Charges
At the regularly scheduled meeting on March 2016, the Shared Governance Council (SGC) approved the 2020-2021 charges for the IDEA Committee:
- Reviewing institutional language with an equity lens.
- Identifying diversity issues on campus and expanding student awareness and understanding of the value of being a part of a diverse college community. Strategies and methods include campus-wide surveys, focus groups and a response team to address current social justice events.
- Advocating for an equitable distribution of resources for LMC programs.
- Providing recommendations to College President on awarding Student Equity Plan Mini-Grants
Currently IDEA is focused on the following projects:
- Equity Mini-Grants: Developing a process for applying and administering this particular funding from the Student Equity Plan.
- Institutional Language: Examining various LMC documents and policies with an eye toward language that is inclusive and promotes diversity.
- IDEA Support Analysis: Identify and prioritize the needs of the IDEA committee to ensure that it is adequately supported to be successful in its mission.
- Infusing Equity Into the Planning Processes of the College
- Collaborating with the Campus EEO Committee