Archive for 2020

December Meeting Minutes 2

PCDEI Leadership Team Meeting December 17, 2020, 2:00 – 3:00, Zoom Call PCDEI-Leadership@gustavus.edu In attendance: Siri Erickson, Ron White, President Bergman, Carlos Mejia, Amy Mukamuri, Tom Flunker, Marie Walker, Alexys Guidry, Kathi Tunheim Agenda: 1.Themes from the Listening Sessions (Ron) and next steps Completed 19 listening sessions with over 150 participants. 2. Next steps on […]

December Meeting Minutes 1

PCDEI Leadership Team Meeting December 11, 2020, 1:30 – 2:30, Zoom Call PCDEI-Leadership@gustavus.edu In attendance: Siri Erickson, Ron White, President Bergman, Carlos Mejia, Amy Mukamuri, Tom Flunker, Marie Walker, Alexys Guidry Unable to attend:  Kathi Tunheim Agenda: 1.Update on work with DiversityEdu and Team Dynamics; LMS question LMS – learning management system – diversityedu course […]

November Meeting Minutes

PCDEI Full Council – Agenda  November 16, 2020, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Zoom Call PCDEI-com@gustavus.edu Present: President Bergman, Siri Erickson, Tom Flunker, Kathi Tunheim, Ron White, Amy Mukamuri, Carlos Mejia Suarez, Anthony Bettendorf, Angela Erickson, Corrie Odland, Kari Eckheart, Monica Mikhaeil, Meegan Ruble, Pamela Pearson, Marie Walker, Maheema Bokhoree, Shannon Halen, Margaret Bloch Qazi, Alexyx Guidry,  Valerie Banschbach, […]

October Meeting Minutes

PCDEI Full Council – Agenda  October 27, 2020, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Zoom Call PCDEI-com@gustavus.edu Present: President Bergman, Siri Erickson, Tom Flunker, Kathi Tunheim, Ron White, Amy Mukamuri, Carlos Mejia Suarez, Anthony Bettendorf, Angela Erickson, Corrie Odland, Kari Eckheart, Monica Mikhaeil, Meegan Ruble, Pamela Pearson, Vidya Sivan, Samantha Raghu, Marie Walker, Maheema Bokhoree, Shannon Halen, Brenda Kelly, […]

Message from the Chair, 9/29/20

PCDEI Begins Three-Year Racial Justice and Inclusion Effort Greetings from the President’s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (PCDEI). Yesterday, a group of 25 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees met as the newly constituted PCDEI to begin work on a three-year effort focused on Racial Justice and Inclusion.   Since George Floyd’s death at the […]

September Meeting Minutes

PCDEI Full CouncilSeptember 28, 2020, 1:30-2:20 p.m., Zoom CallPCDEI-com@gustavus.edu Present: President Bergman, Siri Erickson, Tom Flunker, Kathi Tunheim, Mara Klein, Ron White, Amy Mukamuri, Carlos Mejia Suarez, Anthony Bettendorf, Angela Erickson, Corrie Odland, Kari Eckheart, Monica Mikhaeil, Meegan Ruble, Pamela Pearson, Vidya Sivan, Valerie Banschbach, Samantha Raghu, Marie Walker, Maheema Bokhoree, Shannon HalenUnable to Attend: […]

PCDEI announces 2020 Champions Award Winners

The Gustavus President’s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (PCDEI) is pleased to announce its Champions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion awards for 2020. Launched for the first time in 2018-19, these honors are bestowed upon a student and employee community member who go above and beyond their typical daily responsibilities to champion people, policies, […]

April Meeting Minutes

PCDEI Agenda April 16, 2020 3:30-4:30 pm via Google Meet PCDEI Council Members: Siri Erickson, Jean Noren, Lisa Dembouski, Margaret Bloch Qazi, Jared Phillips, Valerie Banschbach, Anthony Bettendorf Amy Mukamuri, Vidya Sivan PCDEI  Working Group Members:  Brianne Twaddle,, Amanda Jensen, Katy Clay, Rachel Maccabee, Lynnea Eckhoff, James Nickras, Anna DeGraff, Grady St. Dennis Not Present: […]

February Meeting Minutes

PCDEI Agenda February 20, 2020  3-4:30 pm in the Konferensrum, JCC Call In 1-866-576-7975   Participant 764057 Present: Siri Erickson, Jean Noren, Anthony Bettendorf, Mara Klein, Amy Mukamuri, Tom Flunker, Margaret Bloch Qazi, Jared Phillips, Valerie Banschbach, Dan Lee, Luz Ruiz, Janet Jennings, Vidya Sivan, Brittney Johnson Guests:  Monali Bhakti Not Present: President Bergman, Lisa […]

Meet the PCDEI Leadership Team for 2019-20!

Pictured left to right (as you move around the table): Jean Noren: Administrative Assistant in the President’s Office, and Co-Leader of the Communication Working Group Lisa Dembouski: Faculty in the Education Department, Vice Chair of the PCDEI, and Co-Leader of the Communication Working Group Rebecca Bergman: President of Gustavus Adolphus College, and originator/creator of the […]