Diversity Program Funding Committee
The membership of this committee is no longer accurate and the committee is currently under review (Fall, 2018).
| NAME | POSITION | TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Meiris | Chair | |
| Meenal Rana | Faculty | 2017 |
| Cesar Abarca | Faculty | 2018 |
| Rama Rawal | EOP Staff | |
| Amy Westmoreland | Multicultural Center | |
| Tay Triggs | Student Life | |
| Jená Burges | Vice Provost | |
| Candace Young | Student | |
| Vacant | Student | |
| Vacant | Student |
Membership:
Two faculty members, appointed by the Senate Appointments and Elections Committee (staggered two-year terms)
Three students, appointed by the Associated Students (one-year term)
Diversity Programming Personnel
Director, Multicultural Center
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Director, Student Life
EOP staff representative
Duties: The committee will receive, review and prioritize funding allocation requests for multicultural programs. A fixed budget will be allocated for funding these multicultural programs. The committee will recommend funding prioritized programming to the President for his signature.
MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS (definition): For a program to be deemed multicultural and receive funding it must be offered on campus to the University community and raise awareness of ethnic diversity, cultural diversity and/or increase membership of underrepresented groups in the campus community.
The committee reports to the President through the University Executive Committee and will provide an annual report to the University Executive Committee. The University Executive Committee will review the effectiveness, status and standing of the diversity Program Funding Committee biennially. (See Executive Memorandum P06-07)
Chair: To be selected annually by the President.
Type: Administrative
Meetings: As needed