Diversity Committee

Student Government Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator

Trinitey Bryant
Appointed By Student Government President 8/31/22

Students United Diversity Specialist representing Student Government

Vacant
Appointment Pending By Student Government President

Meetings

Fridays, 2-3pm in CSU 238

Membership

Appointed from Student Government

Nine

• Trinitey Bryant - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator
  Appointed by Student Government President 8/31/22
• VACANT - International Student Association President
  APPOINTMENT PENDING
• Bisrat Tadesse
  Appointed by Student Government President 09/21/22
• Bruce Wenzel
  Appointed by Student Government President 10/05/22
• Danawit Wildekidan
  Appointed by Student Government President 10/12/22
• Abbey Andree
  AppointED by Student Government President 10/19/22
• Amal Sharafkhodjaeva
  AppointED by Student Government President 10/26/22
• Samantha Quist
  Appointed by Student Government President 10/26/22
• Ryuto Hashimoto
  Appointed by Student Government President 10/26/22
• Vacant - Students United Diversity Specialist
  Appointment by Student Government President
  (Coordinator could serve in this role as well)

From Other Constituencies

Three

• Jacy Corey Fry - Kearney International Center Director
• Henry Morris - Instituitional Diversity Dean
• Vacant - Faculty Association Representative

Total

• 12
  10 Active As of 2/8/23

The Ensuring Cultural Diversity Committee develops recommendations for how the University can ensure culturally diverse learning experiences for students, faculty, staff and the community through curriculum, programming, and other activities.

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According to the Bylaws - Article IV, Section 6

Bylaw as amended 4/26/2017

The Diversity Committee shall possess the authority to develop recommendations on how the University can ensure culturally diverse learning experiences for students, faculty, staff, and the community through curriculum, programming, and other activities.

Membership of the Diversity Committee shall consist of:

• Three (3) international students one (1) being the International Student Association President or appropriate designee, three (3) minority students, and three (3) Senate representative one being the Students United Diversity Specialist (Article V, Section 4 of these Bylaws). All students will be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
• The Dean of Institutional Diversity (ex-officio, non-voting).
• The Director of the International Students Office (ex-officio, non-voting).
• A faculty representative appointed by the local president of the IFO Faculty Association (ex-officio, non-voting).
• The Student Government Diversity Coordinator, if not the same person as the Students United Diversity Specialist, shall serve as an ex-officio non-voting member.

The Chair of the Diversity Committee (or an appropriate designee) will report as scheduled by the Speaker, to the Senate on committee actions and provide the Speaker with any meeting minutes.