Mission and Vision

Responsibilities of the Committee: The Dean's Diversity Advisory Committee is advisory to the dean of the College of Medicine.

The Committee seeks to:

• Support and promote cultural sensitivity and inclusion through education of all constituencies of the College community;
• Provide and monitor data on student, faculty and staff diversity and related issues by data acquisition, including the use of periodic surveys and analysis;
• Assist and facilitate search committees in recruiting faculty and staff from underrepresented groups;
• Assist efforts of the Office of Admissions in attracting students who contribute to the College's commitment to diversity; and generate and assist the dean with the development of pipeline initiatives to nurture an interest in medicine and medicine-related science;
• Assist the dean in ascertaining basis for departure of faculty, students and staff who leave the College unexpectedly and work to reducing such occurrences; and
• Foster the visibility of the College's deep and abiding commitment to diversity to the wider community through community engagement.

Bylaws:

Medical Students (four individuals) ---- each class shall have a representative who will serve for four years.

Graduate Students (two individuals) ---- each will serve for four years with terms staggered.

Residents (two individuals) ---- each will serve for four years except when that the term shall end upon completion of the resident's training program; a replacement will serve out the balance of the term and then eligibility to continue for an additional term or fraction thereof.

Postdoctoral candidate (one individual) ---- each will serve a two-year term.

It is expected that each of the above will have their service naturally limited by their duration as a student within the College of Medicine.

Faculty (four individuals) ---- each will serve for four years but the initial members' terms will be staggered.

Staff (four individuals) ---- each will serve a four-year term.

Faculty and staff may be reappointed for a maximum of two terms.

Ex officio ---- director of Collaborative Initiatives, Dean's Office; director of Health Center Diversity and Enrichment Services; and associate dean for Admissions and Institutional Advancement.