Initiative 1: Inclusive Excellence
Promote, coordinate, monitor and enhance interculturalism and diversity in all areas of the university. Provide university-wide leadership that creates systems of accountability.
1.1 Intercultural Advisory Committee
The mission of the Intercultural Advisory Committee (IAC) is to encourage sharing and learning across cultures with the aim of promoting understanding, equity, harmony and justice. Reporting to the president, IAC plays a central role in implementing the university’s mission, values and goals as they relate to interculturalism and diversity. The president charged the committee with facilitating the implementation of strategic initiatives to enhance diversity and interculturalism in the broadest sense, and to facilitate collaboration among efforts across the university community. Committee members include individuals within the campus community who have responsibility for implementing strategic initiatives across institutional divisions and elected student representatives. Faculty and staff are appointed to three-year terms and student representatives serve a one-year term. Standing members of IAC include:
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Abbie Robinson-Armstrong, Ph.D., Chair (Vice President, Intercultural Affairs)
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Ron Barrett, Ph.D. (Professor, Psychology)
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Lane Bove, Ed.D. (Sr. Vice President, Student Affairs)
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Kristine Brancolini (Dean, University Libraries)
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Robert Caro, S.J. (Vice President, Mission & Ministry)
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Rebecca Chandler (Vice President, Human Resources)
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Lakeah Dickerson (Graduate Student Represntative)
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Joe Ellick (Director, Infrastructure & Technology)
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Maria Grandone, Ph.D. (Lead Director, Ethnic and Intercultural Services)
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Joseph Hellige, Ph.D. (Provost)
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David Killoran, Ph.D. (Professor, English)
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Derenda King, Ed.D. (Director, Academic Enrichment Programs)
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John Kiralla (Director of Web, New Media & Design)
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Jim Landry, Ph.D. (Interim Vice President, Enrollment Management)
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Bryan Ruiz (ASLMU President/Undergrduate Student Representative)
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David Sanchez, Ph.D. (Associate Chair, Graduate Education)
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Marshall Sauceda (Assoc. Vice President, Intercultural Affairs)
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Al Tipon (Director, Facilities Management)
Intercultural Advisory Committee Bylaws
1.2 University Intercultural Council
Established by the president, the University Intercultural Council (UIC) represents the diverse constituents of the LMU community. Its main purpose is to help make the intercultural concept a reality for everyone at LMU. In order to recognize faculty, staff and students who help enrich the diversity within LMU contribute in both large and small ways to create an environment where all can contribute to their fullest; and foster a spirit of interculturalism at LMU, the UIC sponsors the president’s Inclusive Excellence Awards of up to $10,000 to individuals, organizations and institutional units for innovative and unique projects designed to:
- create a climate that supports the success of all community members
- design and deliver education on inclusive excellence
- build an academically robust and diverse student body
- retain a diverse faculty and staff
- facilitate open dialogue
- implement programs that provoke people to think in new ways
1.3 Intercultural Student Advisory Committee
The Intercultural Student Advisory Committee (ISAC) is comprised of members from student organizations and represents students’ voices. Its goals and objectives include: (1) to advise the vice president of intercultural affairs on issues related to student growth and development, diversity and interculturalism, (2) to identify and support strategies, activities, programs and other opportunities that encourage leadership and involvement of the student body in support of LMU’s mission to foster respect for the dignity of the individual, and a thirst for justice in all endeavors, (3) to disseminate information on intercultural affairs within student organizations, (4) to educate members of the university community about intercultural affairs, (5) to identify and recognize faculty, staff, students and institutional units that support LMU’s intercultural goals by transforming the curriculum, implementing diverse teaching strategies and implementing successful programs, projects and other activities that contribute to the university’s intercultural efforts, and (6) co-host, with the president and the University Intercultural Council, an annual President’s Intercultural Affairs Recognition Luncheon. Students serve a one year term.
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Strategic Goal 1: Inclusive Excellence