Specifically, the council is charged with: 

• Developing and overseeing the implementation of Bucknell's Strategic Plan for Diversity.
• Assessing, monitoring and reporting on progress toward achieving strategic diversity goals.
• Reviewing and revising (as needed) Bucknell's diversity goals and strategies. 

Primary areas of focus include:

• Diversity of the faculty, staff and student bodies.
• Campus culture and climate.
• Curricular and co-curricular diversity-centered learning opportunities.
• Institutional practices and policies.

The council recognizes the importance of sharing information as well as soliciting and responding to feedback from members of the campus community. As advocates for diversity, inclusiveness and equity, the council values and promotes cross-campus collaboration; consults with faculty, staff and campus offices; and regularly supports and participates in diversity-enrichment opportunities.

Council Members 

John C. Bravman
President

Amy Badal
Dean of Students 

Mihai Banciu
Associate Dean of Faculty for the Freeman College of Management and Acting Dean of the Freeman College of Management

Denelle Brown
Associate Dean of Students for Diversity & Inclusion

Coralynn Davis 
Faculty Chair and Professor of Women's & Gender Studies

Samantha Hart
Director of Institutional Equity, Title IX Coordinator

Anjalee Hutchinson
Interim Associate Provost for Equity & Inclusive Excellence

Lisa Keegan
Vice President for Enrollment Management

Jennifer Kentera
Senior Associate Athletics Director, Leadership Development

Angèle Kingué
Special Adviser to the Provost for Faculty

Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak
Provost

Robert Midkiff
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives

Brad Putman
Richard E. Garman Dean of the College of Engineering

Jocelyne Scott
Director of Equity & Inclusive Excellence

Kate Suslava
Assistant Professor of Accounting

Kim Thompson
Director of Alumni & Family Engagement Programs

Karl Voss
Douglas K. Candland Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Nicole Whitehead
Vice President of Human Resources

President’s Diversity & Inclusion Awards

The annual President's Diversity & Inclusion Awards recognize significant contributions to the University's efforts to build and nurture an inclusive campus community. Criteria for selection include:

• Achieving an aspect of The Plan for Bucknell's Enhancing Diversity strategy.
• Promoting student learning related to Bucknell University's Educational Goal No. 3: Develop knowledge and skills for interpreting the commonalities and differences among human societies, including diverse cultural perspectives and traditions within the United States and internationally, to enable living and working effectively in a global context.
• Implementing an aspect of Bucknell's 2014-19 Diversity Plan (such as addressing campus demographics and retention; climate and culture; student learning; and/or practices, policies and accountability).
• Enhancing diversity and inclusion.

2020–21 Award Winners

Student: Jasmine Minhas '22, French, political science and history
Faculty: Eddy Lopez, art & art history; and Eddy Ng, management
Staff: Maisha Kelly, senior associate director for Athletics
Collaborative Group: Operation HUnGER (Matt Brown '20, Julian Ricketson '21, Ralph Corbelle '21, Silja Hilton '22, Professor Sue Ellen Henry and L&IT specialist Leslie Harris)
Office or Program: International Student Services