As we continue our work to increase underrepresentation at Appalachian, we have reached important milestones for the fall semester.
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Messages from the Chief Diversity Officer
As we continue our work to increase underrepresentation at Appalachian, we have reached important milestones for the fall semester.
Read more from Update on campus services and Accountability Team meetings
As we begin a new academic year, we have much to look forward to in regard to diversity and inclusion work on our campus.
Educational opportunities expand efforts to foster greater inclusivity on our campus. Students, faculty and staff from marginalized communities often share that they feel responsible for educating the entire community. While many of these folks have a passion for doing so, we are working to ensure there are a multitude of other ways for our campus community to learn about the importance of inclusive excellence.
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Earlier this week, following its response to the BlackAtAppstate petition and its commitment to the university community, the Chancellor’s Cabinet held a meeting to bring together a Diversity and Inclusion Accountability Team. Made up of students, alumni, faculty, staff, administrators and members of the Board of Trustees, this team will help our university remain focused and accountable as we continue our work to foster a more inclusively welcoming environment for underrepresented populations that ultimately benefits our entire campus community.
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In my most recent message to campus, I shared information about the Faculty Recruitment Working Group’s efforts to help Appalachian increase representation among its faculty members. This group’s work goes beyond recruitment of more diverse faculty and extends into strategies for retention.
In recent years, the Chief Diversity Officer’s Advisory Board — formerly called the Chancellor’s Commission on Diversity — and many others across campus have made requests and proposals to enhance the culture of inclusive excellence on our campus, and I am thankful for the opportunity to work with hundreds of faculty, staff and students who understand and elevate this important work. In order to better facilitate ongoing conversations about diversity and inclusion on Appalachian’s campus, I am pleased to share that this fall I will regularly host opportunities for serious dialogue called “Community Conversations.”
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As Appalachian’s Chief Diversity Officer, it is my role to provide the vision, leadership, coordination and strategic planning for improving Appalachian’s campus diversity and inclusion so that everyone in our university community is valued, supported and respected.
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We cannot allow ignorance, lack of cultural appreciation and racial insensitivity to define who we are.
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