IDEAL Climate Survey Committees, Teams and Working Groups

IDEAL Climate Survey Steering Committee

Membership:

  • Chair, Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Political Science
  • Kersey Bars, Occupational Health & Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
  • Tracy Bars, Special Assistant to the Vice President & HR Partner, Division of Equity & Inclusion
  • Nicole Commissiong, Associate Vice President, Chief Civil Rights Officer, & Title IX Coordinator, Office of the President
  • Lorraine Davis, Special Assistant to President and Provost, Office of the Provost
  • Renee Delgado-Riley, Director of Assessment and Research, Division of Student Life 
  • Jose Dominguez, Interim Chief Information Security Officer, Information Services
  • Zoë Gamell Brown, Graduate Employee, Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies
  • Sara Mason, Assistant Director for Industry Engagement, Lundquist College of Business
  • Lara Nesselroad, Manager, UO Science and Design Libraries
  • Damien Pitts, Assistant Director, Student Organizations and Diversity Outreach, Lundquist College of Business
  • Mark Schmelz, Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Office of Human Resources
  • Autumn Shafer, Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication
  • Nadia Singh,  Associate Professor, Biology
  • Jennifer Winters, AVP for Content Strategy, University Communications

IDEAL Climate Survey Analysis Team

Charge for Analysis Team:

  • To work with Gallup on the analysis of data from the IDEAL Campus Climate Survey.
  • To convert the analysis plan into accessible data reports on climate and engagement indicators that the Action Committee can use to recommend actions and other interventions at the campus wide and local levels of the university.
  • To provide advice and guidance regarding the roll-out and presentation of survey results to the campus community.

Membership:

IDEAL Climate Survey Action Team

Charge for Action Team:

  • To appropriately convert the survey findings into actionable change at campus-wide and local levels of the university.
  • To consult with and get input from campus constituencies regarding recommended action.
  • To recommend actions to President, Provost, VP for Equity and Inclusion, and other senior leaders.

Membership:

  • Co-Lead Marcilynn Burke, Dean of Law, Law School 
  • Co-Lead Christy Long, Associate CIO Tech Infrastructure, Information Services
  • Gerard Sandoval, Professor, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
  • Krista Chronister, Vice Provost, Graduate Studies
  • Lorraine Davis, Special Assistant to President and Provost, Office of the Provost
  • Chelsey Megli, Chief of Staff, University Advancement 
  • Lesley-Anne Pittard, Assistant Vice President, Campus and Community Engagement, Division of Equity and Inclusion 
  • Kersey Bars, Occupational Health & Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
  • Brett Harris, UO Ombudsperson 
  • Karen Ford, Acting Executive Vice Provost
  • Norma Trefren, Multicultural Academic Counselor, Native American Student Retention Specialist, Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence (CMAE)
  • Kaia Rogers, Chief of Staff and Senior Director, HR Programs, Services & Strategic Initiatives
  • Elliot Berkman, Professor, Psychology Department
  • Grey Pierce, Digital Accessibility Architect, Information Services
  • Norma Kehdi, Senior Director, Accessible Education Center

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Political Science
  • Mark Schmelz, Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

Working Groups

Four working groups are charged them with assessing resources, programs, policies and practices, and recommending improvements or changes. They are working in parallel with and in support of the unit-level efforts to develop tools, programs, and potential policy changes.  

Each group is supported by an administrative unit and includes individuals on campus with expertise, responsibility, and/or involvement in the topic area. They are focused on the following areas:

  • Engagement and Onboarding
  • Equity
  • Response, reporting and anti-discrimination
  • Faculty tenure and promotion, and service 

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