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NADOHE Spotlight on Bernie Santarsiero
The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education interviewed our Grad College colleague and Director of Research Initiatives.
Why are you a member of NADOHE?
I became a member of NADOHE because we needed a representative from UIC to learn more about the experiences, best practices, and training carried out at other institutions focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and social justice. I also felt that UIC, as both a R1 research and minority serving institution (AANAPISI and HSI), had a lot to share as we established our own DEI resources and programming. NADOHE provides an excellent opportunity to network with diversity professionals in higher education.
Can you discuss your work on the Conference Planning Committee?
I volunteered early on to be a moderator at the annual conference, and then joined the planning committee in 2018. I helped to review session proposals. Based on the success of creating the “Health Equity” track and the interest in learning more about the “Academic Diversity Officer (ADO),” we established a new track in 2021. Carolyn Craig and I serve as co-chairs of that sub-committee. ADOs work with campus CDOs to help address DEI issues in their own units, and prioritize and implement responses to the DEI needs of that unit....
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