Virginia Commonwealth University
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

The University Equity and Diversity Committee, which is advisory in nature, is charged with monitoring, reviewing, and recommending to the Provost changes to policies and practices that affect the University’s ability to provide equal opportunity and treatment, and to provide a supportive, non-hostile environment for its diverse populations of students, staff, and faculty. An additional role of the UEDC is to provide advice and feedback on the implementation of the Five Year Diversity Plan.

Kevin W. Allison, Humanities & Sciences, Dean’s Office Jan Altman, Student Affairs, University Counseling Frank R. Baskind, Provost’s Office, Ombudsman Reetika Bhardwaj, GSA, GSA rep Asif Bhavnagri, SGA Monroe Park, SGA rep Martin Blaney II, SGA Medical Campus, SGA rep Delores Collier, School of Nursing, Staff Senate rep Ponjola Coney, School of Medicine Carrie Connolly, Honors College, Student Affairs Coordinator Elizabeth Cramer, Social Work Angela Easley, School of Dentistry, alternate Carlton G. Edwards, VCU Police Lindsey Evans, GSA & Wilder School, GSA rep Marie Gardner, School of Nursing Cheryl Gonia, Social Work Kevin A. Harris, Division of Health Sciences Diversity, AVP Health Science Cathy Howard, Division of Community Engagement Velma Jackson-Williams, Provost’s Office, Institutional Equality Rebecca Jones, School of Business, Marketing Linda Lee, School of the Arts, Fashion Design Scott Oates, Director of Assessment Luiz Ozaki, Life Sciences Kelli Parmley, Academic Affairs, Center for Institutional Effectiveness Mitenkumar Patel, SGA Monroe Park, SGA rep Napoleon Peoples, Student Affairs & ES Cristina Ramirez, University Libraries/ LGBT subcommittee, ULS & LGBT rep Jennifer Rivers, School of Engineering, Student Services Jill Rowe, Department of African American Studies, Faculty Senate rep Charol Shakeshaft, School of Education Bhavna Shroff, School of Dentistry, Professor of Orthodontics Virginia Totaro, University College Inez Tuck, Black Education Association Rep Beverly Walker, Student Affairs + ES, OMSA Susanna Wu-Pong, School of Pharmacy

The Office for Diversity, previously a part of the Office of Institutional Equity, was established in 2007 to assist with the development of the Five-Year Diversity Plan. The Office helps with development of diversity initiatives and oversees implementation of the University’s Five-Year Diversity Plan. Information on all available faculty, staff, and administrative resources for diversity initiatives across the VCU and MCV campuses are available in the Office for Diversity.

The assistant vice provost for Institutional Equity also is the director of the university's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Diversity Services. They develop and enforce policies that ensure equal opportunity and access to education and employment to all members of the university community, oversee the recruitment process for instructional and administrative full-time faculty, develops and implements the university's affirmative action program and diversity initiatives, houses the ADA coordinator, and oversees issues of sexual harassment and other forms of harassment and discrimination based on membership in a protected class (e.g., race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, political affiliation, veterans' status, sexual orientation or disability).