Loyola College, MD Diversity Committee

Type: Policy
Status: Ongoing
Source File: http://www.loyola.edu/academics/diversity/cdc/
Description:
The committee works with the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity to provide campus leadership on diversity issues. These issues include: diversity in undergraduate and graduate student populations; curricular diversity in undergraduate and graduate programs; recruitment, mentoring, and retention of faculty of color; creating a campus climate that assumes, accepts, and engages diversity as necessary to the pursuit of the Jesuit educational mission; creating mutually supportive linkages, and enhancing the College’s reputation, in Baltimore; creating mutually supportive relationships with other colleges and universities in the Greater Baltimore area; and other issues as they arise and complement the committee’s charge. The committee reports annually, in writing, to the Conference.
With the advice of the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity, the committee forms task forces to consider diversity matters raised by committee members or Loyola campus constituencies. These task forces may study problems, propose and pursue special projects, convene meetings, and propose that the committee take specific action. Task force leaders are appointed by the Chair. Task forces are composed of committee members, and others as necessary to the task force’s work.
Members include six faculty (at least one from each area and one teaching graduate students) serving two-year staggered terms, selected by the Faculty Affairs Committee; two staff (one from Staff Council); five administrators (one from each Division of the College--Academic Affairs, Development, Administration, Finance, and Student Development), appointed by the respective Vice President; two students. Ex-officio: Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity. Chair: the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity.
Charter
With the advice of the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity the committee forms task forces to consider diversity matters raised by committee members or Loyola campus constituencies. These task forces may study problems, propose and pursue special projects, convene meetings, and propose that the committee take specific action. Task force leaders are appointed by the Chair. Task forces are composed of committee members, and others as necessary to the task force's work.
Charge
Working in conjunction with the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity, the committee provides campus leadership on diversity issues. These issues include: diversity in undergraduate and graduate student populations; curricular diversity in undergraduate and graduate programs; recruitment, mentoring, and retention of faculty of color; creating a campus climate that assumes, accepts, and engages diversity as necessary to the pursuit of the Jesuit educational mission; creating mutually supportive linkages, and enhancing the College's reputation, in Baltimore; creating mutually supportive relationships with other colleges and universities in the Greater Baltimore area; and other issues as they arise and complement the committee's charge. The committee reports annually, in writing, to the Conference.
Vision
The Loyola College in Maryland College Diversity Committee imagines a campus where every member of the campus community celebrates diversity; engages issues of diversity, values and respects the diversity of individuals, their experiences and opinions; and encourages expressions of that diversity while supporting the Jesuit Core Values.
Mission
The College Diversity Committee provides campus leadership on diversity issues through education and action. It serves as an advocate for the diverse groups within the Loyola community and promotes change in campus climate, curriculum, policies, and procedures to bring them into agreement with its vision and mission.
The diversity issues addressed by the Committee include: diversity in undergraduate and graduate student populations; curricular diversity in undergraduate and graduate programs; recruitment, mentoring, and retention of faculty, staff, and administrators of color; creating a campus climate that assumes, accepts, and engages diversity as necessary to the pursuit of the Jesuit educational mission; creating mutually supportive linkages, and enhancing the College’s reputation, in Baltimore; creating mutually supportive relationships with other colleges and universities in the Greater Baltimore area; and other issues as they arise and complement the committee’s charge.
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