Students, faculty and staff can help Case Western Reserve University in the national search for the next vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity by participating in town hall meetings.
Marilyn Mobley, who was the inaugural vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity, announced in September that she would step down at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. She has served in the role since 2009.
As the university moves toward selecting her successor, town hall meetings will be held to elicit feedback from members of the campus community. During the meetings, attendees will be able to share what qualities and qualifications they hope candidates will have.
A student-focused town hall meeting with free pizza will be held:
- Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom C. RSVP for the session.
All faculty, staff and students are invited to the following sessions:
- Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom B;
- Thursday, Nov. 29, from 10 to 11 a.m. in the School of Law’s Moot Courtroom; and
- Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 2 to 3 p.m. in Glennan, Room 408.
The vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity is a cabinet-level position. It was created as a result of the 2008-2013 strategic plan, Forward Thinking, which called for a full-time, high-level administration position devoted to diversity.
Search committee
Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law and associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Law, and Lou Stark, vice president for student affairs, are co-chairing the search committee.
The committee is composed of:
- Celeste Alfes, associate professor and director of the Center for Nursing Education, Simulation, and Innovation at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing;
- Michelle Arendt, senior counsel in the Office of the General Counsel;
- Diana Bilimoria, the KeyBank Professor and chair of the Department of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management;
- Emmitt Jolly, associate professor in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences;
- David Miller, associate professor and director of International Education Programs at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and vice chair of Faculty Senate;
- Vera Perkins-Hughes, president of the CWRU African American Alumni Association;
- Melissa Perlman, vice president for student life for Graduate Student Council;
- Clare Rimnac, Distinguished University Professor and the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Case School of Engineering;
- Steven Rincanati, associate professor of medicine, associate dean for student affairs and dean of the Joseph Wearn Society at the School of Medicine;
- Liz Roccoforte, director of the LGBT Center;
- JC Scharf-Deering, director of conflict of interests committee in the Office of Research and Technology Management and past chair of the Staff Advisory Council;
- Arik Stewart, president of University Diversity Collaborative; and
- Kristen Williams, assistant professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and assistant dean for admission and student affairs at the School of Dental Medicine.