March 2024 Minutes
MSU Diversity Council
March 21, 2024
1:30-3:00 pm
Strand Union Building 235
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Ariel Donohue - Chair, Senior Diversity and Inclusion Officer |
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Yves Idzerda - Academic Deans |
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Kandi Gresswell - Division of Student Success |
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Barbara do Amaral - Diversity and Inclusion Student Commons |
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Anja Lincke - Student Diversity Representative |
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Steven Davis - Academic Diversity Partner- Honors |
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Jen Allen - Bobcat Athletics |
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Toby Blake - Office of International Programs |
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Stephanie McCalla - Faculty Senate |
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Madi Herman - Gender Equity Alliance |
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Miller Rijfkogel - Associated Students of MSU |
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Mohammad Sorouch - Graduate Partnerships |
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Other Participants |
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Harley Clifton – Office of Diversity and Inclusion |
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Annika Lawrence – Sub for Anja Lincke
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Colter Ellis – Sub for Stephanie McCalla
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Victoria Brady – Sub for Toby Blake |
- Welcome and introductions
- Approval of February meeting minutes
- Approved
- Informational items:
- Staff award selection committee
- A handful of members volunteered to be a part of the selection committee
- AIMA Council recommendations update
- Discussion on how to include a Native American voice in the employee search process without causing unnecessary additional workload or stress
- Interest in what efforts would be included in qualitative data analysis to improve
American Indian enrollment and success
- Suggestions of ways to integrate student voice and perspectives in different areas
- Began list of potential barriers for American Indian students to address at an institutional level
- Brainstormed individuals and groups fit to lead or consult on different aspects of the AIMA council recommendations
- Diversity Report workshopping
- Attendees sorted through content suggestions/submissions for this year’s report and sorted them according to which Diversity and Inclusion Framework Themes fit best
- Staff award selection committee
- Public comment
- Upcoming diversity events: see https://www.montana.edu/diversity/events/
Next meeting: April 18, 1:30-3:00 PM in Strand Union Building 235