President’s Committee on DiversityAnnual Report2012 - 2013

Prepared by: Andrea Salazar Morgan – 2012-2013 Chair

Tina Gianquitto – 2012-2013 Chair ElectJunko Munakata Marr – 2012-2013 Past Chair

Deb Lasich – Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

This report summarizes the activities of the President’s Committee on Diversity for the 2012-2013 academic year. We thank President Scoggins for his continuing support and the financial investment to promote diversity at Mines. Highlights of the year include

High profile and impactful speakers, providing broad perspectives and appeal to faculty, staff and students,

More focused and inclusive week of diversity-related programs and events in January, made possible by substantial continued internal and external sponsorships, and

Continued attention to institutional diversity strategy work.

ProgrammingThe President’s Committee on Diversity has a focus on enhancing campus climate through educational programming, one of the president’s four priorities for diversity at Mines. Programs held in 2012-2013 are summarized in Table 1. Of particular note was the visit by Melissa Emerson from Colorado State University who spoke on Conflict Management at the President’s Diversity Breakfast to approximately 140 Mines staff and faculty. In addition, Ms. Emerson met with the President, the Provost, two college Deans, several Department Heads, and members of the President’s Executive team. Ms. Emerson returned to campus in the spring to present at the Mines Leadership Summit and at the SmartGeo Leadership Seminar.

The collection of programs and events as part of DeltaDays is also noteworthy (Table 1). This year the committee continued to focus the content to be more inclusive in order to bring the campus together and broaden the audience. The week began with the traditional Faculty and Staff MLK Day Breakfast, mid-day birthday cake, and evening entertainment. Subsequent activities progressed through a logical sequence of self-discovery, why diversity matters, and what individuals can do to enhance the campus environment.

DeltaDays included 11 events and programs, and had attendance of over 950 students, faculty, and staff. This does not include the 800 students, faculty, and staff who also took part in the MLK Day Birthday Cake Celebration.

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Table 1 – Programming Events, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013

Semester Event SpeakerEstimated Number of

ParticipantsFall 2012 Celebration of Mines NA 400

Fall 2012Diversity BreakfastConflict or Opportunity: Exploring the Art of Difficult Conversations

Melissa EmersonAssistant Director

Conflict Resolution & Student Conduct Services, Colorado State University

140

Spring 2013

DeltaDays

MLK Faculty and Staff Breakfast

Dr. Winston Grady-Willis - professor, and Chair of the African and African

American studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver

134

Campus-wide MLK Birthday Cake NA 800

Evening Celebration Performances by Reverb & The Verse, and Cornell Bass Quartet 150

‘How are Wealth and Income Distributed? Exploring U.S. Socioeconomic Inequality’

Luncheon and Discussion

Dr. Jon Leydens, LAIS Associate Professor 50

Beads of Privilege Exercise Presented by Stefanie Lucas-Waverly and Juan Beltran 30

‘The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace’ SWE Luncheon

Laura Schilling, Halliburton Brighton District Manager 195

Mirrors of Privilege Film Screening and Group Discussion Cortney Holles, LAIS Associate

Professor and Dr. Fernando Guzman, Executive Director, MEP

35

Keynote Event: How to Feel as Bright and Capable as People Think You Are: Why Smart People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrome and

How to Thrive in Spite of It

Dr. Valarie Young 150

Identity at CSM: A Lunch Discussion by Campus Leaders Moderated by Dr. Derrick Hudson 150

Hip Hop & Salsa Dance Night SHPE, NSBE 50

“Find Your Voice” Arts Contest NA NASpring 2013 Mirrors of Privilege Second Film Screening and

Discussion, Lunch providedDr. Tina Gianquitto (LAIS) and

Dr. Cortney Holles (LAIS) 35

Also of note this year was the continued internal and external sponsorships for DeltaDays including Chevron, Halliburton and BP and 18 departments and organizations on campus (summarized in Table 2). Sponsorships totaled over $25,016, which completely covered the cost of DeltaDays.

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Table 2 – DeltaDays Sponsorships and Expenses 2011-12

Sponsor Amount - Debit Event SponsoredAdmissions & Financial Aid Office $250 GeneralAlumni Association $500 GeneralApplied Mathematics & Statistics Dept. $100 GeneralBP $500 GeneralCenter for Academic Services & Advising $225 GeneralChevron/ Petroleum & Geology Dept. $4,000 GeneralDiversity Initiatives/Diversity Committee $6,141 GeneralGraduate Studies Office $1,500 GeneralGraduate Student Association $1,200 GeneralHalliburton $3,000 GeneralHuman Resource Office $150 GeneralISSS $200 GeneralMulticultural Engineering Program $500 GeneralPublic Safety $250 GeneralResidence Life $1,000 GeneralStudent Activities Office $4,000 GeneralStudent Life Office $1,000 GeneralWomen in Science, Engineering & Mathematics Office $500 GeneralTOTAL DONATIONS $25,016

Event Amount - CreditMLK Speech Food on Weekend $150MLK Breakfast & Speaker $1,872.00MLK Birthday Cake $636MLK Awards $1,500Evening Celebration $2,499How Are Wealth and Income Distributed? Luncheon $1,133Beads of Privilege $550SWE/Workplace Diversity Luncheon $3,703Mirrors of Privilege Film Screening $995Dr. Valerie Young Luncheon, Keynote, & Travel Expenses $8,980

Identity at CSM Luncheon $2,098

Hip Hop Salsa Event & Food Paid out of other account

DeltaDays Giveaways and Prizes $700DeltaDays Printing $200Total Expenses 75048

Budget/FundraisingThe Diversity Committee operating budget is summarized in Table 3.

Table 3 – Diversity Committee Operating Budget Summary 2012-13

Account Title Credit Debit Year End Balance2012-13 Budget Allocation $6,500

Roll-forward $4,755.89Food Supplies-Sodexo $1,974,69

Official function $1,949.66BALANCE $11,255.89 $3,924.35 $7,331.54

Committee Goals for 2013-2014

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1. Given the newly created Associate VP of Diversity and Inclusion, review the current structure and purpose of the Diversity Committee. There has been much discussion regarding the current structure of the Diversity Committee, and the need to refine the membership attributes.

2. To engage more faculty and students in attendance at diversity events. While more can be done here, progress was made in attracting more faculty and students to participate in the diversity-related events.

In addition, the President also asked the Committee to address the following areas:

1. Engage more of the “middle”Through more deliberate programming, we focused on topics, venues, and times that would reach a broader spectrum of the campus. We provided programming for students, faculty and staff, and scheduled them at different times of the day and week, particularly DeltaDays events. The subject matter included conflict management, social justice, privilege, personality styles, cultural art, as well as race, gender, and GLBT education.

2. Develop new programming for DeltaDaysWe developed new programming, more focused events, and better advertising for DeltaDays (see below). To help with attendance, and the impact of each event, we plan to use a similar format as this year, but with a few less events next year.

MONDAY, JANUARY 21 MKL Breakfast MLK Day Birthday Cake

Time: 10:00 am-1:30 pm Musical Performances by Reverb & the Verse, and Cornell Bass Band

Time: 4:30-6:30 pm

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 How Are Wealth and Income Distributed? Exploring U.S. Socioeconomic InequalityFacilitated by Dr. Jon Leydens12:30-1:30pm

Beads of PrivilegeFacilitated by Stefanie Lucas-Waverly and Juan Beltran5:00-6:15pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 The Importance of Diversity in the WorkplacePresented by Laura Schilling, HalliburtonTime:   11:45 am-1:00 pm

Mirrors of Privilege Film ScreeningFacilitated by Dr. Cortney Holles and Dr. Fernando Guzman

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24

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Keynote: How to Feel as Bright and Capable as Everyone Else Thinks You Are: Why Smart People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of ItPresented by Dr. Valarie YoungTime: 4:00-6:00 pm

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 Identity at CSM: A Lunch Discussion by Campus LeadersFacilitated by Dr. Derrick HudsonTime:   11:45 am-1:00 pm Hip Hop & Salsa Dance NightTime:  7:30-9:30 pm

Diversity Committee MembershipExecutive committee members are shown in Appendix A, and committee members are shown in Appendix B. By the end of the spring semester, the committee had 36 members. At this time, the committee is structured so that any faculty, staff, or student can attend meetings and become official members upon an annual vote. There is concern about managing an increasing number of members. This continued to be discussed by the executive committee this summer.

Appendix A – Executive CommitteeAndrea Salazar Morgan Admissions & Financial Aid Administrative

Faculty Chair

Tina Gianquitto Liberal Arts & International Studies Academic Faculty Chair Elect

Junko Munakata Marr Civil & Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty Chair

Deb Lasich WISEM & Associate VP for Diversity & Inclusion

Administrative Faculty

Treasurer & President’s Diversity Advisor

Ginny Lee Campus Computing Administrative Faculty

Technology and Marketing

Pam Blome Library Administrative Faculty Secretary

Jessica Keefer Center for Academic Success and Advising

Administrative Faculty Programming Chair

Nick Antonicci Residence Life Administrative Faculty Programming Chair

Appendix B – President’s Committee on Diversity

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AJ Lauer Student Life – Conference Services Administrative Faculty

Amber Brusak USG Representative Undergraduate Student

Amy Morrissey GSG Representative Graduate Student

Ann Deml MME Graduate Student

Brandon Samter International Student & Scholar Services Administrative Faculty

Brent Waller Residence Life Administrative Faculty

Christie Sava Foundation

Colin Terry Center for Academic Success and Advising Administrative Faculty

Cortney Holles Liberal Arts & International Studies Academic FacultyDerek Morgan Student Life Administrative Faculty

Eric Toberer Engineering Physics Academic Faculty

Gus Greivel Applied Mathematics and Statistics Academic Faculty

Jahi Simbai Graduate Office Administrative Faculty

James DeBartolomeis USG Representative Undergraduate Student

Jessica Keefer Center for Academic Success and Advising Administrative Faculty

Jennifer Miskimins Petroleum Engineering Academic Faculty

Joe Crocker Civil & Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty

Jon Leydens Liberal Arts & International Studies Academic FacultyKevin McCann GSG Representative Graduate Student

Linda Figueroa Civil & Environmental Engineering Academic Faculty

Lisa Martinez-Conover Research Administration Staff

Lori Pope Undergraduate Admissions Administrative Faculty

Mike Dougherty Human Resources Administrative Faculty

Monika von Glinski Liberal Arts & International Studies Academic Faculty

Peter Han President’s Office Administrative Faculty

Roel Sneider Geophysics Academic Faculty

Stephanie Berry WISEM Administrative Faculty

Terry Young Geophysics Academic Faculty

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