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COMMUNITY & BELONGING
COMMITTEE'S CHARGE
In Spring 2021 the Community & Belonging Committee was created to improve our departmental cultural climate. The charge of the committee was to begin a self-evaluation process to draw out areas for continued growth including individual and communal implicit biases, conscious and unconscious assumptions, and inequities in curriculum and pedagogy. This included surveying alumni, students, staff, and faculty for direct input.
Today, the committee works collaboratively with TDAA faculty and staff as well as various partners on campus to continually work to improve our departmental cultural climate by developing transparency in policy and communication, improving recruitment/retention practices for both enrollment and employment, and establishing accountability expectations and practices.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Danielle Lydia Sheather
Assistant Professor, Dance
IDEJ Committee Chair
Office: SH 211
daniellesheather@suu.edu
(435) 865-8503
Kolby Clarke
Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts/Lighting Design
Office: SH 207
(435) 865-8184
Dr. Scott Knowles
Associate Professor, Theatre History
Office: SH 210
(435) 586-7830
Rachel Parker
Associate Professor and Director, Arts Administration
Office: BM 201
435-586-7873
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SUU wishes to acknowledge and honor the Indigenous communities of this region as original possessors, stewards, and inhabitants of this Too’veep (land), and recognize that the University is situated on the traditional homelands of the Nung’wu (Southern Paiute People). We recognize that these lands have deeply rooted spiritual, cultural, and historical significance to the Southern Paiutes. We offer gratitude for the land itself, for the collaborative and resilient nature of the Southern Paiute people, and for the continuous opportunity to study, learn, work, and build community on their homelands here today. Consistent with the University's ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, SUU works towards building meaningful relationships with Native Nations and Indigenous communities through academic pursuits, partnerships, historical recognitions, community service, and student success efforts.