Student Affairs Diversity Committee

The URI Student Affairs Diversity Committee (SADIV) began in November of 2004, with Melvin Wade and Andrew Winters serving as co-chairs, from 2004 - 2010. The committee met regularly until Summer 2010. At that time, due to administrative restructuring, there were some membership and leadership changes on the committee; specifically Women’s Center, Multicultural Center and LGBT Center now report to the VP for Diversity Equity and Community. In the Spring 2011 semester, Vice President Thomas Dougan, appointed Pamela Rohland and Jarso Saygbe as new co-chairs. The members of the Student Affairs Diversity committee have engaged in a variety of activities in an effort to develop a long-term strategy to alter the campus culture in relationship to diversity and inclusion.