University Committee on Inclusiveness and Campus Climate UCICC

University Committee on Inclusiveness and Campus Climate (UCICC) reports jointly to the Provost and the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer who act as liaisons to the President and the cabinet. Bringing together the perspectives of faculty and staff, UCICC is charged with serving as a collective voice of employees on matters of campus community, engagement and belonging. The Committee provides a forum for members to share experiences, observations, concerns and viewpoints that reflects the breadth of the university community.

Through this representative role, UCICC members help the University remain attentive and responsive to the evolving wellbeing of the campus community.

The committee membership consists of the following:

Executive Director of Human Resources;
Associate Provost for Faculty Development;
Three faculty members, appointed by the Provost to include representation from each of the three academic units;
One representative of the Center for International Education or a representative from the Committee on International Education;
One representative of the Department of Physical Education and Athletics;
Assistant Dean for Law Student Affairs in the School of Law;
Two non-exempt staff members, appointed by the Vice President for Finance and Administration upon the recommendation of the Executive Director of Human Resources, chosen from the operations and support staff to attain broad representation;

Members serve three-year terms.The terms of the initial members of the committee will be staggered to ensure continuity of membership in the committee's formative years.

The committee is chaired equally by the Associate Provost for Faculty Development and the Executive Director of Human Resources.

Jodi Williams, Executive Director of Human Resources
Leslie Wingard Cunningham, Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Professor of English and Africana Studies

Ex officio members:

Maria Saez Tatman, Associate Dean for Law Student Affairs, Community, and Belonging
Erin Ness, Head Women's Tennis Coach, Senior Women's Administrator (Faculty Member)
Courtney Penn, Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
Hunter Swanson, Associate Director of International Education

Five faculty members, appointed by the Provost (three-year terms):

Nathan Dean - 2024-2027
Mengying Liu - 2024-2027
Ehi Rajsky - 2023-2026
Chong Wang - 2023-2026                                                                                                                                                         

Two non-exempt staff members, appointed by the VP for Finance and Administration (three-year terms):

Wendy Rains - 2023-2026
Isabella Barron - 2023-2026