Council on Diversity Initiatives | Agenda

July 22, 2016, 10:00-11:00am

Elko: SOM GRIS 31

Reno: SOM PME 214

Members

 Gerald Ackerman  Megan Almansoori  Daniel Cook Debra Glogovac Blane Harding

 Susan Hill Nicole JacobsKatie JeffersonAnne LarsonRoberto Lopez

Ricky Salazar Jodi Shpargel Cherie SingerWilfredo TorresJessica Younger

Agenda

10:00-10:05Welcome, introductions, acknowledgements (M. Piasecki)

  • Guest: 2016 Cultural Considerations in Healthcare Chair, Rachel Blinn, MSW Graduate Student, School of Social Work

10:05-10:25Cultural Considerations in Healthcare 2016(R. Blinn)

  • PowerPoint presentation
  • Recommendations for future events
  • Goal: increase participation/support among all faculty/staff/students to share information on cultural awareness

10:25-10:35Supreme Court Decision on Student Admissions(M. Almansoori)

  • Overview and discussion
  • UPDATE: New learning specialist for pipeline program in the Learning and Wellness Resource Center

10:35-10:40The Center for Student Cultural Diversity (D. Glogovac on behalf of R. Salazar and B. Harding)

CommUNITY Pride Parade and Festival

  • When: Saturday, July 23, 2016
  • Where to meet between 10:00-10:30am: Corner of California and Forest St. (look for tent with “check-in” sign)
  • Parade times: 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Wear Wolfpack gear and bring friends and family!!
  • Goal: to demonstrate that UNR faculty, staff and students care about the LGBT community
  • The Top Undergraduate Feeder Institutions of African Americans to US Medical Schools

10:40-10:50LCME (M. Piasecki, K. Oates)

  • LCME white paper Element 3.3

10:5-=10:55GFA Poster handout (J. Hagen, N. Jacobs, M. Piasecki)

10:55-11:00Wrap-up and adjourn

Informational items

  • LCME site visit: October 22-25, 2017
  • Insight into Diversity:current issue
  • AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI):
  • SafeZone:
  • Diversity Logof events relevant to the CDI and useful for LCME reporting should include:

Event name, date, overview

SOM representative name, title, department (i.e., GSA conference, J. Smith, date, diversity sessions)

Brief summary of event provided by participant

  • Future guests/members/topics

Patricia Richards, acting Chief Diversity Officer, UNR; UNR Diversity Committee

Andrea Gregg, AHEC Programming update

Wilfredo Torres, MD, Admissions, Diversity and Inclusion

Kristi Jerz will fill the role of former SOM employee Richelle O’Driscoll in August 2016

Discuss evolution of value added groups

CDI website

CDI survey summary

UNR Events / Date / Time / Location
UNR Diversity Events /
CommUNITY Pride Parade / 7/23/16 / 11:00am /
CDI Events / Date / Time / Location
CDI Meeting / Friday, 9/16/16 / 10:00-11:00am / TBA
CDI Meeting / Friday, 11/18/16 / 10:00-11:00am / TBA

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