Listening sessions set on search for new VP for Diversity 13 Jan, 2021
A series of virtual open forums have been scheduled to gather input and feedback from the Colorado State University community on the search and job description for the next Vice President for Diversity.
The forums, hosted jointly by the search committee and search firm WittKieffer, are being held with a variety of diversity, equity, and inclusion-focused stakeholders and committees throughout the university, including groups across all employee classifications as well as students.
In addition to forums with designated groups, two open sessions are being held for any CSU student, faculty or staff member to attend:
President McConnell names Roe Bubar CSU’s interim Vice President for Diversity 15 Dec, 2020
Roe Bubar, a professor of Ethnic Studies who is jointly appointed in the School of Social Work and affiliate faculty in the Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, will serve as the interim Vice President for Diversity for Colorado State University. President Joyce McConnell announced the appointment as the University’s founding Vice President for Diversity, Mary Ontiveros, retires at the end of December.
“Colorado State University is such an incredibly collaborative intellectual community, and nowhere is that commitment to collaboration more evident or important than around our equity efforts,” McConnell said. “That’s why I’m excited that Roe has agreed to step into this important interim leadership role. She is an extraordinary scholar and a practitioner, someone who leads by listening and by mentoring, and she brings tremendous wisdom, expertise, and empa