In response to national and global statements of intolerance and bigotry and acts of violence, the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ community has come together to reaffirm its values of diversity, inclusion and equity for all. Initiated by a group of caring and committed °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ faculty, the community crafted a statement recommitting ourselves to these values. President Clark and the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Board of Trustees unanimously adopted as an official statement of the university the following:
°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ reaffirms the values of our community as a welcoming, compassionate, and intellectually rigorous learning, working and living environment. We reject all forms of bias, discrimination, xenophobia and violence. We re-commit ourselves to actions that put into practice our individual and institutional values of diversity, inclusion and equity.
Past and current signatories include:
- Eugene J. Durgin Jr., Chairman, Board of Trustees
- Frederick Clark, Jr., Esq., President
- Jean MacCormack, Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees
- Davede Alexander, Trustee
- Margaret A. Caulfield, Esq., ’00, Trustee
- F. Scott Longo, '89, Trustee
- Diana Fox, Professor, Anthropology
- Wing-Kai To, Professor, History
- Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Professor, Communication Studies
- Norma Anderson, Assistant Professor, Sociology
- Maria Hegbloom, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
- Ward Heilman, Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science
- Maggie Lowe, Professor, History
- Carolyn Petrosino, Professor, Criminal Justice
- Beatrice St. Laurent, Professor, Art
- Karim Ismaili, Provost
- Deniz Zeynip Leuenberger, Chief of Staff to President
- Sabrina Gentlewarrior, Vice President, Student Success and Diversity
- Paul Jean, Vice President, Marketing and Communications
- Brenda Molife, Vice President, University Advancement
- Keri Powers, Vice President, Human Resources and Talent Management
- Doug Shropshire, Vice President, Finance
- Ellen Cuttle Oliver, Chief Development Officer
- Dr. Lucy Croft, Vice President, Student Life
- Diane Bell, Vice President, Outreach and Engagement
- Vinny DeMacedo, Senior Advisor of External Relations
- Steve Zuromski, Vice President, IT & CIO
- Arnaa Alcon, Interim Provost
- Karen W. Jason, Vice President, Operations