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Diversity Administration Contact Information
Office for Diversity
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Octavio Villalpando, Ph.D. The University of Utah recognizes that diverse faculty, student, and staff populations benefit and enrich the educational experiences of the entire campus and greater community. To this end, the Office of the Associate Vice President for Diversity is committed to removing barriers that have been traditionally encountered by individuals from underrepresented groups; strives to recruit students, faculty and staff who will further enrich our campus diversity; and makes every attempt to support their academic, professional and personal success while they are here. www.diversity.utah.edu |
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Jennifer manages the budget and finances for the Office for Equity and Diversity, coordinates progress and timelines of major projects for the Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity, processes and monitors all faculty recruitment and hiring procedures, and manages office workflow and personnel. |
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Director, Communication and Community Outreach Her role is to increase awareness and understanding of the important role of higher education, facilitate the increase of the number of students of color who pursue and achieve higher education degrees, and increase opportunities for community partnerships. The office works with area media, and facilitates the communication flow on campus to support and enhance diversity outreach. |
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Rachel Pickett, Ph.D. Dr. Rachel Pickett currently works in the Offices for Equity & Diversity and Institutional Analysis as a research fellow. Her primary role is to create and maintain a consistent database of student and faculty characteristics based on diversity specific variables. The purpose of the database is to assist the University, including its colleges, programs and committees, in working to enrich educational experiences and ensure all students, faculty and staff- as well as community members- benefit from a diverse campus environment. Additionally she assists diversity student programs in exploring their role in student success. Dr. Pickett works closely with the Associate Vice President for Diversity in conceptualizing and carrying out other projects that will further the office's mission to increase the presence and success of diverse students, faculty and staff at the U. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 2007. |
Communication and Community Outreach Her role is to assist the Director of Communication and Community Outreach within the Office for Diversity and Equity in creating and increasing awareness of diversity and equity. She is also the webmaster for the diversity sites. |
Daryl Dowdell Daryl serves as a central resource for diversity contacts on campus and coordinates the daily operations of the Office for Diversity. |
Assistant Vice President for Diversity for Health Sciences
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Ronald M. Harris, MD, MBA The primary goal of the Office of the Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences Diversity is to find effective strategies to address disparities in health care based on race, ethnicity, creed, and gender. Working closely with the Office of Diversity and Community Outreach in the School of Medicine and Undergraduate Sciences on central campus, the office sponsors upwards of 25 different outreach programs from elementary school to the collegiate level in order to foster a rich educational pipeline of diverse, well-qualified students to apply and matriculate to graduate health sciences programs such as Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Health. For more information visit: http://uuhsc.utah.edu/som/diversity |
Assistant Vice President for Academic Outreach
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Theresa Martinez, Ph.D. Prof. Theresa A. Martinez administers the Utah College Advising Corps through a $1 million grant through the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, the Zions-ELI Scholarship Program, the Osher Reentry Scholarship Program, the Youth Education Scholarship Program, the Transfer Board Initiative, and the LEAP Elementary School Template Project. She also collaborates with the /Adelante/ Partnership and the Peer Mentoring Program through the Center for Ethnic Student Affairs. In addition, Martinez works in conjunction with the Women’s Resource Center, UNP, U Community Outreach for Diversity, and others to administer campus-wide community outreach work. For more information visit: www.outreach.utah.edu. |
University Neighborhood Partners (UNP)
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Director, Rosemarie “Rosy” Hunter, Ph.D. The mission of University Neighborhood Partners is to bring together University and west side resources for reciprocal action, learning, and benefit – a community coming together. UNP is an off-campus office located on the west side of Salt Lake City at 1060 South 900 West. |
Office of Equal Opportunity
Tom Loveridge The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action is responsible for investigating allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment. The office also evaluates employee accommodation requests made under the Americans with Disabilities Act. They generate all diversity reports required by the federal government, including the University's Affirmative Action Program (AAP). |