Committee for Community & Diversity (CCD)

Committee for Community & Diversity (CCD)


What is the Committee for Community & Diversity?

As a matter of introduction, CCD is a non-policy making group that:

  • Was developed post Diversity Task Force Report (issued September 1999) by the president;
  • Engages in diversity, community and civility issues that affect the TC community;
  • Does not handle individual "ombudsperson", or budgetary matters;
  • Provides TC's only cross-constituency committee (19 members), (unlike the College Policy Council which excluded union members, had 46 members and was involved in budgetary matters). 

A.  The membership of the Committee for Community and Diversity shall be constituted as follows, and each of the below constitutents shall develop their own mechanism to select their members for appointment to the Committee for COmmunity and DIversity.  Reappointment shall be determined by the constituent group.

  1. Four Faculty representatives – two to be elected for a term of one year from the Faculty Executive Committee, one Departmental Chair, and one At-large appointed by the Provost.
  2. Three Professional Staff representatives shall be appointed for one year from the Professional Staff Association, Management Network and At-large respectively.
  3. Three Union representatives shall be appointed for a term of one year.
  4. Five student representatives shall be appointed from the Student Senate for a term of one year.
  5. Three administration representatives including the President and the Vice President of Academic Affairs (Provost).
  6. One representative shall be appointed from the Office of Access & Services for Individuals with Disabilities (OASID).
  7. One representative shall be appointed from the Office of International Services (OIS).
  8. Two at-large representatives shall be appointed by the Chair of the Committee for Community and Diversity as deemed necessary with notice to the Committee.

B.  The purpose of the Committee for Community and Diversity shall be generally to:

  1. Advise the President on and promote and engage all constituents in college-wide diversity, community-building and civility projects and concerns.
  2. The Committee shall not act as ombuds for individual concerns.

C.  The Committee shall consult widely, inviting and receiving comments and suggestions from all sectors of the College on diversity, community and civility concerns and initiatives.

CCD Membership 2023-2024
Committee for Community and Diversity
As of 9.21.2023

  1. Allison Antwi – ODCA Administration- ana2172@tc.columbia.edu
  2. Frederick Awity - 707 Union Representative, Public Safety - fa2225@tc.columbia.edu
  3. Thomas Bailey - President of the College Administration - TBailey@tc.columbia.edu
  4. Isaac Freeman - 2110 Union Representative - Irf3@tc.columbia.edu
  5. Maria Paula Ghiso – Faculty Dept. Chair Curriculum & Teaching -mpg2134@tc.columbia.edu
  6. Patricia Gibson - Office of International Students and Scholars – gibson@tc.columbia.edu
  7. Kristin Gorski- Staff Advocacy & Support Council Committee Member (SASC) – kg2366@tc.columbia.edu
  8. John Handal – Staff Advocacy & Support Council Committee Member (SASC) - jh3722@tc.columbia.edu
  9. Whitney Hedgepeth – Staff Advocacy & Support Council Committee Member (SASC)-weh2116@tc.columbia.edu
  10. Kristopher McCook - 707 Union Representative, Facilities -Km2817@tc.columbia.edu
  11. Marie Miville – At Large Member -mlm2106@tc.columbia.edu
  12. Neha Pant – Student Senate President –NP2787@tc.columbia.edu
  13. Juan Carlos Reyes - ODCA Administration -Jcr2101@tc.columbia.edu
  14. Janice S. Robinson Administration – CCD Chair Vice President for Diversity & Community Affairs -Jsr167@tc.columbia.edu
  15. Thomas Rock- Student Affairs- rock@exchange.tc.columbia.edu
  16. Ezekiel Dixon-Roman- Faculty – FEC Race Culture Diversity Sub Committee – ed2115@tc.columbia.edu
  17. Marissa Sala - OASID – Ms6102@tc.columbia.edu
  18. Haney Yoon - Faculty - FEC Race Culture Diversity Sub Committee - hy2424@tc.columbia.edu
  19. Student Senate – To be elected in September
  20. Student Senate – To be elected in September
  21. Student Senate – To be elected in September
  22. Student Senate – To be elected in September
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