MSU Diversity Council

May 19, 2022

1:30-3:00 pm

WebEx

 

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Ariel Donohue- Chair,

Senior Diversity and Inclusion Officer

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Kristin Blackler- All Staff Council

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Marianne Brough- Division of Student Success

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Barbara do Amaral- Diversity and Inclusion Student Commons

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Nika Stoop - Gender Equity Alliance

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Alison Harmon-

Academic Deans

 

Bridget Kevane- Academic Diversity Partner- CLS

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Aaron Grusonik- Bobcat Athletics

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Brennan Reeves- Office of International Programs

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Bradford Watson- Faculty Senate

 

Vacant- Graduate Partnerships

 

Juliana Rajamohan– Student Diversity Representative

 

Katie Delker- Associated Students of MSU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Participants

 

 

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Jennifer Thomson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Welcome
  2. Approval of minutes from April 15 meeting
    Approved
  3. Discussion: Terms of Diversity Council members

    Members completing their terms in May 2022:

    Alison Harmon, Bridget Kevane, Kyla Bush, Bradford Watson, Katie Delker, Juliana Rajamohan, Michael Lee. Thank you for your service!

    Members continuing into next academic year:

    Barbara do Amaral, Nika Stoop, Brennan Reeves, Kristin Blackler

  4. Discussion: Priorities for next academic year
    1. Providing visual data so people can quickly see where we’re making progress
    2. Partner with ASMSU’s Diversity Council to communicate student needs and issues
    3. Use ad hoc committees more to address specific short-term actions
    4. Foster larger campus-wide conversations to send the message that MSU is inclusive and values diversity, possibly through campus-wide dialogues
    5. Highlighting investments made in diversity efforts
    6. Continue to replicate and amplify the good work being done across the university
    7. “Credentializing” and incentivizing diversity trainings and involvement
    8. Review issues of annual review and promotion/tenure – how is DEI part of the expectation of being a good faculty or staff member? How are we recognizing and rewarding this work since it is crucial to student success?
    9. Look at opportunities to embed DEI in existing programs – ie. Leadership MSU having a session focused on DEI
    10. Addressing issue of diversifying student recruitment and enrollment – what is Diversity Council’s role in these conversations?
    11. Strategic diversity planning and updating the DEI Framework
    12. Conducting the campus climate survey in spring 2023
    13. Tracking diversity metrics – compiling and reporting out
    14. Connecting departmental diversity self-studies to Diversity Council
  5. Public Comment

    Next meeting: Fall 2022, 3rd Thursdays of the month at 1:30 pm