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During the 2022-2023 academic year, the campus concluded two university-wide councils dedicated to issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice – the Gender Equity Task Force (GETF) and the Anti-Racism in the Academy Task Force (ARATF). The sections below provide a high-level overview of each task force, their recommendations and links to full reports.
The Gender Equity Task Force (GETF) began in April 2019 through senate resolution. The purpose of the task force was to develop recommendations for opportunities to increase equity across gender lines throughout our campus community. The GETF issued their final findings and recommendations to the president, CDEIO and Senate Executive Committee this year, followed by two townhalls hosted in the spring 2023 semester. Recommendations from the taskforce included:
To view or read the full report and list of recommendations, please download the Gender Equity Task Force Report (Ocotber 2022) [PDF]
The Anti-Racism in the Academy Task Force (ARATF) was commissioned by the president in July of 2020 and was charged with identifying elements of racism within our campus by uncovering inconsistencies between our institutional mission and values and the actions of specific departments and divisions. The work of the committee included numerous focus groups, a climate assessment, a document analysis of anti-racism statements, and anti-racism workshops. The task force leaders presented their findings and recommendations to the campus this year during the February installment of Conversations That Matter. Recommendations included:
To view or read the full report and list of recommendations, please download the Anti-Racism in the Academy Task Force – Conversations that Matter Presentation [PPT] and Anti-Racism in the Academy Task Force Recommendations [PDF].