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Council on Equity and Inclusion (CEI)

Council Chair: Rebeca (Becky) Helfer
Council Analyst: Casey Lough

Membership

  1. The Council on Equity and Inclusion shall consist of one member from each faculty named in Bylaw 40(A), except that two members shall be from the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, with one representing the School of Medicine and one from outside the School of Medicine. Membership shall be representative of the diversity of the community it serves.
  2. The Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and the Vice Provost, Academic Personnel shall serve as ex officio, non-voting members.
  3. An undergraduate and graduate student representative shall be invited to sit on the council.
  4. A representative from the Division of Institutional Research shall serve as a consultant.
  5. Appropriate administrative officers and staff members may be invited to serve as consultants.

Duties
The Council shall advise the Division on matters related to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

  1. Confer with Academic Senate bodies and other campus entities, including but not limited to the Academic Planning Group, the Council on Academic Personnel, the Graduate Council, the Council on Educational Policy, the Council on Teaching, Learning, and Student Experience, and the Council on Faculty Welfare, Diversity and Academic Freedom.
  2. Confer with and advise the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost on matters of equity, inclusion, and diversity.
  3. Further campus accountability related to equity, inclusion, and diversity by receiving and commenting on reports related to the Council’s charge. These reports shall include data from Schools and the Campus on recruitment, advancement, and retention of faculty and parallel data on undergraduate and graduate students (including but not limited to Academic Program Reviews, Climate Surveys, and Inclusive Excellence Data on Accountability and Assessment). The Council will also proactively request institutional research related to its charge and make recommendations based on such research.
  4. Assess policies and practices related to advancing equity, inclusion, and diversity at UCI.
  5. Initiate action by recommending changes of policy or practice.
  6. Make recommendations to appropriate campus entities to advance UCI’s commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.
  7. Report regularly to the Irvine Division of the Academic Senate on matters under consideration.
  8. Maintain liaison with the University Committee on Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Equity.

Subcommittees: None

Policies and Procedures: Irvine Bylaw 90. Equity and Inclusion, Council on