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  • Diversity Initiatives Steering Committee (DISC)

    Committee Charge

    The Diversity Initiatives Steering Committee is charged with the principal responsibility for leading, advocating, and coordinating university-wide efforts to realize diversity initiatives and inclusive excellence.

    Scope

    Specifically, the Diversity Initiatives Committee:

    • Provides leadership in advocating and advancing diversity initiatives and inclusive excellence throughout the university community;

    • Advises and consults with the associate vice president for inclusive excellence in proposing and coordinating the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives supporting the university’s mission, vision, and strategic plan;

    • Develops plans for ongoing assessment of existing, pending, and proposed diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, practices, programs, and initiatives, and provides follow-up recommendations based on assessment outcomes.

    The associate vice president for inclusive excellence reports directly to the president. In consultation, DISC submits an annual report to the president and the university leadership team.

    Members of the committee may serve up to three years; students serve one year generally.

    Membership

    Name

    Committee Role

    Term
    Steve Anderson 
    Disability Resource Center     		 Staff Ex-officio
    Laura Dougherty
    CLA faculty    		 CLA member 2019-2022 
    Patsy Egan
    ATLAS    		 Staff Ex-officio
    Jen England
    Women's Resource Center, CLA faculty         		 Faculty Ex-officio
    David Everett
    Associate vice president for inclusive excellence    		 Staff Ex-officio
    Maryan Hersi 
    HUSC representative
    		 Undergraduate student representative      2019-2020
    Susi Keefe
    CLA faculty, co-chair     		 CLA member 
    		 2017-2021 
    Stephen Kellert
    CLA faculty         		 Faculty      2019-2022
    Ryan LeCount 
    CLA faculty     		 CLA member Standing Member
    Jodi Metz
    Counseling and Health Center    		 Staff Ex-officio
    Kate Meyer
    Global Engagement Center    		 Staff Ex-officio
    Nur Mood Staff Ex-officio
    Betsy Parrish 
    School of Ed faculty    		 Member-at-large 2019-2022
    Jim Scheibel
    Hamline School of Business faculty    		 HSB member 2015-2021
    Alice Silkey
    Hamline School of Law faculty     		 Emeritus
    		 Standing Member
    Carlos Sneed
    Associate dean of students/director of the Hedgeman Center    		 Staff
    		 Ex-officio