Anne Arundel Community College
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Anne Arundel Community College values diversity of race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, ability, socioeconomic status, and culture, among its own students, faculty, and staff as well as within our local, national, and global communities. We are committed to creating and sustaining a college culture and climate that is welcoming, inclusive, respectful and free from discrimination, intolerance and harassment. We prioritize recruiting, retaining, and supporting a diverse student population and a diverse workforce. And we believe that the study of diversity is an essential part of contemporary education, so our students study how ideas about diversity are shaped by culture, affect the way people think and live, and depend on complex systems of power and privilege. This Diversity Plan is the product of collaboration among all members of the Anne Arundel Community College and it reflects our mutual commitment to recognizing, appreciating, and supporting diversity. The Diversity Plan is intended to identify activities to help achieve the mission goals and objectives in the College Plan, focusing on Goal 4. Diversity, Objective 1: promoting a campus climate that is inviting to and supportive of diverse populations (dimensions of diversity include race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ability, genetic information, and veteran status). The Diversity Plan includes five sub-objectives: Objective1: Create and sustain a college culture and climate that welcome and support diversity Objective 2: Develop and implement a comprehensive system of responsibility and accountability for advancing the goals of the diversity plan Objective 3: Recruit, retain, and support the success of a diverse student population, especially those from underrepresented groups Objective 4: Infuse diversity into the curriculum Objective 5: Recruit, hire, retain, and promote a diverse workforce

Diversity Committee FY11 Julie Strongson, Assistant Professor, English Tera Mikula, Associate Professor, Psychology Anna Binneweg, Assistant Professor, Music Matthew Klos, Instructor, Art Gretchen Mester, Associate Professor, Economics Robert Lowe, Assistant Professor, Architecture/Interior Design Jeffrey Layne, Assistant Professor, Business Administration & Management Beth Potter, Associate Professor, Human Services Pamela Osuri, Assistant Professor, Nursing APPOINTED MEMBERS Stephanie Smith-Baker, 1 academic dept. chair/director from Learning (by VP Learning) Terry Portis, 1 rep. of Continuing and Professional Studies (by VP Learning) Scot Shaffer, 1 rep. of Workforce Development & Business Services (by VP Learning) Chris Wirth, 1 rep. from Learning Resources Management (by VP LRM) Robin Ward, 1 rep. of Public Relations & Marketing (by VP LRM) Rosalies Toledo Ramirez, 1 rep. of Admissions (by VP LSS) Stacey Gustavson, 1 rep. of Learner Support Services (by VP LSS) Vacant, 1 rep. from Community Advisory Board on Diversity (by President) Deb Collins, 1 at-large rep. (by President) Mimi Stoops, Director of Counseling, Advising & Retention Services Suzanne Boyer, Executive Director of Human Resources Ricka Fine, Dean, Planning, Research and Institutional Assessment Janice Whatley, Project Director Student Achievement & Success Program Karen Cook, Federal Compliance Officer James Jackson, Coordinator of Multi-Ethic Recruitment Heather Reilhan, Coordinator of Gender & Sexuality Studies Mim Gray, PSSO Rep Kimberly Herrerra, PSSO Rep Fatima Bhatti, Student Rep Louis Pough, Student Rep

The college has a Federal Compliance Officer, who is an attorney tasked with handling complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment by college employees or students. The Federal Compliance Officer is also responsible for preparing the Affirmative Action Plan, updating/implementing policies and procedures related to diversity compliance, and serving on the college’s diversity committee. A diversity manager will soon be recruited to work with the Federal Compliance Officer and Human Relations Office on diversity issues.

No one is employed full-time as diversity coordinator. This is shared responsibility by the Federal Compliance Officer and the Executive Director of Human Resources.