Committees
on Inclusive and Intercultural Excellence 2008-2009
Background on
Inclusive and Intercultural Excellence
There are currently four diversity
committees at Wells College: Student Committee, Staff Committee, Faculty
Committee, and President’s Committee. These committees originally served
as ad hoc groups working independently and collaboratively on issues affecting
diversity at Wells. The 2008-09 academic year will mark the beginning of
a more formal role for the committees in the governance structure of the
college. The reasons for undertaking this change is fourfold:
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It provides a strategic, integrated and
long-term approach for all campus constituencies.
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It provides a formal space for students,
staff, and faculty to engage in institutional change.
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It provides transparency and responsibility
to each of the committee’s constituencies and the campus community as a
whole.
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It symbolizes Wells’ commitment to diversity,
inclusion, interculturalism, and globalism.
This new structure means fundamental changes
in the make-up and tasks of the committees. For example, the student committee
is an official committee of Collegiate Cabinet (Wells’ student government)
with their members elected by students. The Staff Committee has joined
Staff Forum, the representational body for staff at Wells. The Faculty
Committee has been working on a proposal that allows it to become a regular,
standing committee of the faculty. It is anticipated that the notice of
motion and proposal will be presented to faculty during 2009. The President’s
Committee is now composed of all major adminstrative heads and other committee
representatives. The task of the President's Committee is to develop a
campus-wide strategic, action, and assessment plan.
Student
Committee on Inclusive and Intercultural Excellence
Members
TBA
Staff
Committee on Inclusive and Intercultural Excellence
Members
Alice Bradley, Admissions
Ken Kabelac, Buildings and Grounds
Phyllis Siemiatkowski, Office of the
Associate Dean of the College
Kit Van Orman, Human Resources
Rhonda Dellinger, Academic Affairs
Elly Ventura, Student Life
Tina Post, Communications
Mark Temelko, Communications
Bob French, Chaplain
Kim Nolan, Library
Faculty
Committee on Inclusive and Intercultural Excellence
Members
TBD
President's
Committee on Inclusive and Intercultural Excellence
Members
Lisa Marsh Ryerson, President
Leslie Miller-Bernal, Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College
Michael McGreevey, Vice President
for Development
Ann Rollo, Vice President for Communications
and College Relations
Anne Lundquist, Dean of Students
Joel McCarthy, Assoc. Dean of Students
for Resident Life (Student Committee Rep)
Susan Sloan, Director of Admissions
Cindy Speaker, Associate Dean of the
College
Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo, Professor
of Political Science (Faculty Rep)
Kit Van Orman, Human Resources (Staff
Rep)
Cynthia Koepp (Faculty Rep)
Last updated 06/08/2009
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