Inclusivity Statement
The Statement
The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to ending generations of discrimination and inequity. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery, and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.
The Process
Developing the Inclusivity statement was an inclusive process that involved many meetings and input from constituent groups throughout UTSA. Below are many of the groups invited to provide input to the statement.
Student Government Association
President’s Cabinet
University Council
Association of Chinese Professors
Black Faculty and Staff Association
Faculty Parents Network
First Generation Faculty
Indigenous Faculty, Community, and Allies Coalition
International Faculty
La Raza Faculty and Administration
Pride Faculty and Staff Association
Women of Color Faculty Activist Association
Women’s Professional Development and Synergy Academy (WPASA)
Inclusive Excellence Advisory Board
Faculty Senate
Staff Senate
UTSA was born from a uniquely diverse and inclusive American city. Our university has a special mission to link that history to our nation’s future and to make this a place where that direction is affirmed." - John Phillip Santos.
The Task Force
This task force will review the draft “Diversity Statement” developed by the past Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board (DIAC), infuse the philosophies of Inclusive Excellence, and finalize an “Inclusivity” statement that aligns with the mission of UTSA. This statement will be presented to the Inclusive Excellence Advisory Board (IEAB) for review, ratification, and recommendation to senior leadership to serve as the “Inclusivity” statement for UTSA.
Initiative Lead:
- Roger Enriquez, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Members:
- Carolyn Ellis, Assistant Dean, UTSA Libraries
- Norma Guerra, Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development
- John Phillip Santos, Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Honors College