Ithaca College

I am pleased to announce the membership of a committee that will develop a strategic plan for Ithaca College that will focus and guide the institution's diversity efforts over the next five years (2010-2015).  Creation of this plan is one of my objectives for this year, as reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees.

The committee chair will be Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life Brian McAree. Other committee members include:

• Traevena Byrd, Associate Counsel and Director of Equal Opportunity Compliance;
• Mark Coldren, Associate Vice President for Human Resources;
• Sue DuBrava, Administrative Assistant in Residential Life and Chair of the Staff Council;
• Jeff Goodwin, class of 2010 and president of the Student Government Association;
• Carol Henderson, Associate Provost for Academic Policy and Administration;
• Leslie Lewis, Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences;
• Annette Levine, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Diversity Awareness Committee;
• Roger Richardson, Associate Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs/Dean for the First Year Experience, and chair of the President's Advisory Council for Diversity;
• Tanya Saunders, Dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies;
• Stan Seltzer, Associate Professor and Chair of the Faculty Council; and
• Gerard Turbide, Director of the Office of Admissions.

In the course of its work, the committee will reach out to the Ithaca College community to help identify broad objectives for our diversity efforts as well as specific steps that may be expected to advance us in those objectives.  The committee will make its recommendations to me by the end of this academic year. I know you all join me in thanking the members of this committee for undertaking this exceptionally important work.