Mission: The UCSD Diversity Council advises the chancellor on diversity with particular reference to institutional access and representation, campus climate and intergroup relations, education, scholarship, and institutional transformation.

Diversity Council charge:

• Advise the chancellor on the appropriate goals to which UC San Diego should aspire in creating a diverse campus community and assess progress toward achieving those goals
• Identify those programs that can have the greatest positive impacts on campus diversity and recommend how our resources might best be utilized and coordinated to achieve the campus diversity goals
• Identify the barriers to achieving greater diversity at UCSD and provide recommendations on how we can overcome those barriers
• Review annual reports and other data regarding the state of student, faculty, and staff diversity and efforts to improve diversity at UCSD
• Assess how the UCSD Principles of Community and related campus regulations and policies are being applied and make recommendations on how to improve the communication of the Principles to faculty, students, and staff
• Act as a resource for the chancellor, vice chancellors, directors, and others for advice on programs and initiatives designed to improve UCSD's diversity
• Provide a forum for the discussion of diversity-related issues and ideas and promote a campus dialogue about diversity by periodically convening town meetings, establishing a Web page, distributing minutes from meetings, and other means as appropriate

The 26-member Council is composed of ex-officio members who usually serve for 1 year and at-large members appointed by the chancellor for a 2-year term as well as 3 consultants.

Diversity Council Members: (17 voting members)

• Council Chair
• Chair of an academic department
• Vice-Chair of the Academic Senate
• 2 at-large members of the faculty
• Co-Chair of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (or designee)
• Co-Chair of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues (or designee)
• President of the Associated Students (or designee)
• 2 at-large members of the undergraduate student body
• President of Graduate Student Association (or designee)
• 3 at-large staff members
• 3 at-large members of the San Diego community

Ex-Officio Diversity Council Members (6 non-voting members):

• Associate Chancellor/ Chief Diversity Officer
• Chair, Senate Affirmative Action Committee
• Chair, Student Affirmative Action Committee
• Director, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center
• Director, Women’s Center
• Director, Cross-Cultural Center

Consultants to the Diversity Council (3 non-voting consultants):

• Director of Campus Diversity Initiatives
• Special Projects Coordinator
• EO/ Staff Affirmative Action Officer

Meeting Schedule: The Diversity Council meets 3 times per year (once a quarter during the academic year and no meeting during the summer). The Council may identify ad hoc task groups that would meet more frequently.

Need more information? Contact the Diversity Council.