OWOSSO, Mich., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Baker College, Michigan's largest, private not-for-profit
college and top private transfer school in the state, has announced
the appointment of three Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Officers. Effective immediately, Dana
Clark, Ph.D., Lesa Louch,
Ph.D. and Kristina Marshall, J.D.
assume leadership for Baker's DEI initiatives, serving as a point
of contact for employees and students and responsible for elevating
and accelerating the College's commitment to inclusive
excellence.
In addition to their new titles as DEI Officers, Clark, Chief
Human Resource Officer; Louch, President of Baker College Online and Center for Graduate
Studies; and Marshall, Director of Human Services program, will
retain their current roles and responsibilities with Baker.
In their new roles, the DEI Officers will work closely with
Baker College President, Dr.
Bart Daig, the provost, academic
deans, faculty, staff and students to ensure that Baker's goals of
diversity, equity and inclusion are embraced across all campuses.
They will coordinate and advise the development, integration and
articulation of Baker's commitments to a more diverse and inclusive
community.
"These appointments reflect Baker's commitment to fostering an
academic, online and campus culture that values diversity and
inclusion," said Daig. "We believe that a more diverse, open and
inclusive environment creates a richer experience for our campus
community, and we welcome the insights and leadership that our new
DEI Officers will bring to our efforts."
Baker's newly appointed DEI Officers will amplify the efforts of
the school's current DEI Council, which was formed in October 2016, and includes representation from
Baker College employees and faculty
across the system's campuses and departments.
As part of the Council's efforts, Baker recently implemented
mandatory professional development DEI training for all staff and
faculty. A subcommittee of the DEI Council, the DEI Training
Committee, developed 10 learning modules available in a live,
virtual format throughout the 2020-2021 academic year. Some of the
training topics include: implicit bias and stereotypes;
microaggressions, allyship and advocacy; race, power and privilege;
intersectionality; cross-cultural communication; LGBTQIA+ and
gender equity; ableism and disability justice; respect and
inclusion and generational dynamics and challenges.
"At Baker College, we strongly
believe that improving the competence of our staff and faculty will
help them achieve their DEI goals, as well as making Baker an
inclusive and welcoming environment for all staff, faculty,
students and stakeholders," said Daig.
Baker College's commitment to DEI
initiatives have recently earned the school national Best Practice
recognition from The Centre for Global Inclusion. More information
on Baker College's DEI initiatives is
available at baker.edu.
Photos of the DEI Officers may be found here.
About Baker College
Founded in 1911, Baker College is
Michigan's largest, private
not-for-profit college and the top private transfer school in the
state. Baker College has multiple
on-ground campus locations and two affiliate sites across the
state, as well as an online global campus offering more than 40
academic program options for both undergraduate and graduate
degrees. Learn more at http://www.baker.edu.
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