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Action Item: Form Clark Athletics DEI Committee

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The Action Item has been fully implemented.

The Action Item has been fully implemented.

Create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee within Clark Athletics and Recreation.

Updates

Updates as of Sep. 28, 2020

  • Clark Athletics and Recreation has established the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, comprising coaches, staff, administration, the Athletics and Recreation-Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) liaison, and student-athletes.

    Members include Danisha Parks, co-chair (Athletics-ODI liaison; women’s basketball assistant coach); Tyler Simms, co-chair (men’s basketball head coach); Trish Cronin (director of athletics and recreation); Michael Vidal (director of diversity and inclusive excellence, ODI); Paul E. Phillips (assistant director of athletics and recreation; men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach); Brienne Smith (women’s soccer head coach); Billy Cather (baseball head coach); Kyle Prudhomme (director of athletic communications); Allison Elber (Center for Counseling and Personal Growth); MiKayla Dotson (women’s basketball student-athlete); Biko Gayman (men’s basketball student-athlete).

Updates as of Sep. 28, 2020

  • Clark Athletics and Recreation created subcommittees within the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee focusing on culture, policy, and education and programming.