President’s Committee on Diversity

Annual Report

2012 - 2013

Prepared by:

Andrea Salazar Morgan – 2012-2013 Chair

Tina Gianquitto – 2012-2013 Chair Elect

Junko Munakata Marr – 2012-2013 Past Chair

Deb Lasich – Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

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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.

Programming

The 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 2012-2013are 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 theSmartGeo 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 11events and programs, and had attendance of over950students, 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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President’s Committee on Diversity2012-2013 Annual Report

Table 1 – Programming Events, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013

Semester / Event / Speaker / Estimated Number of Participants
Fall 2012 / Celebration of Mines / NA / 400
Fall 2012 / Diversity Breakfast
Conflict or Opportunity: Exploring the Art of Difficult Conversations / Melissa Emerson
Assistant 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 / NA
Spring 2013 / Mirrors of Privilege Second Film Screening and Discussion, Lunch provided / Dr. 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.

Table 2–DeltaDaysSponsorships and Expenses 2011-12

Sponsor / Amount - Debit / Event Sponsored
Admissions Financial Aid Office / $250 / General
Alumni Association / $500 / General
Applied Mathematics & Statistics Dept. / $100 / General
BP / $500 / General
Center for Academic Services & Advising / $225 / General
Chevron/ Petroleum & Geology Dept. / $4,000 / General
Diversity Initiatives/Diversity Committee / $6,141 / General
Graduate Studies Office / $1,500 / General
Graduate Student Association / $1,200 / General
Halliburton / $3,000 / General
Human Resource Office / $150 / General
ISSS / $200 / General
Multicultural Engineering Program / $500 / General
Public Safety / $250 / General
Residence Life / $1,000 / General
Student Activities Office / $4,000 / General
Student Life Office / $1,000 / General
Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics Office / $500 / General
TOTAL DONATIONS / $25,016
Event / Amount - Credit
MLK Speech Food on Weekend / $150
MLK Breakfast & Speaker / $1,872.00
MLK Birthday Cake / $636
MLK Awards / $1,500
Evening Celebration / $2,499
How Are Wealth and Income Distributed? Luncheon / $1,133
Beads of Privilege / $550
SWE/Workplace Diversity Luncheon / $3,703
Mirrors of Privilege Film Screening / $995
Dr. 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 / $700
DeltaDays Printing / $200
Total Expenses / $25,016

Budget/Fundraising

The Diversity Committee operating budget is summarized in Table 3.

Table 3–Diversity Committee Operating Budget Summary 2012-13

Account Title / Credit / Debit / Year End Balance
2012-13 Budget Allocation / $6,500
Roll-forward / $4,755.89
Food Supplies-Sodexo / $1,974,69
Official function / $1,949.66
BALANCE / $11,255.89 / $3,924.35 / $7,331.54

Committee Goals for 2013-2014

  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 DeltaDays

We 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 Inequality

Facilitated by Dr. Jon Leydens

12:30-1:30pm

Beads of Privilege

Facilitated by Stefanie Lucas-Waverly and Juan Beltran

5:00-6:15pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23

The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace

Presented by Laura Schilling, Halliburton

Time: 11:45 am-1:00 pm

Mirrors of Privilege Film Screening

Facilitated by Dr. Cortney Holles and Dr. Fernando Guzman

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24

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 It

Presented by Dr. Valarie Young

Time: 4:00-6:00 pm

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25

Identity at CSM: A Lunch Discussion by Campus Leaders

Facilitated by Dr. Derrick Hudson

Time: 11:45 am-1:00 pm

Hip Hop & Salsa Dance Night

Time:7:30-9:30 pm

Diversity Committee Membership

Executive 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 36members. 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 Committee

Andrea 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

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 Faculty
Derek 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 Faculty
Kevin 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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