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MassBiologics Diversity and Inclusion Committee co-chair Jeffrey Way speaks at the Committee on Equal Opportunity and Diversity’s 2014-2015 annual meeting. |
The Committee on Equal Opportunity and Diversity at UMass Medical School held its annual meeting on Thursday, June 18, where attendees learned about a new diversity competence education initiative and heard updates from subcommittee co-chairs (see sidebar/below).
A new program launching this summer, “Bullying: Beyond Finger-Pointing to a Culture of Respect” will comprise a self-assessment and positive and educational campus wide conversations to engage community members in taking an active role in creating a culture of respect at UMMS.
“If we have as an expectation being an employer of choice, then it is imperative that the activities embodied by all of your committees be given more emphasis and be more successful,” said Chancellor Michael F. Collins, who announced that funding will be significantly increased next year to enable the subcommittees to expand their respective and collaborative efforts. Read the full CEOD 2014-2015 Annual Meeting Report here.
New members are invited to join the CEOD subcommittees. Interested individuals can learn more by contacting Holly Brown, coordinator for the Diversity and Equal Opportunity Office.
CEOD Subcommittees
- International Committee, co-chairs Robert Layne, MEd, and José Lemos, PhD
- Civility Committee, co-chair Tom Hopkins, LICSW
- Commonwealth Medicine Cultural Diversity Committee, co-chairs Theresa McGauley-Keaney, MPA, and Jorge Sanchez, MEd
- Disabilities Committee, co-chair Linda M Long-Bellil PhD, and Cheryl Cumings, MA
- LGBTA Committee, co-chairs Shawn Morrissey and Kenneth Peterson, PhD
- Minority Academic Advancement Committee, co-chairs Pranoti Mandrekar, PhD, and Jose Lemos, PhD
- MassBiologics Committee on Equal Opportunity and Diversity, co-chairs Jeffrey Way and John Finch
- Mature Workforce Committee, co-chairs Ella Covello and Susan Tremallo
- Professional Women’s Committee, co-chairs Tammy LeBlanc and Christine Pimentel
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