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President's Commission on Access, Opportunity and Community
Charge and Membership
Charge
- Take a lead role in conducting a campus climate survey/audit in coordination with the Office of the President on a to-be-determined cycle (e.g., every 5-10 years).
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Contribute to and monitor initiatives related to fostering access, ensuring opportunity and creating community that are embedded in the UCM strategic plan.
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Offer suggestions for recruitment strategies and retention efforts for a workforce and student body that reflects the constituencies and broader communities we serve; suggest strategies for creating a stronger sense of a campus community for individuals within these groups.
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Propose to the president academic-related and non-academic programming topics which provide education around themes related to access and opportunity, and which foster a stronger sense of campus community.
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Provide insight into the structure of UCM policies and procedures that may create barriers for success for subpopulations within the university’s workforce and student body.
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Recommend updates to UCM web pages that communicate initiatives related to the Commission’s charge.
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Propose to the president potential changes to the Commission’s charge and/or membership structure.
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On a fiscal year basis, provide an annual report to the president on actions and activities of the Commission which may be shared with university constituencies.
Membership
Standing Members:
- Director for Accessibility Services
- Office of the President Designee (member of President’s Council)
- Director, Center for Multiculturalism and Inclusivity
- Representative from Human Resources
Rotating Members:
- Office of the President appointment -Serves as Chair of the Council
- Staff Council appointment (1) - {Staff Council will submit 3 nominations}
- Faculty Senate appointments (3) - {Faculty Senate will submit 5 nominations}
- Undergraduate student (1) - {SGA will submit 2 nominations from UG student body}
- Graduate student (1) - {GSA will submit 2 nominations from GR student body}
- Bargaining Unit (1) - {Bargaining Unit will submit 2 nominations}
- Admissions (1) - {Admissions will submit 2 nominations}
- Athletics (1) - {Athletics will submit 2 nominations}
- Academic Chair (1) - {Council of Chairs will submit 2 nominations}
Except for students, rotating members are expected to serve terms of 2 years.
Current Membership
| Member | Area | Status | Term Ends |
| Cathy Seeley | Accessibility Services | Standing | On-going |
| Lover Chancler | Center for Multiculturism and Inclusivity | Standing | On-going |
| Susan Smedley | President's Council | Standing | On-going |
| Cory Wicker | Human Resources | Standing | On-going |
| Jay Hicks | Staff Council | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2024 |
| Keshav Bhattarai | Faculty Senate | Rotating | Dec. 31 2023 |
| Lane Maxcy | Faculty Senate | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2024 |
| Chris Opatrrny-Yazell | Faculty Senate | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2024 |
| Hiba Lukadi | Student Government Association | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2023 |
| Vacant | Graduate Student Association | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2023 |
| Vacant | Bargaining Unit | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2022 |
| Vacant | Athletics | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2024 |
| Kris Howard | Enrollment Management | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2023 |
| Belinda Copus | School Chairs Council | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2024 |
| Vacant | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2023 | |
| Ann McCoy | Office of the President Appointment, Co-Chair | Rotating | Dec. 31, 2024 |