University of Massachusetts Amherst
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

The Faculty Senate Status of Diversity Council makes recommendations on all matters affecting the status of diverse populations and underrepresented communities on the campus, including such matters as faculty, librarian and staff recruitment, retention, promotion and salaries, the recruitment, admission and retention of undergraduate and graduate minority students, granting of financial aid, and the development of programs to reflect the needs of the diverse UMass community.

Co-Chair: Mzamo Mangaliso, Isenberg School of Management Co-Chair: Ernest Washington, School of Education College of Engineering: Sergio Breña (Civil/Environ. Engr.) College of Humanities and Fine Arts: Ingrid Holm (ESL) Hoang Gia Phan (English) Alice Nash (History) Jane Degenhardt (English) Alberto Ameal-Perez (Spanish/Portuguese) College of Social and Behavioral Sciences: Mari Castañeda (Communication) Isenberg School of Management: Mzamo Mangaliso, Co-Chair (Management) School of Education: Ernest Washington, Co-Chair (TECS) Doris Clemmons (Education) School of Nursing: Sharon Mills-Wisneski (Nursing) Jeung Choi (Nursing) School of Public Health and Health Sciences: Nathaniel Whitmal (Communication Disorders) Library: Sarah Hutton (Library) MSP Representative: Laura Lovett, College of Humanities and Fine Arts Provost or designee (E): Joel Martin Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance or designee (E): Sam Killings Associate Chancellor for Equal Opportunity and Diversity or designee (E): Laurie Anastasia Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life or designee (E): Annemarie Seifert Director of the Fine Arts Center (E): Willie Hill Secretary of the Faculty Senate or designee (E): Ernest May Graduate Students: Anna Waltman Ghazah Abbasi Stefanie Robles Undergraduate Students: Ritika Bharkrhi Joshua Odam Merav Kaufman Preston Davis

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (EO&D) • Administers internal discrimination grievance procedures and conducts investigations relative to affirmative action and equal opportunity complaints. • Administers the University Sexual Harassment Policy and provides advice and counsel to the campus community on all related issues. • Conducts outreach to campus personnel to increase and assess effectiveness of efforts in affirmative action and equal opportunity. • Develops and implements uniform affirmative action and equal opportunity policies and procedures for the entire campus. • Develops monitoring systems to assess recruitment efforts and the progress of campus programs toward affirmative action goals. • Establishes record keeping systems to maintain adequate empirical data for monitoring affirmative action and equal opportunity efforts on the Amherst campus. • Prepares state, federal, and University system mandated reports. • Provides training programs for academic and non-academic managers regarding the role of affirmative action and equal opportunity on the Amherst campus. • Produces an annual Annual Affirmative Action Plan and related documents for the Amherst Campus. For print versions of recent documents, please contact the EO&D office. It is also available online.

The Executive Director for Equal Opportunity and Diversity, or designee, is also the Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for the campus. This person will provide information about the University's obligations with respect to the provisions of nondiscrimination statutes including information about the requirement to provide program accessibility for persons with disabilities. This position also oversees the diversity initiatives for the University.

In addition to the above mentioned offices/positions it should be noted that UMass Amherst also has a Faculty Advisor for Diversity & Excellence housed directly within the Chancellor's Office. For additional details about this position http://www.umass.edu/chancellor/amilcar-shabazz