Diversity Advisory Committee

Alumni of Color Research Project
Discrimination and Harrassment Policy language revision
Creation of a Bias Response Team
Under Represented Employees Research

 

In January 2009, Dean of Students & Chief Diversity Officer, Celestino Limas, convened the Diversity Advisory Committee.  Among its members are students, faculty, staff, administrators, trustees, and alumni with representation across all three schools.  The committee members share a goal of creating a more robust campus that is inclusive and diverse while working to identify ways in which we can mitigate the impact of hegemony and privilege here at Lewis & Clark.

Outside of discussing what Lewis & Clark’s definition of diversity should encompass, the group worked on four areas during Spring 2009 semester:

• Reviewing past efforts at a committee such as this and identifying what was successful and what was not
• Discussing what diversity initiatives/groups already exist and how successful they are at collaboration where applicable
• Developing a process for collecting and reviewing the experiences of alumni and former faculty/staff from underrepresented groups to begin understanding their experience at Lewis & Clark
• Developing and prioritizing a queue of initiatives (both macro and micro) that will enhance the College’s commitment to diversity in a concerted effort

The Diversity Advisory Committee meets every three weeks, rotating meeting location between all three campues.  Current projects the committee is working on include: 

• Alumni of Color Research Project
• Under Represented Employees of Color Research Project
• Discrimination and Harrassment Policy Language Revision
• Creation of a Bias Response Team

For more information about the Diversity Advisory Committee or any of the projects, please contact Scott Fletcher at 503-768-6004.