Diversity Coalition: Educational Resource & Action Group
The Diversity Coalition Educational Resource and Action Group is a resource for the President as well as for all campus community members, organizations, and departments who wish to access expert guidance and creative strategies to infuse diversity and inclusion within their discourse, policies, and practices so that the University of Arizona can produce the highest quality scholarship, teaching, and service possible.
Primary Activities:
- Plan, implement, and evaluate projects assigned by the President.
- Serve as a resource for diversity training and educational activities.
- Generate 1-2 recommendations to President to increase diversity and inclusion on campus.
- Conduct strategic outreach to organizations.
Additional Activities:
- Meet with interested prospective faculty and staff as part of the search process to share information about UA and surrounding community.
- Engage in leadership and mentoring by participating in the on-going development of junior faculty and staff.
- Promote campus research on diversity, showcase this research, and collect and disseminate information on diversity research and best practices.
- Suggest professional development opportunities for new faculty, department heads, and others.
- Advocate for an inclusive and socially just definition of shared governance.