SADC Statement on Previous Diversity Certificates

For many years, the Student Affairs Diversity Committee (SADC) has recognized the many accomplishments of individuals from our Student Affairs family and campus partners with the SADC Diversity Certificate.  The certificate was intended to provide a recognition for individuals who completed participation in programming including the training modules, speaker series, newsletter contributions and attending hosted speaker events related to diversity and social justice initiatives.

After seeking feedback from all current committee members, the SADC has made the decision to discontinue awarding diversity certificates but will continue to recognize members from Student Affairs for their participation. The committee values and appreciates everyone who has taken part in past modules, speaker series, and those who have contributed to the newsletter. Our intent is to continue these opportunities in the future and we hope that ending the certificate program will not impact your participation. As a committee we believe that a certificate can potentially send the wrong impression that there is an endpoint to this learning rather than understanding it as a continuous process, or that a particular level of expertise has been achieved. The “reward” for doing this work should be to impact others with our efforts, engaging in continuous critical self-reflection, and understanding how to create a better, more inclusive work and learning space.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with Human Resources will be developing a leadership program that will be made available to all employees in the coming months. This program will have a strong equity and diversity component. We will also continue to work with Human Resources to expand learning opportunities. We appreciate your efforts and look forward to engaging in educational and developmental opportunities in the future.

Sincerely,          

Bryan Hubain

Co-Chair, SADC

Branden Dalley

Co-Chair, SADC