| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.28 |
| Liaison | Kevin Kirsche |
| Submission Date | April 29, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Georgia
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Kevin
Kirsche Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
The UGA Diversity Advisory Council is an advisory board with responsibility to the Provost via the Associate Provost for Institutional Diversity/Chief Diversity Officer. The UGA Diversity Advisory Council serves as a broad-based advisory group with representation by the major components of the university so as to have a voice from students, staff, faculty, and administrators. This council reports to the Associate Provost for Institutional Diversity/Chief Diversity Officer.
The Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) will assist the Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) in the design and implementation of strategies that advance and enhance diversity at UGA. The council will advise the associate provost in issues related to diversity and inclusion on this campus. This council should identify the barriers to achieving greater diversity at UGA and provide recommendations on how to overcome those barriers.
The council, through its committee structure, will study the diversity literature research and review models in order to propose best practices and strategies that improve diversity at UGA. In addition, the council will provide public campus forums for the discussion of diversity-related issues and ideas and promote a campus dialogue about diversity with a particular focus on ensuring a sense of inclusion.
The University also puts a focus on Diversity of the workforce. As a result of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration’s (F&A) continued commitment to furthering diversity in its divisions, a committee was formed in 2004 and charged with defining and recommending ways in which F&A could achieve a more diverse workforce.
The Finance and Administration Strategic Plan served as a model and base for the committee’s recommendations. Diversity is defined as the characteristics that make one individual different from another. The F&A senior leadership team is currently implementing initiatives to enhance recruitment, promotion and retention based on the committee’s recommendations. Included in this committee's goals:
1. Increase the number of minority employees in managerial and senior staff level positions.
2. Establish a budget to fund recruitment incentives for minorities.
Members of the committee, including job titles and affiliations :
Members of the Diversity Advisory Council:
Dr. Derrick Alridge; Institute of African American Studies
Dr. Melissa Barry; Graduate School
Dr. Bob Boehmer; Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Mr. Eric Bonaparte; Public Service & Outreach
Dr. Joe Broder; Agricultural & Enviromental Sciences
Dr. Jose Buitrago; College of Environmental Design
Dr. Anthony C. Capomacchia; College of Pharmacy
Dean Cully Clark; Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication
Mr. Mac Corry; Office of Sr. VP for External Affairs
Ms. Margaret Wagner Dahl; Office of VP for Research
Dr. Victoria Davion; Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Mark Dawkins; Terry College of Business
Mr. Joshua Delaney; SGA President
Dr. Cheryl Dickson; Medical College of Georgia
Ms. Juliett Dinkins; Public Affairs
Ms. Lynn Doster; Office of the VP for Research
Dr. Michelle Garfield Cook; Office of Institutional Diversity
Mr. Tom Gausvik; Office of Human Resources
Dr. Talmadge Guy; Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
Ms. Jan Hudson; Library
Dr. Patricia Hunt-Hurst; Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors
Dr. Karen Kalivoda; Student Affairs
Dr. Jerry Legge; School of Public & International Affairs
Dr. Kojo Mensa-Wilmot; Department of Cellular Biology
Ms. Jennifer Miracle; Office of Intercultural Affairs
Dr. Larry Morris; Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Dr. Pamela Orpinas; College of Public Health
Dr. Jenny Penney-Oliver; College of Education
Ms. Kathy Pharr; Office of Sr. VP for Finance & Administration
Dr. Catherine Pringle; Odum School of Ecology
Ms. Nekeisha Randall; Graduate Student Association
Mr. Gregory Roseboro; School of Law
Ms. Sylvia Schell; Office of International Affairs and Education
Dr. Jerome Schiele; School of Social Work
Ms. Holley Schramski; Office of Sr. VP for Finance & Administration
Mr. Steve Shewmaker; Legal Affairs Office
Ms. Maritza Soto-Keen; Office of the VP for Public Service & Outreach
Dr. Kecia Thomas; Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Jace Weaver; Institute of Native American Studies
Dr. Barbara White; Information Technology
Dr. Carla Williams; Athletic
Dr. Susan Williams; College of Veterinary Medicine
Mr. Matthew Winston; Office of the President
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Members of the F&A Diversity in the Workforce Committee:
Current Members of the Finance and Administration Diversity Committee
Darlene Bradley, Budget Office, Budget Division
Tanya Burgess, Campus Transit, Auxiliary and Administrative Services Division Caroline Griffith, Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Felicia Hubbard, Automotive Center, Physical Plant Division
April Jewell, Human Resources
Regena L. Pope, Environmental Safety Division
Clayton Wilcox, Architects Office
Tomekia Wilson, Controller Division
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity office?:
A brief description of the diversity office:
A commitment to diversity is an integral part of the University of Georgia's educational mission. The institution's mission statement says in part that UGA "endeavors to prepare the university community and the state for full participation in the global society of the 21st century. Through its programs and practices, it seeks to foster the understanding of and respect for cultural differences necessary for an enlightened and educated citizenry."
The mission of the Office of Institutional Diversity is to lead a focused institutional effort to evaluate existing programs and develop new initiatives to support diversity and equity at the University of Georgia.
The Office of Institutional Diversity seeks to ensure a University of Georgia where people of many different backgrounds and perspectives join together to actively advance knowledge. As a community dedicated to scholarship, research, instruction, and public service and outreach, we recognize the importance of respecting, valuing and learning from each other's differences while seeking common goals. The Office of Institutional Diversity will provide the leadership to establish the University of Georgia as a national and international model in creative ways to address diversity and equity issues in an academic setting.
The number of people employed in the diversity office:
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity office is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity coordinator?:
Diversity coordinator’s name:
Diversity coordinator's position title:
A brief description of the diversity coordinator's position:
Mrs. Cook leads the Office of Institutional Diversity in its mission to lead a focused institutional effort to evaluate existing programs and develop new initiatives to support diversity and equity at the University of Georgia.
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity coordinator is available:
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