Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Office of the Chancellor

Reaffirming the Campus Commitment to the Ideals of DEI

In December 2019, Chancellor Dutta announced plans to create a group representing faculty, students, and staff to explore issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion at UM-Flint. In January 2020, he announced the formation of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee at UM-Flint. The purpose of this group is to create an action plan to address DEI initiatives on the campus. The DEI Committee has taken several steps and created a draft plan, inviting input from the campus community. Work to implement key initiatives of the action plan will begin in Fall 2020.

DEI Committee Members

Committee Co-Chairs

• Jan Furman, Professor of English and Director of the Master of Arts program in Liberal Studies
• David Luke, Interim Campus Diversity Officer and Director of the Intercultural Center

Committee

• Sarah Case, College of Health Sciences
• Omar Elnour, Undergraduate Student
• Stephanie Gelderloos, LEO Lecturer
• George Hakim, Business and Finance
• Samara Hough, Division of Student Affairs
• Min Huang, Faculty Council
• Tatiana Hull, Graduate Student
• Courtney Humphrey, Graduate Student
• Andre Louis, Staff Council
• Murali Mani, College of Arts and Sciences
• Kyle McCree, Graduate Student
• Annie McMahon Whitlock, At-large
• Mia McNeil, University Advancement
• Cathleen Miller, School of Management
• Emily Newberry, Thompson Library
• Debra Price, At-large
• Meoachy Proby, Department of Public Safety
• Samantha Uptmor, Undergraduate Student
• Lori Vedder, Enrollment Management

Ex officio

• Chris Giordano, Division of Student Affairs
• Shelby Newport, Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs