Diversity at Edmonds Community College

DIVERSITY COUNCIL: COMMITTEE FOR INSTRUCTION AND DIVERSITY (CID)

2010-2011 Co-Chairs
Karen Johnson Dean, Developmental Education
Mike Fitch Paralegal Instructor

Mission/purpose: The Committee for Instruction and Diversity (CID) is committed to promoting curriculum development, faculty support and training, course content and assessment, in order to increase diversity in the classroom, to enhance students, faculty and staff engagement with issues of diversity, and to work actively to increase the hiring of members of underrepresented groups into part-time and full-time faculty positions in order to promote inclusivity and social justice.

History: Based on three working meetings with the Teaching and Learning Diversity Committee and Diversity Studies Department, a new committee, the Committee for Instruction and Diversity was proposed and accepted in spring 2007.The goal of this reorganization was three-fold:

• Centralize the tasks and oversight for diversity efforts in instruction
• Broaden instructional participation from across instruction areas
• Develop and maintain a cohesive effort for classroom diversity instruction and faculty training

The committee is composed of representatives from each instructional division and meets monthly during the academic year and, more often, should there be pressing business such as budget development, CD course application and review, Diversity Studies department course application and review, all-campus activities and so on.

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Guidelines and materials for the Cultural Diversity application process are located here.