Transylvania University
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

See description below for the diversity office. The committee supports the work of the office.

Tammie A. Williams, staff Diversity and Inclusion abbakare15@transy.edu, student A. Felber, student A Miller, student Angela Dossett, staff Sustainability A Stoddard, student Amy El-Hindi Trail, faculty Ashley Rondini, faculty A Goff, student A Cheser, student B Morgan, student B Christopher, student Bria Parker, student Brian Rich, faculty Carole Barnsley, faculty C. Beutel, student C. Meiller, student D Washington, student E Kalefe, student Gary Deaton, faculty G. Gabriel, student G. Morguelan, student Gregg Muravchick, staff Cheif Ingrid Allen, staff admissions Iva Katzarska-Miller, faculty Jeff Mudrak, staff Human Resources Jeremy Paden, faculty John Johnson, staff Admissions J. Bullock, student K. Oakes, student Kathleen Jagger, Dean of the College Kathy Simon, staff Study Abroad K. Haggard, student Kremena Todorova, fauclty K. Houchins, student Kurt Gohde, faculty L Wooldridge, student L Edwins, student M Case, student Mambuna Bojang, staff IT M Morgan, student Martha Ojeda, faculty M Huelse, student Melissa Fortner, faculty M Crain, student Nancy Wolsk, faculty O King, student Paul G. Dimayuga, staff IT Paul Jones, faculty Rhyan Conyers, staff Institutional Research R Desai, student S. Blevins, student S. Allison, student Simona Fojtova, faculty S. Peach, student S. Shurn, student Tiffany Wheeler, faculty T. Leon, student

One major goal of Transylvania's institutional mission is to "stimulate in students an understanding of themselves and their relation to others in a diverse and ever changing world." Furthermore, we aim to "foster a campus community characterized by compassion, respect, ethical concern, and social responsibility." Given these two objectives and an enduring commitment to diversity, we affirm the following expectations: To face the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century, Transylvania continually seeks to foster diversity within the campus community. All members of the university community should develop an inclusive attitude that is grounded in acceptance of and respect for the dignity of all peoples. This affirmation recognizes that each person has unique gifts and talents that are to be embraced and celebrated, thereby strengthening and enriching our community. We also acknowledge and strive to understand societal power structures that influence the status of minority groups. In our Transylvania community we value the richness that comes from a range of individual differences, including dimensions of age, culture, education, ethnicity, exceptionalities, gender, geographic origin, language, politics, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. In order to create an optimal campus learning environment, Transylvania University expects all students, faculty, staff, and visitors to honor these values.

Works with all areas of Transylvania to promote a culture of diversity on campus, from spreading the word about the college to other countries to organizing events on campus that foster provocative discussion and better understanding of other cultures, races, religions, disabilities, and anything else that can allow a person to see the world from a different viewpoint.