Diversity Committee

The Diversity Committee provides leadership in the college’s efforts to improve student, staff and faculty recruitment, retention, support and mentoring, informed by regular self-study research in the college, and by the COE Alliance for Social Justice and Diversity.

The work of the committee includes, but is not limited to:

Developing and monitoring the implementation of a strategic action plan for diversity in the College to be coordinated with the Administrative Council, and revising the plan annually
Working cooperatively on diversity-related issues brought to the committee by department chairs, the deans, and other standing committees or the College of Education Alliance for Social Justice and Diversity
Recommending professional development activities to the Dean
Convening voluntary sub-groups around strategic goals involving both members and non-members of the standing committee

Committee Membership

The committee is comprised of seven people: two elected from the Educational Studies, Educational Leadership, and Instruction and Teacher Education departments, and one from the Physical Education department for two year terms, and the dean, or dean’s designee, as ex-officio member.

The staff subcommittee includes one faculty member of the diversity committee, and at least three staff members, including at least one from the general college staff, by an open solicitation, for terms of two years.

The student subcommittee includes one faculty member of the diversity committee, and at least three graduate students, with up to one from each department by an open solicitation, and two undergraduate students, selected by faculty nomination.

All full-time faculty members may nominate themselves to serve on the committee.

Ex-officio: College of Education Dean or Dean's Designee

Committee terms: two years

Committee Membership

Name	Department/Program	Email	Term Expiration
Michelle Bryan	Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	MBRYAN@mailbox.sc.edu	N/A
Katie Cunningham	Department of Educational Leadership and Policies - Educational Administration	KATIEMWC@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Russ Haber	Department of Educational Studies - Counselor Education	RHABER@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Jon Hale	Department of Educational Studies - Educational Foundations and Inquiry	JNHALE@mailbox.sc.edu	2019
Theresa Harrison (student)	Department of Educational Leadership and Policies - Educational Administration	HARRI642@mailbox.sc.edu	2019
Dodie Limberg	Department of Educational Studies - Counselor Education	DLINBERG@sc.edu	2021
Toby Jenkins-Henry*	Department of Instruction and Teacher Education - Curriculum and Instruction	JENKI279@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Michelle Myers	Department of Instruction and Teacher Education - Elementary Education	GILLENSM@mailbox.sc.edu	2020
Danielle Nesbitt	Department of Physical Education	NESBITDR@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Colleen Sullivan (student)	Department of Educational Leadership and Policies - HESA	COLLEENS@mailbox.sc.edu	2019
Angela Wright	Department of Instruction and Teacher Education - Administrative Assistant	WRIGHTAY@mailbox.sc.edu	2021