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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

 

To assist the college in serving 鈥渁 student population diverse in many facets of identity and experience, including race, ethnicity, age, disability, educational background, veteran status, and LGBTQ identity, among many others. support equitable educational opportunities across all student populations, including those from traditionally underserved or marginalized student populations.鈥 To help foster 鈥渆quity and a life of learning in an inclusive environment for the evolving, diverse communities鈥 Western Nevada College serves. To help maintain the college鈥檚 鈥渇ocus on equity and inclusion [in order to] affirm support of every student鈥檚 success.鈥 To promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment, where faculty, staff and all employees can expect a safe and supportive work environment, and where employees are provided equal opportunities to excel in their roles. To pursue policies and practices that ensure a fair and competitive hiring process that seeks the most qualified candidates from the most diverse group of applicants possible.

The mission of the DEI Committee is to support diversity, equity and inclusion in alignment with the 黑料网 College Strategic Plan. A guiding principle of the DEI Committee will be to uphold the idea that no policy concerning DEI at 黑料网 should be decided or modified without the full and direct participation of members of the group(s) affected by that policy.

The Committee will identify one or more annual goals to help foster 鈥渆quity and a life of learning in an inclusive environment for the evolving, diverse communities we serve.鈥 The committee will present its annual goal(s) to College Council by November of each year.

  • Oversight: 
    • Amanda Stibik 
    • Angela Holt (Chief Diversity Officer)
  • Diego Flores
  • Eric York
  • Haleigh Fitzgerald (Web Liaison)
  • Katy Edmunds
  • Lisa Gallo Swan 
  • Mary Gillespie (Vice-Chair) 
  • Nichole Paul (Chair)
  • Peter Christman (Recorder)