President’s Committee on Diversity
Annual Report
2012 - 2013
Prepared by:
Andrea Salazar Morgan – 2012-2013 Chair
Tina Gianquitto – 2012-2013 Chair Elect
Junko Munakata Marr – 2012-2013 Past Chair
Deb Lasich – Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
This report summarizes the activities of the President’s Committee on Diversity for the 2012-2013
academic year. We thank President Scoggins for his continuing support and the financial investment
to promote diversity at Mines. Highlights of the year include

High profile and impactful speakers, providing broad perspectives and appeal to
faculty, staff and students,

More focused and inclusive week of diversity-related programs and events in
January, made possible by substantial continued internal and external
sponsorships, and

Continued attention to institutional diversity strategy work.
Programming
The President’s Committee on Diversity has a focus on enhancing campus climate through
educational programming, one of the president’s four priorities for diversity at Mines. Programs held
in 2012-2013 are summarized in Table 1. Of particular note was the visit by Melissa Emerson from
Colorado State University who spoke on Conflict Management at the President’s Diversity Breakfast
to approximately 140 Mines staff and faculty. In addition, Ms. Emerson met with the President, the
Provost, two college Deans, several Department Heads, and members of the President’s Executive
team. Ms. Emerson returned to campus in the spring to present at the Mines Leadership Summit and
at the SmartGeo Leadership Seminar.
The collection of programs and events as part of DeltaDays is also noteworthy (Table 1). This year
the committee continued to focus the content to be more inclusive in order to bring the campus
together and broaden the audience. The week began with the traditional Faculty and Staff MLK Day
Breakfast, mid-day birthday cake, and evening entertainment. Subsequent activities progressed
through a logical sequence of self-discovery, why diversity matters, and what individuals can do to
enhance the campus environment.
DeltaDays included 11 events and programs, and had attendance of over 950 students, faculty, and
staff. This does not include the 800 students, faculty, and staff who also took part in the MLK Day
Birthday Cake Celebration.
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President’s Committee on Diversity
2012-2013 Annual Report
Table 1 – Programming Events, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
Speaker
Estimated
Number of
Participants
NA
400
Melissa Emerson
Assistant Director
Conflict Resolution & Student Conduct
Services, Colorado State University
140
MLK Faculty and Staff Breakfast
Dr. Winston Grady-Willis - professor,
and Chair of the African and African
American studies at Metropolitan State
University of Denver
134
Campus-wide MLK Birthday Cake
NA
800
Evening Celebration
Performances by Reverb & The
Verse, and Cornell Bass Quartet
150
‘How are Wealth and Income Distributed?
Exploring U.S. Socioeconomic Inequality’
Luncheon and Discussion
Dr. Jon Leydens, LAIS Associate
Professor
50
Beads of Privilege Exercise
Presented by Stefanie Lucas-Waverly
and Juan Beltran
30
‘The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace’
SWE Luncheon
Laura Schilling, Halliburton Brighton
District Manager
195
Cortney Holles, LAIS Associate
Professor and Dr. Fernando Guzman,
Executive Director, MEP
35
Dr. Valarie Young
150
Moderated by Dr. Derrick Hudson
150
Hip Hop & Salsa Dance Night
SHPE, NSBE
50
“Find Your Voice” Arts Contest
NA
NA
Dr. Tina Gianquitto (LAIS) and
Dr. Cortney Holles (LAIS)
35
Semester
Event
Fall 2012
Celebration of Mines
Fall 2012
Diversity Breakfast
Conflict or Opportunity: Exploring the Art of
Difficult Conversations
DeltaDays
Spring
2013
Mirrors of Privilege Film Screening and Group
Discussion
Keynote Event: How to Feel as Bright and
Capable as People Think You Are: Why Smart
People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrome and
How to Thrive in Spite of It
Identity at CSM: A Lunch Discussion by Campus
Leaders
Spring
2013
Mirrors of Privilege Second Film Screening and
Discussion, Lunch provided
Also of note this year was the continued internal and external sponsorships for DeltaDays including
Chevron, Halliburton and BP and 18 departments and organizations on campus (summarized in
Table 2). Sponsorships totaled over $25,016, which completely covered the cost of DeltaDays.
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Table 2 – DeltaDays Sponsorships and Expenses 2011-12
Sponsor
Admissions & Financial Aid Office
Alumni Association
Applied Mathematics & Statistics Dept.
BP
Center for Academic Services & Advising
Chevron/ Petroleum & Geology Dept.
Diversity Initiatives/Diversity Committee
Graduate Studies Office
Graduate Student Association
Halliburton
Human Resource Office
ISSS
Multicultural Engineering Program
Public Safety
Residence Life
Student Activities Office
Student Life Office
Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics Office
TOTAL DONATIONS
Event
MLK Speech Food on Weekend
MLK Breakfast & Speaker
MLK Birthday Cake
MLK Awards
Evening Celebration
How Are Wealth and Income Distributed? Luncheon
Beads of Privilege
SWE/Workplace Diversity Luncheon
Mirrors of Privilege Film Screening
Dr. Valerie Young Luncheon, Keynote, & Travel
Expenses
Identity at CSM Luncheon
Hip Hop Salsa Event & Food
DeltaDays Giveaways and Prizes
DeltaDays Printing
Total Expenses
Amount - Debit
Event Sponsored
$250
$500
$100
$500
$225
$4,000
$6,141
$1,500
$1,200
$3,000
$150
$200
$500
$250
$1,000
$4,000
$1,000
$500
$25,016
Amount - Credit
$150
$1,872.00
$636
$1,500
$2,499
$1,133
$550
$3,703
$995
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
$8,980
$2,098
Paid out of other
account
$700
$200
$25,016
Budget/Fundraising
The Diversity Committee operating budget is summarized in Table 3.
Table 3 – Diversity Committee Operating Budget Summary 2012-13
Account Title
2012-13 Budget Allocation
Roll-forward
Food Supplies-Sodexo
Official function
BALANCE
Credit
$6,500
$4,755.89
$11,255.89
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Debit
Year End Balance
$1,974,69
$1,949.66
$3,924.35
$7,331.54
President’s Committee on Diversity
2012-2013 Annual Report
Committee Goals for 2013-2014
1. Given the newly created Associate VP of Diversity and Inclusion, review the current
structure and purpose of the Diversity Committee. There has been much discussion
regarding the current structure of the Diversity Committee, and the need to refine the
membership attributes.
2. To engage more faculty and students in attendance at diversity events. While more can be
done here, progress was made in attracting more faculty and students to participate in the
diversity-related events.
In addition, the President also asked the Committee to address the following areas:
1. Engage more of the “middle”
Through more deliberate programming, we focused on topics, venues, and times that would
reach a broader spectrum of the campus. We provided programming for students, faculty
and staff, and scheduled them at different times of the day and week, particularly DeltaDays
events. The subject matter included conflict management, social justice, privilege,
personality styles, cultural art, as well as race, gender, and GLBT education.
2.
Develop new programming for DeltaDays
We developed new programming, more focused events, and better advertising for DeltaDays
(see below). To help with attendance, and the impact of each event, we plan to use a similar
format as this year, but with a few less events next year.
MONDAY, JANUARY 21
 MKL Breakfast
 MLK Day Birthday Cake
Time: 10:00 am-1:30 pm
 Musical Performances by Reverb & the Verse, and Cornell Bass Band
Time: 4:30-6:30 pm
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
How Are Wealth and Income Distributed? Exploring U.S. Socioeconomic Inequality
Facilitated by Dr. Jon Leydens
12:30-1:30pm
Beads of Privilege
Facilitated by Stefanie Lucas-Waverly and Juan Beltran
5:00-6:15pm
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23
The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace
Presented by Laura Schilling, Halliburton
Time: 11:45 am-1:00 pm
Mirrors of Privilege Film Screening
Facilitated by Dr. Cortney Holles and Dr. Fernando Guzman
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24
Keynote: How to Feel as Bright and Capable as Everyone Else Thinks You Are: Why
Smart People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It
Presented by Dr. Valarie Young
Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
Identity at CSM: A Lunch Discussion by Campus Leaders
Facilitated by Dr. Derrick Hudson
Time: 11:45 am-1:00 pm
Hip Hop & Salsa Dance Night
Time: 7:30-9:30 pm
Diversity Committee Membership
Executive committee members are shown in Appendix A, and committee members are shown in
Appendix B. By the end of the spring semester, the committee had 36 members. At this time, the
committee is structured so that any faculty, staff, or student can attend meetings and become official
members upon an annual vote. There is concern about managing an increasing number of
members. This continued to be discussed by the executive committee this summer.
Appendix A – Executive Committee
Andrea Salazar Morgan
Tina Gianquitto
Junko Munakata Marr
Deb Lasich
Admissions & Financial Aid
Liberal Arts & International
Studies
Civil & Environmental
Engineering
WISEM & Associate VP for
Diversity & Inclusion
Ginny Lee
Campus Computing
Pam Blome
Library
Jessica Keefer
Center for Academic
Success and Advising
Nick Antonicci
Residence Life
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Administrative
Faculty
Chair
Academic Faculty
Chair Elect
Academic Faculty
Chair
Administrative
Faculty
Administrative
Faculty
Administrative
Faculty
Administrative
Faculty
Administrative
Faculty
Treasurer & President’s
Diversity Advisor
Technology and
Marketing
Secretary
Programming Chair
Programming Chair
President’s Committee on Diversity
2012-2013 Annual Report
Appendix B – President’s Committee on Diversity
AJ Lauer
Student Life – Conference Services
Administrative Faculty
Amber Brusak
USG Representative
Undergraduate Student
Amy Morrissey
GSG Representative
Graduate Student
Ann Deml
MME
Graduate Student
Brandon Samter
International Student & Scholar Services
Administrative Faculty
Brent Waller
Residence Life
Administrative Faculty
Christie Sava
Foundation
Colin Terry
Center for Academic Success and Advising
Administrative Faculty
Cortney Holles
Derek Morgan
Liberal Arts & International Studies
Student Life
Academic Faculty
Administrative Faculty
Eric Toberer
Engineering Physics
Academic Faculty
Gus Greivel
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Academic Faculty
Jahi Simbai
Graduate Office
Administrative Faculty
James DeBartolomeis
USG Representative
Undergraduate Student
Jessica Keefer
Center for Academic Success and Advising
Administrative Faculty
Jennifer Miskimins
Petroleum Engineering
Academic Faculty
Joe Crocker
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Academic Faculty
Jon Leydens
Liberal Arts & International Studies
Academic Faculty
Kevin McCann
GSG Representative
Graduate Student
Linda Figueroa
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Academic Faculty
Lisa Martinez-Conover
Research Administration
Staff
Lori Pope
Undergraduate Admissions
Administrative Faculty
Mike Dougherty
Human Resources
Administrative Faculty
Monika von Glinski
Liberal Arts & International Studies
Academic Faculty
Peter Han
President’s Office
Administrative Faculty
Roel Sneider
Geophysics
Academic Faculty
Stephanie Berry
WISEM
Administrative Faculty
Terry Young
Geophysics
Academic Faculty
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