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Diversity Committee

Committee Charge

In collaboration with the General Education Coordinator and University General Education Committee, the Diversity competency committee is responsible for:  

  • Evaluating new Diversity course proposals;
  • Monitoring Diversity assessment activities;
  • Reporting on evidence of student learning in Diversity courses;
  • Conducting periodic recertification of Diversity courses. 

Committee Composition

The Diversity committee consists of one member each from Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and English, Literature, and World Languages, three members from units other than the College of Arts, Sciences and Education, and the Chairperson or a designee from both the Senate Diversity Committee and the Senate International Education Committee.  Memberships are for three-year terms that expire at the end of the academic year.

Committee Members (2023/2024 academic year)

  • Rachel Foulk (chair), CASE - Humanities. Term Ends Fall 2024.
  • Catherine Browers, COB. Term Ends Fall 2026.
  • Nicole Kittle, CASE - Social and Behavioral Sciences. Term Ends Fall 2026.
  • Ana Davila-Howard, CASE - English, Literature, and World Languages. Term Ends Fall 2024.
  • Susan Devuyst-Miller, Pharmacy. Term Ends Fall 2024.
  • Alex Cartwright, non-CASE. Term Ends Fall 2026
  • Vacant, non-CASE. Term Ends Fall 2025.
  • Jana Pisani, CASE at-large. Term Ends Fall 2025.