Welcome to GMU's Psychology Department
Diversity Affairs Web Page
Psychology Department Diversity Affairs
Our Mission: The Diversity Affairs Committee
aims to accomplish the following three goals: 1) To assist and encourage
the Psychology Department in the recruitment and retention of diverse
faculty, and undergraduate and graduate students; 2) To support the
coverage of diversity in the Psychology curriculum; 3) To provide information
to the Department concerning diversity resources and events at the University
and in the local community.
The Diversity Affairs Committee is an official standing committee that
reports to the Psychology Department. It hopes to function as a clearinghouse
for information on diversity resources, facilitating the ability of
current students and/or prospective students to gather information on
resources available through the university or in the community. In addition,
the committee will report on efforts by the department to increase diversity,
highlight courses offered throughout the university which deal with
diversity issues, and report on research being conducted by faculty
and students relating to diversity. Diversity
is defined broadly within the department to include diversity with respect
to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, disabilities/special
needs, and religion.
To contact any of the Diversity Committee members, click here.
Psychology Students Diversity Affairs Committee (PSDAC)
Our Mission: The Psychology Students Diversity
Affairs Committee aims to focus on meeting the following five goals:
1) Address the interest and concerns of students to the psychology department
on issues of enrollment, student retention, and curriculum with respect
to ensuring a rich, productive and diverse educational experience, 2)
Collaborate with the Psychology Department Faculty Diversity Affairs
Committee as a coalition of faculty and students to promote, address,
and encourage diversity within the psychology department, 3) Provide
academic and scholarship information to students and faculty with regard
to diversity, 4) Encourage effective study (classroom, field, &
research) on topics within psychology related to diversity, and 5) Encourage
empathy and respect for all groups.
© 2004 - 2005 Tiffany M. Bludau, Adam Winsler,
and Gonzalo Ferro, January 20, 2005