Ad Hoc Committee on Safety in a Diverse Environment
The Ad Hoc Committee on Safety in a Diverse Environment was convened at the request of President Amy Gutmann and is chaired by Interim Provost Peter Conn. The committee will look closely at the relationship between the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and people of color, most specifically African American males. The committee will review relevant police policies, procedures and reports, specifically focusing on the report submitted last spring by the Ad Hoc Committee on Racial Profiling. The committee will present concrete suggestions on how to improve relationships between DPS and community members of color in order to foster an environment in which all members of the Penn community can flourish, feel safe and achieve mutual respect. The committee held its first meeting on December 20, 2004 and reviewed progress made on recommendations submitted by the Ad Hoc Committee on Racial Profiling last spring. It will meet again within the next week.
Ad Hoc Committee Members:
Elijah Anderson, Charles and William L. Day Distinguished Professor of Social Science, Sociology
Jeanne Arnold, Executive Director, Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs
Ibraheem Basir, Muslim Student Association and Vice President, Black Student League
Herman Beavers, Acting Director, Center for Africana Studies
Janice Bellace, Associate Provost
Glenn Bryan, Director, Community Relations
Karlene Burrell-Mcrae, Director, Makuu: Black Cultural Center
Ryan Burg, Policy Chair for Social Issues, GAPSA
Kelli Coles, Co-Chair, BGAPSA
Peter Conn, Interim Provost, Chair
Dennis Culhane, Professor of Social Welfare Policy and Professor of Psychology
Elizabeth Curtis-Bey, Black Student League
Mark Dorsey, Chief of Police, Division of Public Safety
Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, Director, Latin American and Latino Studies
Will Gipson, University Chaplain
Eduardo Glandt, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Sharon Harris, Director, Staff and Labor Relations
Jason Levine, Chair, Undergraduate Assembly
Jona Ludmir, Spokesperson, Latino Coalition
Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum, Vice Provost for University Life
Joann Mitchell, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Fatimah Muhammad, United Minorities Council
Nancy Nicely, Executive Director of External Affairs, Office of the Provost
Phil Nichols, Faculty Director, College Houses and Academic Services
Kelechi Okere, Black Student League
Maureen Rush, Vice President, Division of Public Safety
Terry Shu, Chair, United Minorities Council
Quanisha Smith, Political Chair, UMOJA
Shadja Strickland, Co-Chair, BGAPSA
Sean Vereen, Associate Director, Greenfield Intercultural Center
Wendy White, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Nina Wong, Chair, Asian Pacific Student Coalition
Almanac, Vol. 51, No. 17, January 18, 2005
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