Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Health & Society
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Health & Society

Diane R. Wiener, Barry L. Wells Appointed Co-Chairs of Council on Diversity and Inclusion

Friday, November 18, 2016, By News Staff
Share
diversity

Diane R. Wiener, director of the Disability Cultural Center, and Barry L. Wells, special assistant to the Chancellor, have been appointed co-chairs of the new Council on Diversity and Inclusion by Chancellor Kent Syverud.

Diane Wiener

Diane Wiener

The appointments follow the creation of the Universitywide Council, whose membership was announced in September. Establishing the council was one of 18 short-term recommendations made earlier this year by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion.

“I am grateful to Diane and Barry for their outstanding leadership and commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion and equity at Syracuse University,” says Chancellor Syverud. “This council is critically important to creating a more inclusive and supportive campus climate. I look forward to working with Diane, Barry and all the members of the council.”

The council is the Chancellor’s primary advisory committee on matters of critical diversity and inclusion. It also is a resource for academic and non-academic units alike. In addition to implementing recommendations from the Chancellor’s Workgroup, the council works to improve the overall campus climate and to enhance diversity among students, faculty and staff.

Barry Wells

Barry Wells

The council is made up of representatives from departments, programs and offices campus wide. In addition to Wells and Wiener, the members are as follows:

  • Tammy Bluewolf-Kennedy, admissions counselor/Native American liaison in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions;
  • Patricia A. Burak, director of the Slutzker Center for International Services and assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences;
  • Maureen Casey, chief operating officer of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families;
  • the Rev. Pedro Castro Jr., Historically Black Church chaplain at Hendricks Chapel;
  • Shiu-Kai Chin, professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and vice chair of the board of directors of InterFaith Works of Central New York;
  • Francine D’Amico, associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and chair of the Senate Committee on LGBT Concerns;
  • James Duah-Agyeman, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, chief diversity officer for the Division of Student Affairs and chair of the University Senate Committee on Diversity;
  • Bea González, dean of University College and special assistant to the Chancellor;
  • Tiffany Gray, director of the LGBT Resource Center;
  • Margaret Himley, associate provost of international education and engagement;
  • Aaron Hodukavich, director and ADA coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services;
  • Sheila Johnson-Willis, interim chief, Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer;
  • Peta Long, Graduate Student Organization representative (vice president of external affairs);
  • Paula MacDonald, associate director for organizational development and training in the Office of Human Resources;
  • Angela Morales-Patterson, assistant director for alumni and donor engagement in the Office of Program Development;
  • Paula M. Possenti-Perez, director of the Office of Disability Services;
  • LaVonda N. Reed, associate provost for faculty affairs and professor in the College of Law;
  • Diasia Robinson, Student Association representative (director of diversity affairs);
  • Christabel Osei-Bobie Sheldon, director of the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program); and
  • Robert Wilson, director of the Student Support Services Program.

To learn more about initiatives underway to enhance diversity on the Syracuse University campus, please visit http://diversity.syr.edu.

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • LLL Provides Students a Virtual Taste of Italian Food and Culture
    Monday, April 12, 2021, By Dan Bernardi
  • Department of Drama Releases Digital Senior Showcase
    Monday, April 12, 2021, By Erica Blust
  • Appointments Now Available for Wednesday, April 14–Sign Up Today!
    Monday, April 12, 2021, By News Staff
  • Twice-Weekly Testing Schedule (April 12-16)
    Monday, April 12, 2021, By Jen Maser
  • Message From Dean of Students Marianne Thomson
    Monday, April 12, 2021, By News Staff

More In Health & Society

Syracuse University Partners With Syracuse City School District to Provide Pathways to Higher Learning

Syracuse University embraces its commitment to promoting positive change that simultaneously advances knowledge and opportunity for all citizens. A large part of that commitment is providing access to a Syracuse University education to local high school students. In partnership with…

Lender Center for Social Justice Hosts Community Conversation on Race, Disability and Justice

The Lender Center for Social Justice, along with the Center on Disability and Inclusion and the Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series, is bringing the community together for a broad-ranging discussion on Policed Bodies: A Community Conversation on Race, Disability…

Graduate Student Works With Food Policy Council to Combat Rising Food Scarcity Due to COVID

Nel Gaudé worked in kitchens for a decade before now pursuing a master’s degree in food studies. This tangible professional cooking experience gives them insight and allows them to think creatively about issues related to their coursework. After Gaudé was…

Online Master of Social Work Opens Doors to Career Changers, Working Professionals

The School of Social Work will welcome its first cohort of online master’s students in May, and Professor Ken Marfilius is excited. “We are already seeing strong applications for our first cohort of 50 students. I think the COVID-19 pandemic…

Five Maxwell Scholars Contribute to Aging Studies Handbook

Four professors and a doctoral student from the Maxwell School’s Department of Sociology and Department of Public Administration and International Affairs have contributed to the completely revised ninth edition of the “Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences” (Elsevier Academic…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2021 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.