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advancing inclusion and diversity2017annualdiversity reportOFFICE FOR INCLUSION, DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
THE OFFICE FOR INCLUSION, DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITYVISION STATEMENTCase Western Reserve University valuesexcellence by advancing diversity throughinclusive thinking, mindful learning andtransformative dialogue.
BARBARA R.SNYDERFrom thePresidentTen years ago in our Forward Thinking strategicdiscussing sensitive issues. The College of Arts andplan, Case Western Reserve University identifiedSciences and the Center for International Affairsdiversity and inclusion as among our core values andpartnered for a new certificate program for ourreaffirmed them in our subsequent strategic plan,international students who want to improve theirThink Beyond the Possible. Nine years ago, I had theEnglish language skills. The Weatherhead Schoolprivilege of appointing our inaugural vice presidentof Management hosted 2017 Mandela Washingtonfor inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity, MarilynFellows from sub-Saharan African countries asS. Mobley, PhD. Dr. Mobley and her team havepart of a federal program for young leaders.provided remarkable leadership in advancing thesecore values through new programs, initiatives, andcollaborations. They have provided support duringcelebratory moments as well as during difficulttimes on our campus, locally and nationally. I amproud of the many occasions in the last year whenmembers of our university community have comeWhile we take pride in the many achievementsfrom the past year highlighted in the followingpages, we look forward to addressing the challengesthat remain. I am grateful to the faculty, staff andstudents who work with commitment and passionto embody our core values of diversity and inclusion.together to support each other.I hope you enjoy learning about our progress withSincerely,campus-wide programs, including Diversity 360,our comprehensive diversity education program,and those within our schools and centers. Forexample, our School of Law held faculty sessionson making the classroom more inclusive whenBarbara R. SnyderPresident, Case Western Reserve University2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 3
MARILYN S.MOBLEYFrom the Vice Presidentfor Inclusion, Diversityand Equal OpportunityThe annual diversity report provides yet anothergroup of students accepted into the nationally acclaimedopportunity for Case Western Reserve University toPosse Program, which provides access and leadershipdemonstrate its commitment to our core values ofdevelopment, and the university installed an historicdiversity and inclusion. This report reflects the university’smarker for its connection to the freedom struggle of theattention to campus climate, recruitment and retention,Underground Railroad and the anti-slavery movement.and resource development under the new DiversityStrategic Action Plan, which was launched in early 2017.Within these pages, we celebrate our successes, ourvarious national and regional initiatives, and highlightsfrom our schools and various departments across campus.This report also showcases two awards—the SustainedDialogue Award and the Higher Education Excellence forDiversity (HEED) Award from Insight into Diversity. Wecelebrate all of these achievements at the same time thatwe know the local, national, and global context in whichThe Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunitywe live requires so much more of all of us. More than ever,continued its signature programs, including Diversity 360it is critical that “we be the change we want to see” andand the Power of Diversity lecture series, and it launchedthat we hold our university and ourselves accountable.the Trailblazer Project, a new initiative designed todiversify portraits in common areas on campus.The university continues to promote all aspects of diversityWith warmest regards,on campus and we are pleased to showcase thosesuccesses in this report. The Provost Scholar Program, thepartnership with the East Cleveland School District thatbegan in 2013 through the work of Professor Faye Garyand Provost Bud Baeslack can now boast that one of itsgraduates is a first-year student at CWRU. The universitycan also boast that its student body includes a diverseMarilyn S. MobleyVice PresidentInclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 4
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSSUCCESS STORYPROVOST SCHOLARS PROGRAM PAVES THE WAYFOR CLEVELAND STUDENTS TO ATTEND COLLEGEWhen Brianna Moore stepped onto the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) campusas a ninth grader in 2013, she had no idea where she would attend college and did notknow how she could afford it. However, today Moore is a CWRU student, class of 2021,and the recipient of a full-tuition Provost Scholarship.Her journey from an urban school in East Cleveland to the CWRU campus is largely the resultof a mentorship program started by Faye Gary, EdD, the CWRU Medical Mutual of Ohio KentW. Clapp Chair and professor of Nursing and CWRU Provost William A. “Bud” Baeslack, III, inconjunction with East Cleveland City School District Superintendent Myrna Corley.The Provost Scholars Program, launched in 2013, pairs East Cleveland middle and highschool students with CWRU faculty and staff who serve as mentors and work to improvethe academic success of students and expose them to college and future career possibilities.The success of the program is evident by Moore’s presence on campus. She is among thefirst six Provost Scholars to complete the program, graduate from high school and go onto college. Moore chose to attend CWRU, in part, to be close to Gary, who was her mentorin the Provost Scholars Program.CWRU Provost Williams A. “Bud”Baeslack, III and Faye Gary, EdD,the CWRU Medical Mutual of OhioKent W. Clapp Chair, created thementoring program that helpedfirst-year student Brianna Mooreattend CWRU.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 5More than 100students haveparticipated in someaspect of the ProvostScholars Program sinceits inception in 2013.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSNATIONAL INITIATIVEPOSSE FOUNDATION PROGRAM ENHANCESDIVERSITY & PROVIDES STRONG SUPPORTSYSTEM FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTSThe Posse FoundationProgram wasestablished in 1989and has assisted morethan 7,000 students.The graduation ratefor Posse Scholarsis 90 percent.When Elijah Tumblin arrived at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) from NewOrleans in fall 2017, it is unlikely that he felt anxious or alone, despite being some 1,000miles away from home. Instead, he arrived at campus with a solid support system,comprised of students from his hometown and a campus mentor. Elijah is one of tenstudents from New Orleans enrolled at CWRU as part of the Posse Foundation Program,a nationally renowned college access and leadership development program.Under the program, a diverse group of promising high school students are selected toform a “posse.” These students participate in pre-college training and after high schoolcollectively attend a Posse partnership college. The program believes students are morelikely to succeed in college when they have a strong support system. CWRU joined thePosse Foundation in fall 2016.“The Posse students have brought a rich tapestry of diverse backgrounds, uniqueexperiences and distinctive cultures to the CWRU community,” said Barbara Kuemerle,Posse mentor and senior instructor in CWRU’s Department of Biology. “The more I get toknow each student, the more I realize how impactful their presence is on campus.”Posse students at CWRU. Picturedhere, front row (l to r), is FernandoRivera, Elijah Tumblin and FatimaRahman. In the second row: HaileyMarshall, Isaiah Carr, AnthonyNunnery, Isabella Beninate, OscarGarcia, Barbara Kuemerle (mentor),Phuong Nguyen and Olivia Hughes.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 6
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSREGIONAL INITIATIVESTUDENT GROUP BRINGS REGIONALTAIWANESE CONFERENCE TO CWRUThe CWRU Taiwanese American Students Association (TASA)strives to empower and inspire the campus Taiwanese Americancommunity. In the coming months, its work will impact thecampus community as well as the region.Thanks to the efforts of the TASA group, CWRU is the site ofthe March 2018 Intercollegiate Taiwanese American StudentAssociation Midwest Conference. Entitled “In Visibility,” theconference will bring cultural stereotypes into visibility byAlicia Changfocusing on cultural awareness, stakeholders of invisibility andon being visible, said Alicia Chang, a CWRU senior and conference board member.“We hope students will leave the conference with a sense of empowerment,” she said.“This conference provides a chance for us to come together and learn about our differentbackgrounds as well as the cultural heritage that ties us together,” said Hsing-Duan Louh,a CWRU junior and co-president of the campus TASA.The CWRU association has about 90 members and annually hosts campus events.Some members of the CWRUTASA student group include, infront, Tiffany Chang; first row(l to r), Hsing-Duan Louh,Thomas Huang, Jarrett Hsieh,Cathy Tao; second row, JustinWen, David Chang, Vinson Chuand Roslyn Yang.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 7More than 200 collegeand high schoolstudents and othersare expected to attendthe 2018 Taiwaneseconference, whichis being planned byCWRU TASA membersand students from TheOhio State University.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSCAMPUS INITIATIVE“ This project isa marvelousdemonstration ofthe university’scommitmentto diversity andwill preservethe significantcontributions ofalumni of color andwomen,” said MarilynS. Mobley, PhD, VicePresident, Office forInclusion, Diversity andEqual Opportunity.NEW PROJECT HONORS ALUMNI OF COLOR &DIVERSIFIES CAMPUS PORTRAITSPortraits of six African American alumni were unveiled in the Case Western ReserveUniversity (CWRU) Kelvin Smith Library in fall 2017 as part of the Trailblazer Project.The project showcases the contributions of CWRU’s alumni of color and women andseeks to diversify images that appear on campus.The portraits will hang in the library throughout the 2017-2018 academic year andwill be considered for relocation in other common areas around campus. Tentativeplans call for portraits of distinguished alumni to be commissioned and unveiled annually.The project is sponsored by the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity.The first six alumni recognized include Judge Sara Harper, the first African Americanwoman appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court; Attorney Fred Gray, leading civil rightslawyer who represented Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks; Architect Robert P.Madison, president of Robert P. Madison International, an architectural and engineeringfirm; former Surgeon General David Satcher; the late U.S. Congresswoman StephanieTubbs Jones; and the late U.S. Congressman Louis Stokes.Pictured in front of TrailblazerProject portraits are ( l to r) LoriStokes, daughter of the lateCongressman Louis Stokes;Carmella Miller, who representedher cousin former Surgeon GeneralDavid Satcher at a fall unveilingceremony; Barbara Walker, sisterof the late CongresswomanStephanie Tubbs Jones; JudgeSara Harper; Attorney Fred Gray;CWRU Vice President Marilyn S.Mobley, PhD; and Architect RobertP. Madison.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 8
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSCAMPUS INITIATIVETHINK TANK HIGHLIGHTS STATEVIOLENCE & SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUESThe CWRU Social Justice Institute presented Think Tank 2017 Educating for Struggle: StateViolence, Then & Now on November 16–18. The conference engaged students, staff, facultyand community members in discussions about state violence and its nexus with racism,indigenous rights, immigration policy and environmental justice.The conference opened with a screening of the documentary film Wounded Knee, whichexamines the American Indian Movement activists and residents of the Pine RidgeReservation who occupied Wounded Knee, SD, in 1973, demanding redress for past andpresent grievances.Historian and feminist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz delivered the opening keynote addressentitled “The Genocidal Foundations of the United States.” She explored the history ofgovernmental policies concerning Native communities. Historian and author Ibram X.Kendi delivered a keynote entitled “State Violence and the Antiracist Struggle,” building onthe ideas outlined in his award-winning book, Stamped from the Beginning: A DefinitiveHistory of Racist Ideas in America. The event also featured plenary sessions, interactiveworkshops and national and local thought leaders.INSET PHOTO:Members of thelocal Indigenouscommunityalso participatedin the program. Pictured here (lto r), Guy Jones, who served on apanel, Bruce Kafer and LawrenceReddest, who gave the openingprayer for the conference.Pictured here are performersfrom the Theatre Artists for SocialChange (a collaboration of DobamaTheatre and Karamu House),which presented an evening ofcurated performance art called“Hashtag: Your Phrase Here”.The performance act concludedthe conference.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 9Think Tank 2017was co-sponsoredby the Office forInclusion, Diversity andEqual Opportunity,ideastream,Ndeda N. Letson,Beamer-SchneiderProfessorship inEthics, the CWRUSchool of Law, Officeof Multicultural Affairs,Kelvin Smith Libraryand others.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSPOINTS OF PRIDECWRU INSTALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROADSITE MARKER ON CAMPUSThe marker issponsored by theFriends of FreedomSociety Inc., CaseWestern Reserve andEmeritus Trustee AllenH. Ford, whose greatgrandparents ownedthe UndergroundRailroad site wherethe marker is located.A newly erected historic marker on the Case Western Reserve University campushighlights the university’s connection to the 19th century anti-slavery movement.One side of the plaque recognizes the role that Western Reserve College, then locatedin Hudson Ohio, played in the anti-slavery movement. The other side honors HoratioCyrus and Martha Cozad Ford, whose home served as a stop on the UndergroundRailroad. The land on which the home stood became part of the university campuswhen the college moved to Cleveland, Ohio. The marker was dedicated in fall 2017.According to University Historian Richard Baznik, abolitionist sentiment was strongamong Western Reserve College students and faculty from the early 1830s. In 1854,former slave and outspoken abolitionist Frederick Douglass addressed the WesternReserve College Philozetian Society during Commencement Week.The marker “represents CWRU’s recognition of its connection to a significantmoment in American history and the freedom struggle of African-Americanpeople,” said Marilyn S. Mobley, PhD, vice president, Office for Inclusion, Diversityand Equal Opportunity.A special program was held in thefall to celebrate the installationof the Underground Railroadmarker on the CWRU campus.Pictured here at the celebrationare Joan Southgate, a CWRUalumna who spoke at the programand once walked the trail of theUnderground Railroad from Ohio toCanada; Ren Weeden, recent CWRUgraduate who provided excerpts ofa Frederick Douglass speech in aspoken-word performance; CWRUPresident Barbara R. Snyder;Emeritus Trustee Allen Ford,whose great-grandparents ownedthe site where the marker islocated; and CWRU Vice President,Office for Inclusion, Diversity andEqual Opportunity Marilyn S.Mobley, PhD. Posters of the frontand back of the actual marker arevisible in back.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 10
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSPOINTS OF PRIDECWRU SUSTAINED DIALOGUE PROGRAMRECEIVES NATIONAL AWARDThe executive team of the university’s Sustained Dialogue Program is a recipient ofthe 2017 Sustained Dialogue Campus Network National Dialogue Award. Awards arepresented annually by the national Sustained Dialogue office to honor institutions andindividuals that make “monumental contributions toward dialogue that unites acrossthe divides.”Established in 2013, more than 100 students, staff and faculty have participated inthe CWRU Sustained Dialogue program. Under the program, individuals from diversebackgrounds meet weekly to discuss campus issues of concern and inclusion anddiversity issues. In the spring, participants meet with university administrators to presenttheir recommendations on ways to improve the campus experience. Sustained Dialogueprograms currently operate on more than 60 campuses across the country and abroad.While most schools host student dialogue groups, the CWRU program is unique in that ithosts staff/faculty groups as well as student dialogue groups.For the sixthconsecutive year, CaseWestern ReserveUniversity was honoredwith the HigherEducation Excellence inDiversity Award fromINSIGHT Into Diversitymagazine. The awardrecognizes institutionsfor implementationof comprehensivediversity initiatives.Members of the SustainedDialogue Executive Team thattraveled to Washington, DC toaccept the award are (l to r)Janetta M. Hammock, diversityprogram manager; Edwin Mayes,director of first year experienceand family programs; NaomiSigg, director of the Office forMulticultural Affairs; and JohnKillings, associate director ofmulticultural leadership andprogramming.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 11
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSDIVERSITY ACROSS CAMPUSSCHOOL OF MEDICINEREQUIRES DIVERSITY AMONGFACULTY JOB CANDIDATESIn an effort to increase diversity among its faculty,the CWRU School of Medicine has instituted a requirement that at least one of the final applicants broughtto campus to interview for a faculty position must befrom an underrepresented racial group or a female. Therequirement went into effect for all faculty searches inthe school beginning in 2018.“Diversity brings enormous benefits to an organization,including the abilities to view issues in new andinnovative ways and to build bridges with the largercommunity,” said Sana Loue, JD, PhD, vice dean forFaculty Development and Diversity in the school.In addition, the school is continuing to develop a resourcelist to assist departments with recruiting diverse candidates for various positions and disciplines. Many of theorganizations on the list include those whose membership consists primarily of women or people of color.MSASS FACULTY, STUDENTSHOST WORLD CAFÉ TODISCUSS “RESTORINGDEMOCRACY”Students and faculty from the Jack, Joseph and MortonMandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS) hosteda World Café entitled “Restoring Democracy: A Bridge tothe Future” in fall 2017.The event was designed based on the methodologystudents were studying in the course “Assessing,Organizing and Building Community.” World Café isan interactive social technology that invites people toconnect to each other through meaningful conversationsacross differences, focusing on questions that matter.“The 2016 election represents a catalytic moment toexamine the fragmentation and breakdown of the socialfabric and institutions that make a democracy strong,”said MSASS Assistant Professor Mark Chupp, PhD, whohosted the event in conjunction with students andMSASS instructors Lawrence Bresler and Aviva Vincent.VIEWPOINT FORUMHIGHLIGHTS CAMPUSFREE SPEECH ISSUESHow should universities handlecontroversial speakers and howcan they encourage dialogueon controversial issues wereamong the issues tackledduring a fall Viewpoint Forumentitled “Freedom of Speech:Understanding Our Rights inTroubling Times.” The eventfeatured a panel discussion thatwas moderated by Dan Moulthrop,(far left) CEO of The City Club ofCleveland and panelists, CWRUlaw professors Jonathan Adler andB. Jessie Hill, Cleveland MarshallCollege Law Professor KevinO’Neill and Journalist Afi-OdeliaScruggs, PhD.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 12
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSDIVERSITY ACROSS CAMPUSLAW SCHOOL SESSION FOCUSESON HANDLING SENSITIVEISSUES IN THE CLASSROOMThe CWRU School of Law sponsored a faculty session thatfocused on how to make the classroom more inclusive whendiscussing sensitive issues. The one-hour session discussedsensitiveissues relatedto race, genderidentification,sexualorientation,freedom ofspeech andRuqwaiijah A. YearbyAndrew S. Pollispolice brutality.Additionally, faculty discussed the need to allow a studentto miss a classif a topic to be discussed might trigger emotional distress.“The session allowed the faculty to share best practices andask for advice regarding addressing sensitive topics in theclassroom,” said Ruqaiijah A. Yearby, J.D., associate deanof Institutional Diversity and Inclusiveness and professorof law at the CWRU School of Law. Yearby and Andrew S.Pollis, CWRU professor of law, hosted the session.COLLEGE OF ARTS& SCIENCES ANDINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSLAUNCH ENGLISHPROFICIENCY PROGRAMThe College of Arts and Science, in collaborationwith the Center for International Affairs,has launched a new certificate program forinternational students who seek to improve theirEnglish skills in order to qualify for admission toCWRU graduate programs.The English Department and the CommunicationSciences Program in the Department ofPsychological Sciences have assumed a leadingrole in developing and implementing the AcademicEnglish Proficiency (AEP) program. AEP classes willbe small – no more than 12 students – to ensureparticipants receive individual attention fromfaculty instructors. AEP seeks to increasethe enrollment of international students ingraduate programs across the university.NURSING COURSE FOCUSES ON HEALTH PROMOTION &CULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGA new online course promotes cross-culturalunderstanding while helping CWRU nursing students tobetter integrate health promotion into all encounters withpatients. The course, “Health Promotion Across the LifeSpan,” is offered in both the fall and spring semesters inthe Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.“Health promotion and education is one of the mostimportant aspects of advanced practice,” said JenniferHeller, RN, MSN, a CWRU instructor who teaches thecourse.The course is designed to help future nurses aid theirpatients in avoiding unhealthy behaviors and activelyseeking healthy behavior, such as improving eating habits,smoking cessation and keeping up with routine healthscreenings, Heller said. In addition, throughout the courseattention is given to cultural awareness so that studentsrealize they may have to take care of patients who arefrom cultures different from their own. Students “need tobe prepared to understand and respect decisions basedupon cultural norms,” she said.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 13
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSDIVERSITY ACROSS CAMPUSNEW DENTAL CLINIC SETTO OPEN IN SUMMER 2019In fall 2017, Case Western Reserve University and the ClevelandClinic broke ground on a new dental clinic, which will be partof their Health Education Campus (HEC). Both buildings arescheduled to open in 2019. The three-story, 126,000 squarefoot dental clinic will house a state-of-the-art facility whereSchool of Dental Medicine students will treat patients under thesupervision of dental faculty.Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, University President BarbaraR. Snyder, and Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Toby Cosgrovewere among the speakers at the groundbreaking. The newdental clinic will be located north of the 485,000-suqare-footmain HEC building.The new dental clinic location will provide closer parking forthose visiting it and will be more visible than the current clinic.Each year, an estimated 19,000 patients, more than 11,000 ofthem Cleveland Residents, seek treatment at the dental clinic.“The potential of this clinic to enhance the health of ourcommunity – through patient treatment and educationaloutreach – is truly exceptional,” said School of Dental MedicineDean Kenneth B. Chance in a campus article, “We cannot wait tobe in this new location where our faculty and students can havegreater impact and connection with the people we serve.”SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGSESSION FOCUSES ONDIVERSITY & CONFLICTRESOLUTION ISSUESThe CWRU School of Engineering hosted aleadership development session for facultyin fall 2017 that featured “Theater Delta:Experience Theater,” a North Carolina-basedgroup that uses interactive theater – scriptedand improvisational audience participatorytheater – to foster dialogue and solutionsto critical issues that impact teams andcommunities. More than 20 faculty from five ofthe seven engineering departments attendedthe session.Theater Delta operates with a pedagogy thatrecognizes when participants engage charactersand conflict, and subsequently take part in adialogue where they process the issues, theyare more likely to change personal attitudes andbehaviors. The theater group tackles a varietyof issues including implicit bias, “the isms,” andmanaging conflicts around social identity in theclassroom.New Dental Clinic is scheduledto open in 2019.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 14
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSDIVERSITY ACROSS CAMPUSWEATHERHEAD SPONSORS SESSIONS FOR MANDELA FELLOWSCase Western Reserve University hosted 25 rising leadersfrom sub-Saharan African countries in summer 2017,under a federal program that seeks to empower youngleaders through a variety of professional skills, leadershipand networking sessions.The university was one of 38 colleges and universitiesnationwide selected by the U.S. State Department andInternational Research and Exchanges to host the 2017Mandela Washington Fellows. The fellows spent six weekson campus and explored a variety of issues, includingthose related to leadership, environmental policy, publichealth policy and policies for economic and workforcedevelopment. In addition, through sessions sponsoredby the CWRU Weatherhead School of Management, thefellows had an opportunity to focus on such topics asappreciative inquiry, design thinking, coaching, emotionalintelligence, entrepreneurship and conflict resolution.The fellows also had networking opportunities with localentrepreneurs, industry professionals and CWRU alumni.The CWRU program for the fellows was headed by DanLacks, PhD, chair of the Department of Chemical andBiomolecular Engineering and the C. Benson BranchProfessor of the Case School of Engineering, and RadhikaRamamurthi, manager of Graduate Program Quality atWeatherhead and administrative director of the program.During their six-week stay on campus, three CWRU Jack,Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Social Sciencesstudents served as interns for the fellows and spentnearly every day with the visitors from Africa. Internsserved as a resource to the visitors and introduced themto the city and various tourist attractions.Twenty-five Mandela WashingtonFellows spent six weeks atCWRU engaged in a variety ofeducational sessions. A number ofthe fellows are pictured here with,center, Vice President for Inclusion,Diversity and Equal OpportunityMarilyn S. Mobley, PhD.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 15
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSDIVERSITY ACROSS CAMPUSNEW DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO CWRU CENTER FOR WOMENLisa Nielson, CWRU Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow andadjunct assistant professor in the Department of Music,was appointed director of the Flora Stone Mather Centerfor Women in fall 2017. Nielson had served as interimdirector for several months before assuming the positionpermanently.Nielson is a historical musicologist with a specializationin women’s studies. In 2011, she was appointed as alecturer in the Department of Music and became thefirst Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow. In that role, she teachesclasses related to the mission of the Anisfield-Wolf BookAwards of fostering cultural tolerance and diversity, aswell as her own research.During her six years at Case Western Reserve University,Nielson has been nominated for and received severalundergraduate teaching awards. Her professionalmemberships includethe Middle East StudiesAssociation, the AmericanMusicological Society and theMiddle Medievalists.“Our mission is to empowerall women, and addressthe diverse intersectionsof women’s experiences toLisa Nielsonadvance gender equity andinclusion,” Nielson said of the center. “This year, we arefocusing on advocacy and collaboration. Our advocacycontinues to include providing resources and support forvictims of sexual violence and abuse, education aboutsexual health, consent and building healthy relationships,and leadership and education for faculty and staff.”Women activists and feministsfrom the Middle East wereon campus in December 2017to meet with the Flora StoneMather Center for Women staffand discuss the topic “Womenas Political and CommunityLeaders.” The visiting groupincluded nonprofit, private sectorand political leaders from Egypt,Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and theUnited Arab Emirates. The visitwas arranged by The ClevelandCouncil on World Affairs. Picturedhere with the women, on the farleft, are Susan Freimark, seniorassociate director in the Centerfor Women and, in the back, LisaNielson, director of the center.Also, next to Nielson is NicholaBomani, president of the CWRUMuslim Student Association.Pictured in the front row, farright is Fatima Karriem, a memberof the center’s CommunityAdvisory Board.2017 ANNUAL DIVERSITY REPORT :: ADVANCING INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY :: 16
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EFFORTSDIVERSITY ACROSS CAMPUSBY THE NUMBERS11%of the fall 2017undergraduate populationare members ofunderrepresented racialgroups, as is 12% of thegraduate and professionalstudent population.6.3%increase in the numberof international studentsenrolled at CWRU in fall 2017.Nearly 2,800 internationalstudents were enrolled.10%increase in the number ofindividuals that attendedPower of Diversity LectureSeries even
Posse Foundation in fall 2016. “The Posse students have brought a rich tapestry of diverse backgrounds, unique . TAIWANESE CONFERENCE TO CWRU The CWRU Taiwanese American Students Association (TASA) . a CWRU junior and co-president of the campus TASA. The CWRU associati
