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Jobila Williams, The College of William & Mary, jywill@wm.edu

The Chair of the Committee facilitates the work of the group by:

  • Appointing new members to the committee annually
  • Coordinating the various activities of the committee and communicating with members via the committee listserv
  • Leading committee meetings during the Annual Conference
  • Attending Division Leadership meeting at the Annual Conference
  • Submitting a post-conference Leadership report in the fall in which goals are established for the committee and activities planned for the coming year, indicating their relation to the specific missions in the NACADA Strategic Plan
  • Submitting an annual Leadership report in the summer to advise the Council and Board of the status of the completion of goals established and activities planned for the committee over the past year in relation to the NACADA missions and strategies.

COMMITTEE PURPOSE

The purpose of the NACADA Diversity Committee is to assist in the development of plans, strategies, and initiatives to encourage increased diversity in the membership of the association and involvement in the association by diverse individuals at all levels of the association. While the Multicultural Commission focuses on issues of advising and student success of students, the Diversity Committee focuses on association issues.

NACADA defines diversity from a very broad perspective, which includes diversity in regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation as well as diversity in regard to institutional type, size, and employment position. Involvement in the association also is viewed broadly including leadership at many levels (within the division units, at the division level, at the Council level, at the Board of Directors level, and with the various work groups, ad hoc committees, Advisory Boards, and task forces), serving on the Consultants’ Bureau, writing for the NACADA Journal, Academic Advising Today, and the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources, or presenting at state, allied member, regional, and annual conferences.

The Committee assists with developing plans over a broad perspective including, but not limited to, training and development issues, plans for deliberate incentives for the involvement of diverse membership, the development of an Emerging Leader program, identifying members from diverse backgrounds for involvement, and various other initiatives and strategies.

The Committee works closely and collaboratively with all other organizational units in NACADA.

GOALS 2009-2010


Committee Members
Jobila Williams, The College of William & Mary (Chair, 2009-2011)
Jane Jacobson, Iowa State University (Immediate Past Chair, 2009-2011)
Nathan Vickers (Emerging Leader Program Advisory Board Chair, 2008-2010), The University of Texas - Austin
Gabriela Bermudez, Penn State University (2008-2010)
Joyce Ellenwood, Bethune-Cookman University  (2008-2010)
Christina Galindo CUNY-Baruch College (2008-2010)
Audrey Jackson, Florida Community College-Jacksonville (2008-2010)
Wei-Chien Lee, San Jose State (2008-2010)
Stanley Singleton, Paine College (2008-2010)
Todd Taylor, Ohio State University (2008-2010)
Heather Doyle, Lakehead University (2009-2011)

Amy O’Dowd, Redeemer University College (2009-2011)

Adaire Parker, University of Maryland at College Park (2009-2011)

Christy Walker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009-2011)
Leigh Cunningham, Ex Officio, NACADA Executive Office

MEETING MINUTES

2009

2008

2007

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