Based on the Task Force recommendations, the Board voted to extend the life of the Task Force through November 2021. Furthermore, the Board charged President Sharon Hebert, in consultation with the Task Force and Vice President Charles Jones, to develop a charge for a new standing мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± DEI committee to be functioning no later than January 2022. This new committee will be a part of the CCC and work alongside other мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± committees, the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Office, and мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± governance to implement the Task Force recommendations.
Throughout the next several months the Task Force will help create the permanent, DEI Standing Committee, will collaborate with мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± leadership and standing committees as they finalize their DEI objectives and the new мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± strategic plan, and will communicate with мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± membership about Task Force recommendations and next steps on how to get involved.
The Task Force would like to thank all of the interviewees and organizations who contributed to these findings and the Early Career Scholars, the Initiative for the Status of Women, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± leadership, the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Office, and мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± members who initiated this work and provided feedback over the last year.