Equity Committee - Procedure 1.0900.8

Purpose

The purpose of the committee is to assist the Office of Equity in ensuring that all persons associated with Seminole Community College (employees, students, vendors, or visitors) are afforded equal opportunity and equal access.

Procedure

1. The committee will have the responsibility to:
   
   1. Form a cooperative strategy with the Equity Office, Student Success Services, the Campus Governance Association and the Faculty Senate in effectively and efficiently addressing programs related to equal opportunity and equal access.
   2. Review the Annual College Equity update and make appropriate recommendations.
   3. Assist in the establishment of various programs and events in the interest of serving all populations of the college community. Programs and events may include: lectures, public forums and discussions, and other events designed to highlight knowledge of and appreciation for issues of equal opportunity and equal access.
2. The committee membership shall be diverse in nature and consist of the following:
   
   1. Two college administrators
   2. One faculty member from each of the following areas (at least one to be a Faculty Senate member):
      
      1. Adult Education
      2. Arts and Sciences
      3. Career and Technical Education
   3. Equity Coordinator
   4. Four career service staff, one recommended by each vice president
   5. One student nominated by the Campus Governance Association
   6. Assistant to the President for Diversity and Equity (ex-officio)
3. The Equity Coordinator shall chair, or co-chair, the committee.
4. The chair will have the responsibility to forward the committee's annual assessment to the President, the Assistant to the President for Diversity and Equity, and the Dean for Planning, Assessment and Quality Improvement.
5. Except where membership is defined by position title, members shall serve two year, staggered terms.
6. The committee shall meet no less than two times a year. Minutes of each meeting shall be recorded and posted to the webpage in accordance with Procedure 1.0900.
7. Recommendations of the Committee for improvement and change will be made to the President of Seminole Community College.

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