Diversity Committee
Who We Are
The Loyola University of Chicago School of Education embraces the diversity of our school community and that of the city of Chicago, the nation, and the world. The Diversity Committee is charged with encouraging and supporting diversity in all areas of the School of Education including:
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Retention and recruitment policies
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Faculty and staff development
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Curriculum review
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Programming
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Activities
This committee is comprised of at least three full-time faculty members, one staff member, one graduate student, and one undergraduate student.
| Committee Members - Current | |
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| Chair, Faculty, Counseling Psychology |
Anita Thomas |
| Faculty, Curriculum & Instruction |
Marlon James |
| Faculty, Research Methodology |
Meng-Jia Wu |
| Staff, Senior Academic Advisor |
Robbie Jones |
| Student, Graduate - M.A. |
Lara Barsigian |
| Committe Members - Standing | |
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| Faculty, Curriculum & Instruction |
Ruanda Garth McCullough |
| Staff, Senior Program Coordinator |
Valerie Collier |
Events
| Date & Time | Event | Subject | Location |
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| February 1, 2012 WTC: 12:00-1:30 LSC: 6:00-8:00 |
WTC: Luncheon LSC: Lecture |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration with Nikki Giovanni - details |
WTC: Kasbeer LSC: IC 4th flr |
| February 16, 2012 Noon - 1:30 p.m. |
Book Club Meeting | The Street Stops Here by Patrick McCloskey | Lewis Towers Room 1030 (CURL Room) |
Please e-mail Anita Thomas (athoma9@luc.edu) or Valerie Collier (vcollie@luc.edu) for future Diversity Committee events.
Past Events
- 11/18/11 - Transformative Education Presentation
- 10/06/11 - Book Club Meeting - Colormute by Mica Pollack
- 09/30/11 - Faculty and Staff of Color Luncheon
- 01/10/11 - Book Club Meeting - Can We Talk About Race? by Beverly Tatum
- 11/11/10 - Brown Bag Lunch - Graduate School Diversity and Recruitment
- 10/22/10 - Dr. Angel Harris Lunch - Social Inequality, Policy, and Education
- 10/08/10 - Graduate School Institute on Diversity
- 09/24/10 - Brown Bag Lunch - Asian American Family Life
- 08/25/10 - SOE Student Orientation - Social Justice Myths
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08/19/10 - Focus on Teaching: Fall 2010 - The Many Faces of Diversity at Loyola University Chicago
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03/26/10 - Brown Bag Lunch - Role of Students in Women Faculty's Tenure Track Journey by Dr. Bridget Turner Kelly
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02/26/10 - Brown Bag Lunch - SOE Student Panel on Climate of Diversity
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02/05/10 - Black Law Students Association: Annual Race & the Law Symposium
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01/29/10 - Brown Bag Lunch - "The Truth About Martin Luther King"
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01/27/10 - MLK Luncheon w/Michael Eric Dyson
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01/27/10 - MLK Keynote Lecture: Michael Eric Dyson
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12/02/09 - Research Colloquium - Working with Microaggressions in Counseling (PDF)
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11/20/09 - Brown Bag Lunch - Cultural and Spiritual Strength of Native American Women (PDF)
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10/30/09 - Brown Bag Lunch - diversity_2009.10.30_Fiske-Obama.pdf (PDF)
Meeting Dates
Regular committee meetings are open. They are held 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Lewis Towers, room 1030 unless otherwise noted
- Monday, October 24, 2011 - 1:30 p.m.
- Monday, November 14, 2011 - 1:30 p.m.
Please e-mail Anita Thomas (athoma9@luc.edu) or Valerie Collier (vcollie@luc.edu) for future Diversity Committee meetings.