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Staff Council Diversity Committee

At the January 13, 1999, Staff Council meeting commemorating the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Council voted unanimously to approve formation of a new internal committee, "The Staff Council Diversity Committee".

Committee Purpose: To promote diversity awareness and recommend ways to increase diversity and inclusion of all staff on campus in conjunction with the University of Iowa "Core Values", Institutional Goal #5 which strives for a "culturally diverse and inclusive university campus."

1999-2000 goals

Develop programs throughout the year that promote diversity awareness, including the annual Staff Council Martin Luther King Celebration.
Actively solicit information from and interact with the various diversity groups on campus in support of their goals as well as jointly sponsoring events/programs.
Disseminate information to staff council concerning diversity programs and current activities and seek active support from staff council for promotion of these programs.
Request annual updates from the University on the progress made toward increasing diversity and inclusion of staff on campus and where possible maintain a link on the Staff Council web-page.
Maintain a web-calendar of University/Community diversity events.
Develop liaisons with the various diversity committees.
Work towards a culture that recruits and retains a diverse staff.