Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee - UCO

Committee members

Marketing

Sarah Ungar - ungarse@ucmail.uc.edu

Retention

Kim Bernie - berniekm@ucmail.uc.edu

Jennifer Davis-Bowman - davisj5@ucmail.uc.edu

William Isaac - isaacwt@ucmail.uc.edu

Anna Smith - smit2a2@ucmail.uc.edu

Instructional Design

Karly Lord - lordkr@ucmail.uc.edu

Meredith Zukor - zukormc@ucmail.uc.edu

Recruitment

Samantha Lopez - lopezsz@ucmail.uc.edu

Annie Mixon - mixonaa@ucmail.uc.edu

Ted Sampson - sampsocs@ucmail.uc.edu

Cecilia Philpot - philpocc@ucmail.uc.edu

Beth Myers - myers2bl@ucmail.uc.edu

DEI Committee Mission statement

UCO’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee will influence how employees engage in various aspects within every function, both co-worker to co-worker as well as to the student populations we support. It will increase the level of inclusion and build stronger connections guided by our core values of: Integrity, Accountability, Excellence, Connection, and Innovation.

Sub committees and functions

tranings / lecture series

Media Content

Events + Engagement

1. Chew & Chats

2. Heritage awareness months

3. External & Campus community events

4. Interactive UCO activities

For example: Juneteenth Awareness Celebration and Big Brothers Big Sisters Lunch and Learn

1. Canvas Platform DEI course

2. Newsletter

3. Academic articles / Quick Reads

4. TV slides content

For example: Monthly PowerPoints highlighting different heritage months

1. Faculty Lectures

2. LinkedIn Learnings

3. Other campus group discussions

4. Workshops

For example: UCO All Hands Summer Meeting CAPS Mental Health Resource Training

employee resource groups

Advisors Of Color Employee Resource Group (AOC)

African-American/Black Male Staff (AABMS)

Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Staff & Faculty (APIDA)

UC Staff affinity groups are communities of individuals who share a common identity characteristic. Typically the groups may organize networking events, professional training opportunities, task forces, and more.

If you are interested in learning more about any of the employee resource groups listed please visit the website below:

https://www.uc.edu/about/equity-inclusion/about/employee-groups.html

Black Faculty Association (BFA)

LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Association (LGBTQ FSA)

Black Women on the Move (BWM)

mental health resources for staff

Mental health

resources

for students

DEI Canvas Course Modules INclude:

• Heritage Identity Months
• Mental Health
• Implicit Bias
• Cultural Competence
• *DEI Conversations (Discussion Board)-coming soon
• Newsletters

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Campus Events + Opportunities

*List is updated each semester*

• Equity & Inclusion Conference

The 14th Annual Equity & Inclusion Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Details will be posted when available.

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