Equity Committee

Mandate

Other

Type

Other: College Planning Council

Role

• To act as an advisory body on the equity plan and equity and diversity issues

• To review and provide recommendations to the equity plan and activities

• To promote an institutional learning culture of respect, understanding, and acceptance for all

• To address issues of respectful treatment and educational equity for all campus constituents

• To support and celebrate the varied cultural contributions of all campus constituents and community

• To support efforts to seek resources for diversity programs and activities

• To create a safe environment for open/constructive/ongoing discussion of diversity and respect

• To collaborate with and respond to the community in implementing the mission of this council

Products

• Create the workgroup to assign and update the Student Equity Plan

• Identify program(s) targeting respectful treatment and educational equity

• Seek out opportunities to discuss diversity issues and ideals

• Develop and implement a calendar of institutional events celebrating diversity

• Continue to seek out funding for diversity activities

• Support SEED groups and other similar proactive groups

Meeting Schedule

Monthly, September - May

Reporting Relationship

College Planning Council

Chair

Faculty Member (Co-Chair) appointed by faculty in the committee

Vice President or designee (Co-Chair)

Membership

• Faculty appointed by the Academic Senate (One SEED leader) (6)

• Department Chair, English (1)

• Department Chair, Math (1)

• Department Chair, Reading, Communication, Language (ESL representative) (1)

• Classified Representative (1)

• Institutional Research Director or designee (1) Fiscal Service Director or designee (1)

• Leadership (2)

• Student Representative (1)

• Community Representative (1)

• Open Committee - others are welcome to participate

Date Last Revised

Senate Approved September 8, 2017