Mission
The San Diego City College Diversity Committee will take a lead role in fostering a campus environment that welcomes and respects diverse life experiences. It is committed to promoting diversity among the faculty and classified professionals that reflects the diversity of the City College student population. The committee will also advance a broader awareness of diversity through the initiation of policy and programs that support the mission, philosophy, and institutional goals of San Diego City College.
Definition of Diversity
Diversity includes, but is not limited to, ethnicity, language, culture, national origin, class, race, gender, age, sexual identity, religion, disability, and political affiliation.
Five Point Plan and Charge
With a shared vision on the mission, the committee will accomplish task and social goals connected to the five point plan:
- Outreach & Education
- Hiring
- Curriculum
- Data Collection
- District Collaboration
Our commitment to diversity requires us to:
- Help develop and support the institutional priority of equity,
inclusiveness and diversity as identified in the District Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO) Plan and the City College
Master Plan. - Increase campus awareness of the importance of a college
climate that honors and promotes diversity. - Develop strategies to ensure the recruitment and
retention of diverse contract and adjunct faculty, classified
professional and administrators. - Act as campus resource for colleges, departments and
faculty by introducing curriculum and teaching strategies
that improve the academic success and persistence rates of
all students, particularly nontraditional students. - Promote the Mission of the Diversity Committee on
campus, as well as diversity projects and initiatives
throughout the District. - Work with campus research department to assess, collect,
and disseminate data pertaining to campus climate,
attitudes toward diversity, and relevant topics. - Facilitate opportunities for public discussion related to
diversity issues on campus and beyond. - Collaborate with administration, faculty, staff, students and
community representatives to ensure the advancement of
campus diversity and cultural competency. - Provide oversight of resource dollars to support activities
(funding pending submissions to and approval from
Resource Allocation Committee or appropriate sources).
Membership is open to administrators, faculty, classified professionals, students, and individuals from the community.
Please contact Norell Martínez at [email protected] if you are interested in attending committee meetings or would like to collaborate with the committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Anti-Racism (DEIAA) efforts.
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE
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