Purpose
To provide university-wide leadership in support of institutional diversity and a welcoming, inclusive campus. To recognize diversity as a source of excellence, enrichment, and strength for all members of the university community. The Commission’s efforts are to create a welcoming and inclusive campus grounded in mutual respect, nurtured by dialogue, and evidenced by a pattern of civil interaction (Pres James Dean, email 7.8.19).
The Commission is formed around a common bond and a commitment to the advancement of historically marginalized/underrepresented groups, challenging stereotypes, eradicating systemic inequalities and oppression, and creating a campus climate of respect for all students, staff and faculty.
Mission of the University Commission on Community, Equity, and Diversity
To work collaboratively with the Inclusion Council and the CED Office on issues of diversity and inequity. To create working groups and committees involved in awareness-building programming; and submit proposals for services, policy changes and practices that build safer, more welcoming, universally accessible learning, working and living environments free of physical, programmatic and attitudinal barriers.
- To monitor campus for both discriminatory incidents and evidence of progress, sharing issues/concerns with CED, and recommending action(s) to the Inclusion Council and other UNH governance groups.
- To act as a resource/source for action items as identified by the President and/or other UNH governance groups.
AY 2020-2021 Commission Membership
| Seat | Rep/s |
| Community, Equity, and Diversity | Nadine Petty |
| Interium Dean of Students | Shari Robinson |
| Academic Success/TRIO, Student Support Services, | Dawna Perez |
| Admissions | Richard Haynes |
| Affirmative Action & Equity Office | Julie Chen |
| Alumni Relations | Paul Chiarantona |
| Athletics | Jordan Long |
| Beauregard Center | Cache Owens-Velasquez, Lu Butterfield-Ferrell, Jace Jones |
| Campus Recreation | Kayode Lewis |
| Career and Professional Success (CaPS) | Riannon Nute |
| Communication & Public Affairs | Jim Graham |
| CONNECT | Funmi Oyekunle |
| Engagement & Faculty Development | Leslie Couse |
| Health & Wellness | Dawn Zitney |
| Human Resources | Kimberly Jennison, Carrie Grube, Anna Dulude |
| Military and Veteran's Affairs | Penny Watson |
| Office International Students & Scholars | Brandon Byrd |
| Residential Life | Darnelle Bosquet-Fleurival |
| SHARPP | Julia Kelley-Vail |
| Student Accessibility Services (SAS) | Scott Lapinski |
| Student Life, Greek Affairs | Jamie Silverstein |
| Graduate Student Senate | Emily Whalen |
| UG Student Senate | Nick Fitzgerald |
| UG Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council | Tejun Celestin |
| Undergrad student | Elza Brechbuhl |
| OS Council | Betty Schmid |
| PAT Council | Liz Fowler |
| Post-Doctoral Affairs | Mike Alvarez |
| Faculty Senate | Don Robin |
| CEPS Faculty or Assoc Dean | Julie Bryce |
| CEPS Staff | Caitlin Baldwin |
| COLA Faculty or Assoc Dean | Holly Cashman |
| COLA staff | Avary Thorne |
| COLSA Faculty or Assoc Dean | open seat |
| COLSA Staff | open seat |
| Health & Human Services, faculty or Assoc Dean | Kelsey Boucher |
| Health & Human Services, Staff | open seat |
| Paul College Faculty or Assoc Dean | Victoria Parker |
| Paul College, Staff | Tamara Rury |
| UNH ADVANCE | Kate Siler |
| UNH Law School | Kathy Fletcher |
| UNH Manchester | open seat |
| Ex-Officio, CED | Allyson Ryder |
| Ex-Officio, CED | Janice Pierson |