Grand Valley State University is seeking students, faculty and staff members to help embark on the next step in the myGVSU Campus Climate Study with the newly-created Campus Climate Implementation Committee, that will be made up of three subcommittees: the faculty subcommittee, staff subcommittee and student subcommittee.

Dwight Hamilton, assistant vice president for affirmative action, said the CCIC will be tasked with identifying and recommending action items based on the findings from the myGVSU Campus Climate Study, the results of which were released in the fall.

“The information will be used to generate recommendations for the university to further improve the campus climate,” Hamilton said. Tammie Luce from Campus Dining and Debbie Morrow from University Libraries will chair the faculty subcommittee; Kate Stoetzner, director of international students and scholars at Padnos International Center along with Aaron Haight, assistant director of Student Life, will chair the staff subcommittee and the student subcommittee will be chaired by Marlene Kowalski-Braun, director of the Women’s Center and Colette Seguin Beighley, director of the LGBT center.

“Each subcommittee will focus of the following issues: short-term/action, qualitative results, marketing/image, racial issues and LGTBQ/women issues,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton said they’re not sure how many people will make up the committee in the end, but said that students, faculty and staff members are all welcome to join their respective subcommittees.

“No stipulations, other than being willing to meet at least once a month and to carry out action items for each meeting,” he said.

Those who are interested in joining one of the CCIC’s subcommittees should contact Krystal Olson at 616-331-2672 or at [email protected].

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