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| Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Susan Scherz schesusa@isu.edu The Faculty Coordinator works with assistance from the Center support staff, existing campus diversity-related groups, and other ISU support units (e.g., Institutional Research, Enrollment Management, and Office of Research). Coordinator duties include data collection and compilation, grant development and fund raising, promotion of diversity awareness programs, support for faculty and staff recruitment and retention efforts, and representation of diversity issues in university governance.
Dr. Scherz teaches education administration courses in the College of Education’s Graduate Department of Educational Leadership and Instructional Design. She is a former superintendent and principal from Arizona. Dr. Schertz worked with diverse students, families, teachers, and staff, and communities in rural areas and in alternative education settings (including jail education) in Arizona throughout most of her K-12 education career. In addition to her doctoral studies in educational leadership, Dr. Scherz also has a Master’s Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She has taught ESL classes at high schools and community colleges and enjoys working with multicultural students and their families. Advisory Council  Click here to send an email to all members of the Advisory CouncilBarbara Adamcik, Associate Provost (282-5011) adambarb@isu.edu Deb Easterly, Research Administrator, Office of Research (282-2618) eastdebb@isu.edu Donner Ellsworth, EET/TANF Director, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (478-3737) dellsworth@shoshonebannocktribes.com John Gribas, Professor, Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies / Faculty Ombudsperson (282-2695) gribjohn@isu.edu Erika Kuhlman, Assistant Professor, Department of History / Director of Women’s Studies (282-5675) kuhlerik@isu.edu Helen Cathleen Tarp, Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Literatures (282-3329) tarphele@isu.edu Laura Woodworth-Ney, Professor and Chair, Department of History (282-2606) woodlaur@isu.edu James “Byrd” Yizar, Director, TRIO Student Services / Director, Student Diversity Resource Center, Office of Student Affairs (282-3587) yizajame@isu.edu |
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