Partners

Together we work towards a more inclusive and equitable campus and community

FTLC

The Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center 's mission: Guided by the ideals of liberal education and the principles of inclusive excellence, the Pew FTLC strengthens the university in carrying out its primary mission of teaching and learning. It hosts the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources.

The FTLC Inclusive practices

THE EIC liaison is Dana Munk ([email protected]) if you have questions

WHAT DOES THE COMMITTEE DO ?

Advises the University Academic Senate (UAS) on policies and practices to recruit, support and retain a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
Participates to events to promote awareness of the importance of social justice and campus diversity (e.g., the Teach-in).
Identifies faculty for the various university awards related to diversity.
Fosters faculty involvement in student recruitment and retention efforts (e.g., working with pipeline, bridge, student support, and curricular programs).
Serves as a liaison with the Division of Inclusion and Equity, the FTLC, the Network of Advisors, the Accessibility Committee, and Student Senate Diversity Affairs Committee.

I&E

We partner with Inclusion and Equity

Mission: Through collaboration, consultation, and leadership with students, faculty, staff, administrators and community partners, the Division of Inclusion and Equity advances GVSU’s social justice framework for equity and inclusion. The division coordinates sustainable and strategic institutional efforts to engage all members of the community while also intentionally supporting and advocating for historically underrepresented communities. The division’s work furthers the university's liberal education and student-centered mission.

It hosts the

Equity and Inclusion Institute

Office of Civil Rights and Title IX

Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity with the Activation and Accountability Leadership Team (AALT), Genevieve Elrod is our representative

and the BIPOC Task Forces

Our ex officio members is Marlene Kowalski-Brown

The Teach -In : Our yearly November rendez-vous!

The original idea of holding a Teach-In at GVSU in Winter 2014 was motivated by a number of campus indicators that prompted the desire to improve inclusion and equity outcomes on campus, including the 2011 Campus Climate Study and ongoing reports of bias incidents on campus. Early Teach-Ins were so well-received that the University Academic Senate and Student Senate voted unanimously to sponsor this event on a yearly basis.

The purpose of the Teach-In is for mutual education among students, faculty and staff and is intended to address topics related to inequality and systems of oppression, as well as social justice and liberation. The broad learning objectives of Power, Privilege, and Difficult Dialogues are to raise awareness, inform, create dialogue, and motivate action.

We especially encourage contributions with an intersectional framework that takes into account the various ways that race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, etc. impact lived experience.

On behalf of UAS (University Academic Senate) and the Student Senate,

Karen Gipson (PHY & IRIS), Faculty Lead for the Teach-in