gender issues on campus and beyond. Three students—one male and two females—are appointed by SGA.

Gender Concerns Committee Members 2022-2023

Kerry Hasler-Brooks (Chair; Associate Professor of English); Mike Blount (Counselor/Program Director for Education Outreach, Men's Character Dev and Sexuality Programs); Brooke Good (Assistant Director/Senior Women's Administrator/Title IX Deputy; Head Field Hockey Coach); Caitlyn Lau (student; SGA Vice President of Diversity Affairs); Valerie Lemmon (Professor of Psychology; Assistant Dean of BESS); Hannah McBride (Human Resources Coordinator for Interpersonal Violence Prevention, Education, & Response); Eric Seibert (Professor of Old Testament); Melinda (Mindy) Smith (Assistant Professor of Applied Health Science, Director of Student Wellness); Brenda White (Senior Lecturer of Athletic Training; Director of Clinical Education)

Inclusive Excellence Ambassadors

The Inclusive Excellence Ambassadors (IEA) program is a professional development community open to students, staff, faculty, and administrators in which participants will be equipped to assist the university in advancing its mission of creating a campus environment marked by a sense of connectedness and belonging. For more information, click here.

Inclusive Excellence Council

Under the leadership of the VP for Diversity Affairs, the Inclusive Excellence Council serves a collaborative and advisory function in order to better align the implementation of diversity and inclusive excellence goals related to compositional diversity, program development, and campus climate. Members of the committee represent the following areas of the university: Gender Concerns, Multicultural Programs, International Programs, Human Resources & Compliance, Faculty Development, Academic Accessibility, and Enrollment (Undergraduate and Graduate).

Inclusive Excellence Council 2022-2023

Todd Allen (Chair, VP of Diversity Affairs); Deana Baddorf (Disabilities Services Administrative Assistant/Student Care Coordinator); Inger Blount (Director of Human Resources); Cherisse Daniels (Director of Multicultural Student Programs); Sierra Kinslow (Associate Director of Admissions/Multicultural Recruitment); Caitlyn Lau (SGA Vice President of Diversity Affairs); Hannah McBride (Human Resources Coordinator for Interpersonal Violence Prevention, Education, & Response); Amy Nicols (Director of International Student Programs); Cynthia Wells (Director of Faculty Development/Professor of Higher Education)

Young Professionals of Color

The Young Professionals of Color is an employee resource group for faculty and staff who are under 40 years of age and/or new in their careers in higher education. As a group, the Young Professionals of Color seeks to create an environment in which persons are empowered to develop their skills and grow to achieve their full potential, by engaging with one another and the university community.