The Chair of the Committee facilitates
the work of the group by:
Appointing new members to the committee annually
Coordinating the various activities of the committee
and communicating with members via the committee listserv
Leading committee meetings during the Annual Conference
Attending Division Leadership meeting at the Annual
Conference
Submitting a post-conference Leadership report in the
fall in which goals are established for the committee
and activities planned for the coming year, indicating
their relation to the specific missions in the NACADA
Strategic Plan
Submitting an annual Leadership report in the summer
to advise the Council and Board of the status of the completion
of goals established and activities planned for the committee
over the past year in relation to the NACADA missions
and strategies.
2011 Annual Committee Meeting took place during the Annual Conference in Denver on
Monday, October 3, 2011 - minutes are posted below..
COMMITTEE
PURPOSE
The
purpose of the NACADA Diversity Committee is to assist in
the development of plans, strategies, and initiatives to
encourage increased diversity in the membership of the association
and involvement in the association by diverse individuals
at all levels of the association. While the Multicultural
Commission focuses on issues of advising and student success
of students, the Diversity Committee focuses on association
issues.
NACADA defines diversity from a very broad perspective,
which includes diversity in regard to ethnicity, gender,
gender identity, and sexual orientation as well as diversity
in regard to institutional type, size, and employment position.
Involvement in the association also is viewed broadly including
leadership at many levels (within the division units, at
the division level, at the Council level, at the Board of
Directors level, and with the various work groups, ad hoc
committees, Advisory Boards, and task forces), serving on
the Consultants’ Bureau, writing for the NACADA Journal,
Academic Advising Today, and the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources,
or presenting at state, allied member, regional, and annual
conferences.
The
Committee assists with developing plans over a broad perspective
including, but not limited to, training and development
issues, plans for deliberate incentives for the involvement
of diverse membership, the development of an Emerging Leader
program, identifying members from diverse backgrounds for
involvement, and various other initiatives and strategies.
The
Committee works closely and collaboratively with all other
organizational units in NACADA.
GOALS
2011-2012
Develop initiatives to increase member awareness of the breadth of NACADA's definition of diversity
Identify / recruit members to serve as resource liaisons to NACADA units.
Begin to develop a resource directory for diversity initiatives. Develop template.
