April 2023 Minutes
MSU Diversity Council
April 20, 2023
1:30-3:00 pm
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Ariel Donohue - Chair, Senior Diversity and Inclusion Officer |
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Royce Smith - Academic Deans |
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Marianne Brough - Division of Student Success |
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Barbara do Amaral - Diversity and Inclusion Student Commons |
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Student Diversity Representative |
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Abbey Holm - |
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Steven Davis - Academic Diversity Partner- Honors |
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Jen Allen - Bobcat Athletics |
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Brennan Reeves- Office of International Programs |
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Colter Ellis - Faculty Senate |
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Nika Stoop - Gender Equity Alliance |
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Jacob Zink - Associated Students of MSU |
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Mary Greene - Graduate Partnerships |
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- Welcome and introductions
- Approval of March minutes
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- Public comment
- None
- Informational items
- DISC graduation celebrations May 9 (Multicultural) and May 10 (Lavender)
- Pacific Islander student club is being developed
- ASMSU elections are next Tuesday and Wednesday
- MMIP day of awareness – May 5thstarts a series of events
- Gender Equity Alliance is having a working group meeting on May 19th
- Big Sky conference DEI committee met this last week
- Faculty Senate passed a hate speech resolution at an earlier meeting and also passed a mental health resolution and made an amendment at this week’s meeting
- Diversity Symposium – May 3rd
- Study event – M, W, and F, 5-8 pm. Alumni Lounge
V. Follow-up: Strategic diversity planning
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- Identified themes out of member conversations about prompts regarding the diversity framework: What is powerful? What is missing? What themes are most important for you? What have you heard about the framework?
- #1 theme: Coordination and communication about diversity-related events; strategies for disseminating information
- #2 theme: fostering a positive campus environment and promoting healthy intergroup relations
- #3 theme: Access and success for all students.
VI. Upcoming diversity events: see https://www.montana.edu/diversity/events/
Next meeting: Fall semester, more information to come