President's Diversity Fund

The President's Diversity Fund was established by the Evergreen's Long-range Planning Committee to support efforts to increase the college community's ability to be more effectively multicultural, in other words, to operate in manner that is inclusive of, respectful toward, and hospitable to a culturally diverse learning community.

By cultural diversity, we are referring to people of all cultures, races, colors, national origins and ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations and identities, economic classes, women, people with disabilities/chronic illness, etc., veterans, and other groups that have been/are systematically marginalized and/or discriminated against.  

The fund aims to create a more inclusive college climate by producing and/or providing support for programs and activities that educate the faculty, staff and students about diversity. This includes raising awareness about issues of individual and institutional oppression and discrimination, and providing opportunities for faculty, staff and students to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities to function well as a multicultural learning community.

The fund currently consists of an annual budget of $40,650, which includes $650 in discretionary funds. Funds remaining at the end of the fiscal year carry over and are added to the following year's allotment.

President's Diversity Fund Committee

Current Committee Members
Paul D. Gallegos (Chairperson)

Students	Alumnus/Alumna
Jeff Konen John Levi Rob Workman	Mona Baghdadi Haley Lowe
Faculty	Staff
Karen Alman Hirsh Diamant	Carlos Diaz Dalya Perez

Duties

With the guidance and support of the Special Assistant to the President for Diversity Affairs:

• Serve as spokespersons and advocates for the Diversity Fund, its values and mission.
• Each spring, establish and publish grant priorities, application criteria and timelines for the following academic year.
• Inform the entire college (including staff, faculty and students, the Tacoma, Reservation Based, Evening and Weekend and Graduate Programs) about the availability of and criteria for Diversity Fund grants through marketing and promotion.
• Read proposals and award grants with two goals in mind:
  • Supporting proposals that address the priorities established for that year;
  • Supporting an array of activities that combine to meet the developmental needs of the community.
• Make other funding decisions consistent with the mission of the fund.
• Ensure that grantees provide project evaluations consistent with fund criteria.
• As schedules allow, represent the committee at funded activities.
• Assess the effectiveness of activities supported or produced by the fund.

Time Commitment

Term of service is two years. The Committee has an annual retreat, meets one afternoon a month during the academic year to conduct its business, and may commit itself to additional activities as it sees fit.

Committee Membership

• Nine members
• 2 each of faculty, staff and alumni. 3 students
• Culturally diverse
• Members should bring a variety of approaches to the work of the committee, meaning diversity of expertise and disciplines, such as performance, science, events production, media, etc.
• Include representation from the Olympia and Tacoma communities

Duration

• Appointments will be two-years in duration.

Qualifications

• Evergreen alum or current Evergreen student, faculty or staff
• Commitment to promoting a positive campus environment for diversity
• Commitment to collaborative decision-making
• Willing to serve for two-years
• Able to attend monthly on-campus meetings
• Willing and able to provide timely grant reviews