Subcommittee

1.  Activities  

Purpose:

• To develop the organizational structure of the institute.
• To convene meeting until such as there is an election of officers.
• To coordinate the activities of the other subcommittees.
• To provide administrative support until such time as an election of officers.

If you are interested in participating or assisting with this subcommittee, please contact the following members through email by clicking on their name.  

Co-chairs:  Dr. Burrell Brown, Institute Director
                  Geraldine Jones

2.  Events

Purpose:

• This subcommittee will plan "One or Two Big Events" for the Institute.
• The purpose of the events will be to encourage and to increase awareness on the issue of multiculturalism throughout the various segments of the University. 
• This will be accomplished by bringing in nationally recognized speakers and performers to campus.
• This group will also work with other groups on campus to encourage better understanding of diversity by co-sponsoring their activities.

If you are interested in participating or assisting with this subcommittee, please contact the following members through email by clicking on their name.   

Co-chairs:  Lenora A. Angelone
                  Gena Sproul

Subcommittee Members:  Sylvia Barksdale
                                         Melanie Blumberg
                                         Kelton Edmonds
                                         William Edmonds
                                         Maureen Henderson
                                         Darla Holmes
                                         Adraine Lewis
                                         June Pickett-Dowdy                                    
                                         Mary Ann Salotti 
                                         
                                         
 

3.  Douglass Scholars 

Purpose:

This subcommittee will develop the process by which a limited number of Douglass Scholars will be chosen during the same session.This will include development of a criterion for selection: 

• Negotiate with appropriate departmesnts for alternate of course for inclusion into the Scholar Program.  
• Advertising of the program. 
• Development of a budget for the Scholar Program.

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Co-Chairs: Dr. Caryl Sheffield
                  Dr. Ronald Wagner (Visiting Scholar Search Chairperson)

Subcommittee Members:  Geraldine Jones
                                         Mohammad Yamba

 
4. A.R.T.S. (Advocacy, Research, Training, and Service)

This committee will develop activities in each of the four area:

• To act as an advocate for greater multiculturalism
• To conduct scholarly research on multiculturalism with the aid of faculty,  doctoral candidates (re:  Douglass Scholar), and graduate and undergraduate students
• To conduct workshops and seminars for California University faculty on multiculturalism
• Services, this will include outreach activities for the surrounding community including, but not limited, to public and non-public school teachers on multiculturalism and the development of a deeper appreciation of the value of diversity in our society.

If you are interested in participating or assisting with this subcommittee, please contact the following members through email by clicking on their name.

Chair:  Mr. William Denny

Subcommittee Members:  Sylvia Barksdale
                                         Kelton Edmonds
                                         Alan James
                                         Andrae Marak
                                         Jennifer Ramsey
                                         Daniel Zyglowicz