DIP Task Force

Charge

The charge of the College of Liberal Arts Diversity and Inclusion Plan Task Force is to develop a data-informed, action-oriented plan to advance the college in areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The plan will include short-term (1 year) and long-term (5 year) goals for increasing equity as it relates to faculty, staff, and students. The committee will use data from a variety of sources such as institutional data, focus groups, surveys, and relevant research to develop goals for the college. The Task Force should prioritize action-oriented, attainable and measurable goals. The majority of the Task Force including the co-chairs will have to approve the plan before it is submitted to the Dean. The plan will be used to formulate the college’s diversity and inclusion strategic goals in this area. The Task Force will have the plan completed by March 31, 2020.

Membership

The committee is co-chaired by the College of Liberal Arts Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and one of the co-chairs of the CoLA Diversity Committee. A student representative from the Liberal Arts Council Diversity Committee also serves on the Task Force. In addition to the co-chairs and LAC representative, the 13-member Task Force consists of one undergraduate student representative, two graduate student representatives, three staff representatives, and three tenured/tenure track and one non-tenure track faculty representatives. The additional Task Force members were selected through self-nomination and an election process. The Task Force may form committees as deemed necessary. In addition, ad hoc members may be appointed as deemed necessary by the co-chairs with the approval of the Dean. All members have voting privileges.

Task Force Members

Co-Chairs

Karma Chavez
Department Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Mexican American and Latino/a Studies

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Pronunciation: Kar-muh CHAH-vehs

Monique Payne Pikus
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Office

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track

Jennifer Graber
Professor
Department of Religious Studies

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Alberto Martinez
Professor
Department of History

Pronouns: he/him/his

Sofian Merabet
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology

Faculty - Non-Tenure Track

Gautami Shah
Senior Lecturer
Department of Asian Studies

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Staff

Kevin Hsu
Senior Administrative Associate
Department of Sociology

Pronouns: he/him/his

Luis Guevara
Senior Events Program Coordinator
Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies

Pronouns: he/him/his

Madai Montes
Administrative Assistant
Native American and Indigenous Studies

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Graduate Students

Mayra Ramales
Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

Pronouns: she/her/they

Stefanie Shackleton
Department of History

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Undergraduates

Javier Coronel
Sustainability Studies

Pronouns: he/him/his

Terrane Ansley
Liberal Arts Council President and Plan II Honors Program

Ad Hoc

Cherise Smith
Department Chair and Professor
Department of African and African Diaspora Studies

Task Force Progress

Faculty

Focus Groups

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Survey

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Graduate Students

Focus Groups

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Survey

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Staff

Focus Groups

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Survey

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Undergraduate Students

Focus Groups

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Charge

The charge of the College of Liberal Arts Diversity and Inclusion Plan Task Force is to develop a data-informed, action-oriented plan to advance the college in areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The plan will include short-term (1 year) and long-term (5 year) goals for increasing equity as it relates to faculty, staff, and students. The committee will use data from a variety of sources such as institutional data, focus groups, surveys, and relevant research to develop goals for the college. The Task Force should prioritize action-oriented, attainable and measurable goals. The majority of the Task Force including the co-chairs will have to approve the plan before it is submitted to the Dean. The plan will be used to formulate the college’s diversity and inclusion strategic goals in this area. The Task Force will have the plan completed by March 31, 2020.

Membership

The committee is co-chaired by the College of Liberal Arts Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and one of the co-chairs of the CoLA Diversity Committee. A student representative from the Liberal Arts Council Diversity Committee also serves on the Task Force. In addition to the co-chairs and LAC representative, the 13-member Task Force consists of one undergraduate student representative, two graduate student representatives, three staff representatives, and three tenured/tenure track and one non-tenure track faculty representatives. The additional Task Force members were selected through self-nomination and an election process. The Task Force may form committees as deemed necessary. In addition, ad hoc members may be appointed as deemed necessary by the co-chairs with the approval of the Dean. All members have voting privileges.

Task Force Members

Co-Chairs

Karma Chavez
Department Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Mexican American and Latino/a Studies

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Pronunciation: Kar-muh CHAH-vehs

Monique Payne Pikus
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Office

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track

Jennifer Graber
Professor
Department of Religious Studies

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Alberto Martinez
Professor
Department of History

Pronouns: he/him/his

Sofian Merabet
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology

Faculty - Non-Tenure Track

Gautami Shah
Senior Lecturer
Department of Asian Studies

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Staff

Kevin Hsu
Senior Administrative Associate
Department of Sociology

Pronouns: he/him/his

Luis Guevara
Senior Events Program Coordinator
Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies

Pronouns: he/him/his

Madai Montes
Administrative Assistant
Native American and Indigenous Studies

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Graduate Students

Mayra Ramales
Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

Pronouns: she/her/they

Stefanie Shackleton
Department of History

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Undergraduates

Javier Coronel
Sustainability Studies

Pronouns: he/him/his

Terrane Ansley
Liberal Arts Council President and Plan II Honors Program

Ad Hoc

Cherise Smith
Department Chair and Professor
Department of African and African Diaspora Studies

Task Force Progress

Faculty

Focus Groups

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Survey

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Graduate Students

Focus Groups

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Survey

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Staff

Focus Groups

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Survey

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Undergraduate Students

Focus Groups

Planning | Data Gathered | Report Completed

Charge

The charge of the College of Liberal Arts Diversity and Inclusion Plan Task Force is to develop a data-informed, action-oriented plan to advance the college in areas of equity, diversity and inclusion. The plan will include short-term (1 year) and long-term (5 year) goals for increasing equity as it relates to faculty, staff and students. The committee will use data from a variety of sources such as institutional data, focus groups, surveys and relevant research to develop goals for the college. The Task Force should prioritize action-oriented, attainable and measurable goals. The majority of the Task Force including the co-chairs will have to approve the plan before it is submitted to the Dean. The plan will be used to formulate the college’s diversity and inclusion strategic goals in this area. The Task Force will have the plan completed by March 31, 2020.

Read The Reports

• Report From the Diversity and Inclusion Plan Task Force (Jun 2021) 
  • This report gives overviews of the focus groups and surveys conducted with Liberal Arts faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students in 2020.
  • To download a copy, click here.
• Diversity and Inclusion Plan Recommendations  (Jun 2021)
  • This document details the recommendations from the Diversity and Inclusion Plan Task Force given to COLA leadership regarding ways to increase inclusion and equity in the college.
  • To download a copy, click here.
• Response From Leadership (Feb 2022)
  • This document is a response from COLA leadership to the Diversity and Inclusion Plan Task Force report and recommendations. The response details current efforts as well as those planned for the near future to address inclusion and equity in COLA. 
  • To download a copy, click here. 

Membership

The committee is co-chaired by the College of Liberal Arts Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and one of the co-chairs of the CoLA Diversity Committee. A student representative from the Liberal Arts Council Diversity Committee also serves on the Task Force. In addition to the co-chairs and LAC representative, the 13-member Task Force consists of one undergraduate student representative, two graduate student representatives, three staff representatives, and three tenured/tenure track and one non-tenure track faculty representatives. The additional Task Force members were selected through self-nomination and an election process. The Task Force may form committees as deemed necessary. In addition, ad hoc members may be appointed as deemed necessary by the co-chairs with the approval of the Dean. All members have voting privileges.

Task Force Members