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
Allison Anders*	Department of Educational Studies	aanders@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Kate Ascetta	Department of Educational Leadership and Policies - Educational Administration	ascetta@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Michelle Bryan**	Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	MBRYAN@mailbox.sc.edu	N/A
Elif Calamak	Department of Instruction and Teacher Education	karsli@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Katie Cunningham	Department of Educational Leadership and Policies	katiemwc@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Priscila Costa	Student Representative		2021
An DeMeester	Department of Physical Education	JNHALE@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Jen Doyle	Alumni Representative		2021
Frank Gause	Student Representative		2021
David Martinez*	Department of Educational Leadership and Policies	dgmar@mailbox.sc.edu	2021
Meir Muller	Department of Instruction and Teacher Education	meir@sc.edu	2021
Angela Wright	Department of Instruction and Teacher Education - Administrative Assistant	WRIGHTAY@mailbox.sc.edu	2021