To promote equity and inclusion throughout ASEE and to work toward the Strategic Plan goals, the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is organized into Committees. CDEI also has several participation options. Read below for more information or see the Commission’s full Operating Conditions document.
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Professional Development |
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Descriptions of the committees can be found at the bottom of this page.
(a) Standing CommitteesCDEI consists of the following seven Standing Committees to ensure its Goals and Objectives are reached. (i) Executive CommitteeThe Executive Committee serves as the organization’s leadership body and ensures CDEI’s goals are being accomplished by requiring accountability from all other committees. The Executive Committee is chaired by the CDIE Chair and consists of the CDEI ‘s Leadership Team (Incoming-Chair, Chair, and Past-Chair), the Other Officers outlined in Section 6.02, and all Committee Chairs. (ii) Conference Planning CommitteeThe Conference Planning Committee oversees all non-paper program activities for the ASEE Annual Conference and other conferences where the CDEI chooses to have a presence. This committee’s main initiatives are:
(iii) Conference Program CommitteeThe Conference Program Committee oversees all conference programming activities at the ASEE Annual Conference (workshops, special sessions, and panels) and manages the ASEE Best Diversity Paper competition. All CDEI members and friends will be asked to be paper reviewers; and therefore, reviewing activity does not count towards Committee membership or participation. Paper reviewers are not considered members of the Paper Program Committee. (iv) Communication CommissionThe Communication Committee coordinates communication efforts for the CDEI. This includes the ASEE Diversity Newsletter and CDEI’s websites. This committee coordinates messaging and seeks new content. (v) Strategic Plan CommitteeThe Strategic Plan Committee helps maintain and track the progress of the ASEE CDEI Strategic Plan with the guidance of the CDEI Leadership Team and in coordination with appropriate committees. This committee shall request reports from all committees, review reports with respect to advancement of the strategic plan, and compile into a single report before the June ASEE Board meeting. This effort will be in conjunction with the CDEI Leadership Team. The official CDEI report must be submitted via the ASEE Vice-President for Member Affairs no later than 2 weeks prior to the ASEE Board of Directors meeting. (vi) Partnerships CommitteeThe Partnerships Committee maintains relationships with partnering societies and helps other CDEI Committees leverage these relationships to achieve CDEI’s goals. Further, the committee will proactively seek out mutually beneficial partnerships and determine how to sustain them. This committee manages the ASEE Student Essay/Video Competition in conjunction with the ASEE Student Division. (vii) Policy, Letters & Related CommitteeThe Policy, Letters, & Related Committee drafts responses to key events for timely advocacy or to encourage diversity, inclusion, and/or equity policies. (b) Ad-Hoc CommitteesOther committees shall be appointed and dissolved by the CDEI Chair as deemed appropriate to the work thereof. Ad-Hoc Committees will exist for one year unless extended by request of the CDEI Chair. |