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A Web Letter from the Office of the Provost - September 2020
Trustees propose task force to address racial equality

By Mary Jane Chew

Steering committee to guide the work of Purdue’s Equity Task Force

Work is underway for the Purdue Equity Task Force that was commissioned by the Purdue Board of Trustees.  While working teams are still forming, the trustees announced the initial steering committee late last month. 

Members of the steering committee:

  • Don Thompson, task force chair, Purdue Board of Trustees
  • Rodrigo Bañuelos, professor of mathematics, Purdue College of Science
  • Michael Berghoff, Purdue alumnus, chair of Purdue Board of Trustees
  • Theresa Carter, Purdue alumnus, Purdue Board of Trustees
  • Ken Christmon, associate vice chancellor of admissions, Purdue Fort Wayne
  • Kristin Early, professor, Criminal Justice Program, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Purdue Global
  • Assata Gilmore, Purdue Student Government president, Purdue Krannert School of Management
  • Lawrence Hamer, dean, College of Business, Purdue Northwest
  • Julie Liu, associate professor Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Toni Munguia, director of recruiting, retention and diversity, Purdue Polytechnic Institute
  • Deb Nichols, University Senate chair; associate professor of human development and family studies, Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences
  • Madelina Nuñez, Purdue Graduate Student Government president; School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Purdue College of Liberal Arts
  • Venetria Patton, chair, Purdue Black Caucus of Faculty and Staff; professor of English; head, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Purdue College of Liberal Arts
  • Willie Reed, dean, Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Randy Roberts, 150th Anniversary Professor and Distinguished Professor of History, Purdue College of Liberal Arts
  • Alysa Christmas Rollock, vice president for ethics and compliance, Purdue University
  • Noah Scott, student trustee; Krannert School of Management, Purdue Board of Trustees
  • Shawn Taylor, Purdue alumnus, Krannert School of Management
  • Patrick Wolfe, dean, Purdue College of Science

Once identified, the working teams will meet throughout the semester with the direction to provide a report and implementation plan to the full Board of Trustees in December.

Regular updates will be provided to the campus community via the steering committee and its representative groups, including Purdue University Senate, Purdue Student Government and Purdue Graduate Student Government.





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