Climate & Diversity

Purpose

To provide counsel to the President and the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academics on all ways of attracting and retaining culturally diverse students, faculty, and staff to Texas A&M University and to strengthen, sustain, and promote our diversity efforts in support of Vision 2020 goals.  In addition, the Council will assist the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity in planning appropriate assessment and evaluation of all university units regarding  diversity-related endeavors.

Members

• Eleanor Green, dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (chair)
• Arlette Acosta, undergraduate student representative
• Victor Arizpe, professor of Hispanic studies, Mexican-American/Latino Faculty Alliance (MALFA) representative
• Michael Benedik, interim dean of faculties and associate provost
• Lisa Blum, business admistrator I, Department of Political Science; University Staff Council representative
• Mary Broussard, executive director, Office of Undergraduate Studies; Brazos County NAACP representative
• Melanie Cheairs, chair, Women Former Students' Network
• Stephanie Frye '92, Association of Former Students representative
• Herbert Goodman, chair, International Board Executive Committee
• Dan Gutierrez '13, vice president for diversity, Memorial Student Center; Student Government Association representative
• Mark Harlow, president, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Professional Network
• Daniel Hernandez, vice chair, Texas A&M University Hispanic Network
• Ronnie Jackson, neighborhood/youth services manager, City of Bryan; community representative
• Glen Laine, professor of veterinary physiology and pharmacology; chair, Department Head Council
• Jeannie McGuire, founder & president, Project Unity; community representative
• Sam Mannan, professor of chemical engineering; chair, Faculty Senate Diversity Committee
• Pablo Marvin, Outstanding International Alumnus/Distinguished Alumnus, Association of Former Students representative
• Kathy Merrill, assistant city manager, City of College Station; community representative
• Ken Robinson, chair, Black Former Student Network
• Genyne Royal, chair, Mutlicultural and Diversity Committee, Graduate Student Council
• Onkar Sawant, graduate student, Student Government Diversity Committee representative
• Raisha Smith '13, undergraduate student, MEDALS - Maximizing Educational Development through Academic and Leadership Skills representative
• Kathryn Symank, associate vice president for human resource and administrative services
• Joel Thornton, assistant professor, Texas A&M University Libraries; Black Faculty Alliance
• Jorge Vanegas, dean, College of Architecture
• Joseph F. Weber, vice president for student affairs
• Jim Woosley, faculty representative

Resources

Loftin Announcement—January 13, 2010