Diversity Advisory Council

Current Council Members

" . . . the University welcomes, encourages, and celebrates the diversity of its students, faculty, and staff. The resultant community derives its distinctive character and strength from the blending array of cultures, beliefs, attitudes, learning styles, capacities, perspectives, and voices of its constituent elements. Each individual and group within the community is in some way differently-abled and contributes to the education of others, whether as role models and exemplars or through unique insights and perspectives. Only by cherishing and building upon these individual and group strengths can the University attain real community."

George M. Dennison
President

In 1990, the Board of Regents of the Montana University System adopted a Minority Achievement Policy. The policy required each campus to develop an action plan to accomplish the goals for diversity. In the case of The University of Montana, a year was spent developing a ten-year action plan with input from a broad cross-section of campus constituents. In 1991, President Dennison appointed a Diversity Advisory Council of students, staff, faculty and administrators and established an annual operations budget to help the council answer his charge of monitoring achievement of the goals outlined in the action plan. Since the completion of the 10-Year Action Plan in 2001, the Diversity Advisory Council continues to function under the following charge:

To encourage, advocate, and facilitate communication, education, and relations among persons of various races, physical conditions, religions, national origins, citizenships, genders, ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and sexual orientations at The University of Montana.