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DEI Council

In keeping with OU’s mission to “exemplify educational leadership in a diverse and inclusive environment,” the OU Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion provides a collaborative, advisory context for sharing information across academic and non-academic units, devising overarching strategies, making recommendations, and raising the visibility of the University’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

  • Provide a collective and coherent voice and serve as a resource for all stakeholders on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Provide the institutional leadership pertaining to the development of short and long-term strategies for structure, policies, processes, curricula and engagement in response to the climate survey and other matters concerning diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Provide direction and oversee the implementation and assessment of short and long-term strategies in response to the climate survey.
  • Support the engagement and key cultural change initiatives that further promote, enhance and improve the knowledge, skills and competence of the University and the community it serves.

Chair

Glenn McIntosh Headshot

Glenn McIntosh
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer
[email protected]

Membership

Dr. Tonya Bailey
OUWB School of Medicine
[email protected]

Blake Bonkowski
Gender and Sexuality Center
[email protected]

Dr. Andreea Bordeianu
College of Arts and Sciences
[email protected]

Omar Brown-El
Center for Multicultural Initiatives
[email protected]

Bianca Bryant
School of Engineering and Computer Science
[email protected]

Dr. Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo
Modern Languages and Literatures
[email protected]

Dr. Elaine Carey
College of Arts and Sciences
[email protected]

Dr. Aura Cazares
Dean of Students and DEI
[email protected]

Dr. Michael Couch

Student Financial Services
[email protected]

Joi Cunningham
University Human Resources
[email protected]
 
Dr. Chaturi Edrisinha
Human Development and Child Studies
[email protected]

Dr. Sarah Guadalupe
Disability Support Services
[email protected]

Dr. Graeme Harper
Honors College
[email protected]

Dr. Anita Hicks
Oakland Center
[email protected]

Bhavani Koneru
University Technology Services
[email protected]

Debra Lashbrook
University Communication and Marketing
[email protected]

Shane Lewis
Undergraduate Admissions
[email protected]
 
Pedro Marin
University Housing
[email protected]

Dr. Lori Marsh
Student Affairs & Diversity
[email protected]

Chad Martinez
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
[email protected]

Dr. Joshua Merchant
Office of the President
[email protected]

Dr. Nivedita Mikherji
Academic Affairs
[email protected]

Dr. Deirdre Pitts
OUWB School of Medicine
[email protected]

Dr. Brandy Randall
Graduate Education
[email protected]

Dr. Jo Reger
Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
[email protected]

Dr. Britt Rios-Ellis
Academic Affairs
[email protected]

Dr. Adina Schneeweis
Academic Affairs
[email protected]

Ashley Stone
Athletics
[email protected]

C
hristine Talbert
University Advancement
[email protected]
 
Dr. Tomoko Wakabayashi
Human Development and Child Studies
[email protected]

Beth Wallis
Kresge Library
[email protected]

Anne Zacharias
Kresge Library
[email protected]

AP Assembly Representative
varies

Faculty DEI Senate Chair
varies

OU CMT Representative
varies

OU PSA Representative
varies

POAM Representative
varies

Student Representatives
varies

Division of Student Affairs & Diversity

Oakland Center, Suite 150
312 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4452
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(248) 370-4200


Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.