Update on UCSC Diversity Efforts

To: UCSC Faculty, Academic Employees, and Staff

From: Co-Campus Diversity Officers Alison Galloway and Ashish Sahni

Effective July 1, 2009, Chancellor Blumenthal appointed Vice Provost Alison Galloway as campus diversity officer for faculty and Assistant Chancellor Ashish Sahni as campus diversity officer for staff and students. In our new roles, we are co-chairs of a newly established campus Diversity Advisory Committee that includes broad campus representation.

In June 2009, our campus submitted a report to the Office of the President for inclusion in a regental diversity accountability report and framework. As part of that effort, our campus is required to establish and report on annual diversity goals. This Diversity Accountability Framework will drive all that we will do on campus.

Despite the budget situation, we have exciting initiatives and programs planned for the academic year, using available resources and a small investment directed toward critical program areas. For example, we will develop a Diversity Certificate Series that will be available for faculty and staff.

In addition, numerous programs already exist that demonstrate our commitment to diversity, such as the Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity, the Leadership Academy, and the newly released Fair Hiring Online Training. We will continue to keep you apprised of these and other efforts as they unfold.

In order to best serve the campus, we want to outline the areas of responsibility of staff working under Assistant Chancellor Sahni's and Vice Provost Galloway's supervision in their diversity, inclusion, and EEO/AA compliance-related efforts. Please feel free to contact the following staff directly for matters related to their areas of responsibility.

Campus Diversity Officers' Staff

Samantha Forde, Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Specialist - works with VP Galloway on issues related to faculty diversity and inclusion; researches, develops, implements, and evaluates relevant programming.

831-459-5087

forde@ucsc.edu

Diversity Programs & Education Specialist, (new position with a start date of January 2010) - diversity, inclusion, and educational training programs for staff and students; sexual harassment training; information dissemination; and special projects.

Danielle Ditmars, Diversity Projects Analyst - works with ACCS Sahni on issues related to staff and student diversity and inclusion; researches, develops, implements, and evaluates relevant programming.

831-459-2295

dditmars@ucsc.edu

EEO/AA Office

Ashish Sahni, Director - advisor to principal officers, ADA compliance officer, review of waivers of non-recruitment, UC system-wide coordination, and policy analysis.

831-459-4380

ashish@ucsc.edu

Ciel Benedetto, Assistant Director - faculty and staff diversity and inclusion consultations and discrimination complaint investigations; fair hiring reviews; consulting and training; unit coordinator for emergency response; and EEO/AA daily office operations.

831-459-3676

cbene@ucsc.edu

Mykell Discipulo, Data Analyst - EEO/AA and diversity related data analysis and reporting, faculty and staff affirmative action plans, and fair hiring compliance database.

831-459-2686

mkdiscip@ucsc.edu

We are pledged to uphold the Principles of Community and work towards increasing diversity and inclusion on campus. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, ideas, and suggestions that you may have.