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Co-Chairs:

Hiram Ramirez, Ph.D.

Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives

Office of Transformational and Inclusive Excellence

ramireh2@miamioh.edu

Megan Kuykendoll, M.S.

Coordinator of eLearning and Instructor

Department of Family Science and Social Work

taylormk@MiamiOH.edu

Members:

Joshua Abraham, Ph.D.

Staff Clinician

Student Counseling Service

José Amador, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Global and Intercultural Studies

Emily Cluen, M.S.

Access Coordinator

Miller Center for Student Disability Service

Madelyn Detloff, Ph.D.

Professor, Interim Director of Graduate Studies

Department of English, Global and Intercultural Studies

Mónnica Gay

Undergraduate Student

College of Education, Health, & Society

Mathew (Mat) Hall, M.Ed.

Associate Director of LGBTQ+ Initiatives

Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion

KatieMarie Magnone

Graduate Student

College of Arts and Science

Krista McDonald, M.L.S.

Director Hamilton Campus Library

College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (CLAAS)

Bonnie Meyer, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Educational Leadership

Kenna Neitch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Global and Intercultural Studies

Joy Snow

Co-Chair

1809 LGBTQ+ Alumni 

Katie Stahlhut

Graduate Student

College of Arts and Science

Zaira Ruby Void

Undergraduate Student

College of Liberal Arts & Applied Sciences

The LGBTQ+ Task Force Report is a document crafted by Miami faculty, staff, ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs, and alumni after one and a half years of collective work to provide recommendations for the Miami community. This document outlines the national context LGBTQ+ ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs, faculty, and staff experience in higher education, a background of how the task force functioned and developed the recommendations outlined in this document. The recommendations put forth from this group are composed of four overarching areas: (1) Programming, Housing/Physical Spaces, and Student Development, (2) Capacity Building and Educational Resources, (3) Community Building for Students, Faculty, and Staff, and (4) Curricular and Co-Curricular Experiences. Within each of these areas task force members provided Miami context alongside their recommendations based on national benchmarking. Personal, professional, and scholarly knowledge were used throughout this process to support a robust and generative outline of how Miami can become a more welcoming, inclusive, and affirming
community for LGBTQ+ faculty, staff, and ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs.

LGBTQ+ Task Force Report (Accessible PDF)

Chair:

Tekeia N. K. Howard

Director of Programming

Office of Transformational and Inclusive Excellence

howardt9@miamioh.edu

Members:

Jenna Alvarez, Ph.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Department of Educational Psychology

Kenya Ash

Associate Vice President Equity and Equal Opportunity, Title IX Coordinator, Section 504 and ADA Coordinator

Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity

Braelyn Bean

Graduate Student

College of Education, Health, & Society

Amy Bergerson, Ph.D.

Associate Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education

Academic Affairs

Christina Carrubba-Whetstine

Director, Academic Support and Retention, Bernard B. Rinell, Jr. Learning Center

Interim Director, The Miller Center for Student Disabilit Services

Elizabeth Conrad

Undergraduate Student

College of Arts and Science

Zeph Fenton

Undergraduate Student

College of Arts and Science

Katie Gibson

Humanities Librarian

University Libraries

Olivia Herron

Director of Sustainability

Physical Facilities Department

Jennifer Heston-Mullins, Ph.D.

Associate Directgor of Research and Senior Research Scholar

Scripps Gerontoloty Center

Ken Irwin

Web Services Librarian

University Libraries

Nate Jorgensen

Senior Director of Marketing

University Communications and Marketing

Josselyn Marroquín Roca

Graduate Student

College of Arts and Science

August Ogunnowo

Undergraduate Student

College of Arts and Science

Sean Poley

Director of Accessible Technology

Information Technology Services

Abbie Proeschel

Communications and Events Coordinator

Office of Transformational and Inclusive Excellence

D. Ellis Rates

Associate Director, Intercultural Initiatives

Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion

Kelly Stewart

Senior HR Generalist

Human Resources

Michelle Szydlowski, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Project Dragonfly

Karen Yates

Coordinator of Disability Services

Regional Campuses

The Accessibility Task Force is a collective of faculty, staff, and ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs who meet regularly to discuss ways to raise awareness and develop strategies around accessibility to build more inclusive spaces around campus for all members of the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø community. This task force is an advisory group to the Office of Transformational and Inclusive Excellence (OTIE) in examining, developing, and assessing policies, programming, and support systems to better serve faculty, staff, and ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs in the context of a fully inclusive Miami community.

The task force is charged with examining and recommending policies, programming, and other forms of support for a more fully accessible Miami. The task force charge includes collecting data on the existence and practices connected to ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s current policies, programs and procedures related to all aspects of accessibility and inclusive programming on campus.  This process can be accomplished through doing an inventory of current offerings, resources, and support systems.  After this exploration, benchmarking best practices across the nation in peer or aspirational institutions can be done to inform next steps to support a more inclusive Miami for faculty, staff, and ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs.  An intentional effort should be made to include regional campuses in this data-gathering process to ensure all of Miami is represented in the recommendations put forth by this group.  Moreover, this group can be an advisory group for key stakeholders on campus by providing feedback and insight when necessary, to ensure inclusive perspectives and experiences are considered in the development of new policies, programs, and procedures.