<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Michelle Bunn</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mbunn@sdsu.edu">mbunn@sdsu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 12:59 PM<br>Subject: Reminder: Please provide feedback on CoE Diversity Statement Working Draft<br>To: Michelle Bunn <<a href="mailto:mbunn@sdsu.edu">mbunn@sdsu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Good Afternoon College of Engineering Staff! I currently serve as the staff representative in our College's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. I wanted to follow-up and remind everyone to read through the draft of our College's Diversity Statement and provide any feedback to me by Thursday, Oct. 24th, so I can share with the committee or you can share your feedback directly with our DEI Chair, Dr. Sweta Sarka. Thank you!<br><div></div>
</div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>Sincerely,<br>Michelle Bunn, M.A.<br>Director, SDSU Women in Engineering</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">SDSU College of Engineering Femineer</span></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">®</span></b><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Program</span></span></font><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><br><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></div></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">5500 Campanile Drive<br>San Diego, CA 92182-1326<br><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 12:52 PM Theresa Garcia <<a href="mailto:tgarcia@sdsu.edu" target="_blank">tgarcia@sdsu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear CoE Faculty and Staff,<div><br></div><div>On behalf of the CoE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council (DEI), we are sharing the attached (and copied in this email) working draft of a diversity plan. The members of the DEI representing all CoE faculty, staff and students have developed this first draft of the Diversity Statement that President DeLaTorre has requested from every college and unit as described in a Senate Resolution.</div><div><br></div><div></div><div>As this statement will become the College of Engineering's Diversity Statement moving forward, we want your input. Please take time to review and provide your feedback to the committee. Your thoughts, concerns and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Please send to the CoE DEI Chair, Dr. Sweta Sarka at <a href="mailto:msarkar2@sdsu.edu" target="_blank">msarkar2@sdsu.edu</a> by noon on Thursday 10/24.
The CoE DEI members will finalize this diversity statement at a campus wide Institute led by the Division of Diversity and Innovation at the end of this week.<br></div><div>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:medium none;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">SDSU – College of Engineering</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:medium none;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Diversity Statement – </span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">WORKING DRAFT</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;border:medium none;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;border:medium none;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The SDSU College of Engineering is committed to
creating a safe, equitable, inclusive working and learning environment, which
promotes mutual respect for each and every member of the College, thereby
facilitating each member to thrive to their
potential. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;border:medium none;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Diversity of thought is crucial to the
advancement of all disciplines in engineering. The success of the college is
greatly enhanced by diversity and inclusion because it creates synergy and
cultivates role models and transformative ideas that accelerate the impact of
the College on society. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;border:medium none;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The College will strive to recruit and retain a
diverse faculty, staff and student body, that is inclusive on all basis,
including but not limited to ability, age, color, educational background,
ethnicity, family structure and experiences, gender, gender identities,
language, national origin, political preferences, race, religion, sexual
orientation, socioeconomic status and veteran status.</span></p><div>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Theresa M. Garcia</div><div>Assistant Dean for Student Affairs</div><div>SDSU, College of Engineering</div><div>For appointments, <a href="https://calendly.com/assistant_dean_garcia" target="_blank">https://calendly.com/assistant_dean_garcia</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Let no man pull you so low as to hate him" - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2">Arlene Gibson</font></div><div><font size="2">Administrative Support Coordinator<br></font></div><div><font size="2">Phone: 619 594-6061</font></div><div><font size="2"><a href="mailto:agibson2@sdsu.edu" target="_blank">agibson2@sdsu.edu</a><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Room E-203<br></font></div><div><font size="2">College of Engineering, Dean's Office</font></div><div><font size="2">San Diego State University<br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>