Diversity Action Council (DAC)

PSU recognizes that diversity in faculty, staff, and student populations enriches the educational experience, promotes personal growth, strengthens communities and the workplace, and enhances an individual's personal and professional opportunities. As a public university we have a special responsibility to work for equity and social justice and to make our programs truly accessible to our diverse constituents.

The charge of the DAC is to:

• Advise and report to the President and Provost on issues related to diversity.
  
• Develop and work to implement a Diversity Action Plan that includes specific action steps to: Increase diversity of students, faculty and staff;
• Support curricular and pedagogical changes to incorporate diversity and equity; Foster research on issues related to diversity and equity; Create a welcoming and safe place for persons who represent diversity; Strengthen linkages with communities of diversity in the region.
  
• Promote significant structural changes at PSU to support service to diverse constituents.
  
• Recommend to the President and the Provost the allocation/redirection of resources that support diversity initiatives and commitments.
  
• Design and oversee an assessment process to monitor progress on implementing the Diversity Action Plan.
  
• Promote activities throughout the campus effectively addressing issues related to diversity.
  
• Recognize and honor exemplary actions that contribute to a supportive campus climate.

Jon Joiner, Multicutural Center - Co-Chair
Masami Nishishiba, Public Administration - Co-Chair
Cécile Accilien, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Kofi Agorsah, Black Studies
Olivia Alcaire, Admissions
Martha Balshem, Center for Academic Excellence
Tom Biolsi, Anthropology
Nicole Browning, Student
Burt Christopherson, Affirmative Action
Linda George, Science Ed Center
Samuel Henry, Education
Priya Kapoor, Communication
Masoud Kheirabadi, Geography/Humanities
Joy Leary, Social Work
Polly Livingston, Disability Resource Center
Gabriela A. Martorell, Psychology
Carol Morgaine, Child & Family Studies
Arezu Movahed, Institute on Aging
Swapna Mukhopadhyay, Education
Kerth O'Brien, Psychology
José Padin, Sociology
Isaka Shamsud Din, Art
April Turner, Student Affairs
Ed Washington, Community Relations
Paulette Watanabe, Education Equity Program
Kelle Lawrence, CAE