Carnegie Mellon University
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

The Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) was formed in 1999 in order to define the problems and challenges of diversity, craft strategies for making progress and monitor that progress into the future. Since then, Carnegie Mellon has acknowledged more and more the enormous benefit and opportunity derived from engaging a diverse, interdisciplinary community. Carnegie Mellon University will develop leaders from a broad range of backgrounds who possess the knowledge, intellectual and cultural skills and global perspective necessary to benefit the communities with which they are associated. The university will contribute to these outcomes by
• bringing together talent that is broadly representative
• maintaining an environment that fosters meaningful and authentic exchanges which will add to our students’ knowledge and skills and engender in all of us a global perspective.

TIMELINE OF THE UNIVERSITY’S DIVERSITY MEASURES:
1997-1998 Strategic plan identifies diversity as a priority.

1998-1999 Special diversity committee develops recommendations, including the creation of the Diversity Advisory Council (DAC).

November 1999 President’s letter to the University Community
http://www.cmu.edu/president/diversity.html; DAC meets for the first time.

April 2000 DAC issues its “Problem Statement”
http://hr.web.cmu.edu/drg/overview/assessingproblem.pdf

2000-2001 DAC creates work groups that develop recommendations for
approval by the DAC.

2001-2002 Implementation of work group recommendations begins.

2002-2003 Moved to a more decentralized implementation of DAC work
group recommendations in the colleges and departments; Carnegie Mellon takes a lead position among universities in support of the University of Michigan’s Supreme Court appeal on affirmative action.

2006-2007 Focus was on increasing minorities in administration and senior level staff positions and closely monitoring minority undergraduate enrollment.

2007-2008 Analysis of 2006-07 staff survey results and its implications.
Support review of “Community Success” pillar in strategic plan review process.

2008-2009 2008 university strategic plan approved by Board of Trustees;
Community Success pillar revised.

2009-2010 “Guiding Principle for University Culture” drafted.

2010-2011 “Guiding Principle” adopted; implementation begins.

2011-2012 School-based projects (“One Thing”) on meaningful and authentic
Exchanges underway.

Members of the committee, including job titles and affiliations:
DAC 2011-2012 MEMBERSHIP
The council is comprised of students, faculty, staff, administrators, trustees and external community leaders. The role of the council is to identify issues, build awareness of diversity issues and support for the university's initiatives, and monitor progress.

Faculty
Lenore Blum
Kunal Ghosh
Roberto Gil
Susan Polansky

Students
Eric Wu

Community Leaders
Esther Bush

University Trustees
Linda Dickerson
Evan Frazier
E. Kears Pollock

Administration and Staff
Aamir Anwar
Melissa Baker
Courtney Bryant
Randy Bryant
Amy Burkert
Gina Casalegno
Jared Cohon (chair)
Farouk Dey
Linda Gentile
Cheri Hays
Dianne Kenney
Suzie Laurich-McIntyre
John Lehoczky
Cornell Lesane
Colleen McMullen-Smith
James Mercolini
Ray Obenza
Nikhil Shirali
M. Shernell Smith
Jackie Speedy
Mike Steidel
Janel Sutkus
Everett Tademy
Ty Walton

Ex officio and Special Projects
Karen Khan
Ron Placone

The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available :
http://my.cmu.edu/portal/site/admission/diversity/

Carnegie Mellon values equality of opportunity, mutual respect, and diversity. To this end, The Office of Equal Opportunity Services provides consultative services and periodic assessment of the university's progress in, policies on and commitment to:
• Compliance and policy;
• Disability Services;
• Addressing Grievances;
• Assessing Carnegie Mellon culture and climate.
Equal Opportunity Services is led by Everett Tademy, Assistant VP for Diversity and EOS
University Ombudsman
412-268-1018
et19@andrew.cmu.edu

Larry Powell
Manager of Disability Services
412-268-2013
lpowell@andrew.cmu.edu

Courtney Bryant
EEO Specialist
412-268-3930
cbryant@andrew.cmu.edu

Megan Worbs
EOS Administrative Coordinator
412-268-2012
mworbs@andrew.cmu.edu

The office of Equal Opportunity Services is a unit of Human Resources, which serves the university community as a whole. Carnegie Mellon values equality of opportunity, mutual respect, and diversity. Equal Opportunity Services (EOS) will support and advance these principles consistent with the Carnegie Mellon Strategic Plan.

To this end, EOS will provide consultative services and periodic assessment of the university's progress in, policies on and commitment to:

•Drive equal opportunity through affirmative action,
•Provide accessibility and accommodation to individuals with disabilities
•Listen to and investigate grievances objectively and fairly
•Create a sustainable, supportive, rewarding and collaborative environment

While faculty, staff, and students are the principal constituencies served, EOS also cooperates closely with members of the local and regional community, government agencies, and department at the local, state, and federal levels, and other institutions of higher education throughout the nation.
http://www.cmu.edu/hr/eos/