Diversity, Equity, and Campus Climate (DECC)

Reports to the Division annually on the progress of the campus in achieving equality of opportunity and a supportive campus climate for underrepresented and otherwise excluded groups.

Committee Roster 2025-26

Leadership

  • Deborah Lee Chen (Optometry) - Chair

Members

  • Murat Arcak (EECS) 
  • John Battles (ESPM) 
  • Adrianne Correa (ESPM)
  • Susann Gahl (Linguistics)
  • Matthew Hough (Music)
  • Drew Jacoby-Senghor (Business)
  • Anneka Lenssen (History of Art) - Spring only
  • Ahmad Omar (MSE)
  • David Oppenheimer (Law)
  • Russell Robinson (Law)
  • Kimiko Ryokai (Information)
  • Mario Telo (Rhetoric)

Student Members

  • TBD (Graduate Student)
  • TBD (Undergraduate Student)

Ex Officio

  • Fabrizio Mejia  (Office of Equity and Inclusion) - Interim Vice Chancellor - nonvoting
  • Julianna Deardorff  (Office of Faculty Equity and Welfare) - Associate Vice Provost - nonvoting
  • Mark Stacey (CEE) – Division Chair (nonvoting)

Contact

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held on Thursdays from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in 310 Stephens Hall.

Fall 2025

September 4

October 2

November 6

December 4

Spring 2026

January 22

February 5

March 5

April 2

May 7

Annual Report

Please contact the committee analyst for additional reports.