CCSRE Launches Faculty Steering Committee
The group of 15 faculty and staff Steering Committee members discuss growth opportunities and faculty involvement. Photo by Perlita Dicochea.
The Faculty Steering Committee, meeting for the first time last week, discussed the future of the Center, including shaping a the Center's core curriculum and building on new initiatives that further CCSRE's pillar as a research hub.
"There is a lot of opportunity to make CSRE a home for faculty passions," said Jeanne Tsai, Director of Asian American Studies and Professor of Psychology. She added, "We should ask: What are the things that faculty want to see happen at CCSRE? What would compliment what they're doing in their own departments?"
The Race and Tech Initiative, was recently awarded $180k from PIT-UNand is among the projects addressed at the meeting that will expand many areas of CCSRE, including research, student opportunities, and civic engagement.
"We are looking toward major growth and transformation as we approach the Center's 25th Anniversary in 2021," said CCSRE Executive Director Daniel Murray. "The Steering Committee will help us to chart the course."
Funding for an undergraduate summer fellows program, faculty research assistants, diversity postdocs, and a media team are additional items under consideration to facilitate the growth of CCSRE.
Steering Committee members include: Jennifer DeVere Brody, Lauren Davenport, Charlotte Fonrobert, Jackelyn Hwang, Usha Iyer, Teresa LaFromboise, Ana Minian, Vaughn Rasberry, Matt Snipp, Claude Steele, and Jeanne Tsai.
BY PERLITA DICOCHEA | COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS ASSOCIATE & DANIEL MURRAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
This story was originally published in the November 11, 2019 issue of the CCSRE Newsletter.
CCSRE Student Services Officer Byron Barahona and Director of Jewish Studies Charlotte Fonrobert review meeting notes.