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ISS seeking to expand Diversity Development
Position's title change may have discouraged more applicants
Lisa Riordan
Issue date: 1/8/08 Section: News
The search has begun for a new Assistant Diversity Developer in the Diversity Development division of Intercultural Student Services.
Juan Trujillo, the co-chair of the Association of Faculty for the Advancement of People of Color and instructor in OSU's foreign language and literature department is heading up the search.
"I've been involved in diversity programs for a long time," said Trujillo, chair of the search committee and a member of the OSU community since 1997. "It's a pretty small group of people [who work in the diversity programs], so you see the same people a lot."
The search for a new Assistant Diversity Developer started after Mercedes Benton vacated a similarly titled position earlier in the year.
Previously referred to as Director of Diversity Development, the position's name was shifted during the reorganization and establishment of Intercultural Student Services.
Trujillo voiced concern that the new title might have discouraged qualified individuals from applying for the position.
"Today's the deadline for applications, and we won't know the outcome for a couple of weeks at least. But the position always had the word 'director' in the title before, and that's an important thing to a lot of people. We hope that the name change doesn't depress the total number of applicants."
ISS is a relatively new department on campus that oversees the programs, services and initiatives of multiple student awareness groups.
Formed last year, ISS is a product of collaboration between the Minority Education Office, the Women's Center, LGBT services and four other campus groups.
"Diversity Development operates four of the campus cultural centers, including the Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, the Black Cultural Center, [Centro Cultural] César Chávez, and the Native American Longhouse," said Sandy Tsuneyoshi, director of ISS.
The goals of Diversity Development include raising awareness and encouraging critical thinking and education about social justice.
"It's a really exciting time to be involved in diversity programs," Tsuneyoshi said. "We've got different student groups collaborating to better serve other students and other groups. It's all really pulling together."
"We hope to enrich OSU," Tsuneyoshi said. "And now that we're all back to school, we can begin sifting through the applications for the open position and narrowing it down".
Lisa Riordan, news writer
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
Juan Trujillo, the co-chair of the Association of Faculty for the Advancement of People of Color and instructor in OSU's foreign language and literature department is heading up the search.
"I've been involved in diversity programs for a long time," said Trujillo, chair of the search committee and a member of the OSU community since 1997. "It's a pretty small group of people [who work in the diversity programs], so you see the same people a lot."
The search for a new Assistant Diversity Developer started after Mercedes Benton vacated a similarly titled position earlier in the year.
Previously referred to as Director of Diversity Development, the position's name was shifted during the reorganization and establishment of Intercultural Student Services.
Trujillo voiced concern that the new title might have discouraged qualified individuals from applying for the position.
"Today's the deadline for applications, and we won't know the outcome for a couple of weeks at least. But the position always had the word 'director' in the title before, and that's an important thing to a lot of people. We hope that the name change doesn't depress the total number of applicants."
ISS is a relatively new department on campus that oversees the programs, services and initiatives of multiple student awareness groups.
Formed last year, ISS is a product of collaboration between the Minority Education Office, the Women's Center, LGBT services and four other campus groups.
"Diversity Development operates four of the campus cultural centers, including the Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, the Black Cultural Center, [Centro Cultural] César Chávez, and the Native American Longhouse," said Sandy Tsuneyoshi, director of ISS.
The goals of Diversity Development include raising awareness and encouraging critical thinking and education about social justice.
"It's a really exciting time to be involved in diversity programs," Tsuneyoshi said. "We've got different student groups collaborating to better serve other students and other groups. It's all really pulling together."
"We hope to enrich OSU," Tsuneyoshi said. "And now that we're all back to school, we can begin sifting through the applications for the open position and narrowing it down".
Lisa Riordan, news writer
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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