Group to Help Create Bias Response, Referral Process

A note to the campus community from President John Ettling:

I am pleased to share with you the names of committee members who will help us draft approaches for a unified campus bias response-and-referral process. Such an approach has been used successfully at some colleges. 

The group met for the first time this week. It is gathering information and is looking to host leaders from other campuses as it examines what may work best here.

Members include:

•Larry Allen – Director, Student Conduct and Veterans Support

•Tico Alvarado – Sophomore, Student

•Dr. Lynda Ames – Affirmative Action Officer

•Butterfly Blaise '09 – Title IX Coordinator

•William Blomquist – Senior, Student Association

•Cassie Christman '13 – Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program

•Damion Dacosta – Freshman, Black Onyx

•Dr. Gillian Crane-Kramer – Assistant Professor, Anthropology

•Amber Cruz – Junior, Fraternity / Sorority Representative 

•Lauren Gonyea '15 – Staff Assistance, Center for Diversity, Pluralism and Inclusion 

•Bryan Hartman '88 –  Vice President for Student Affairs 

•Jerry Lottie –  Chief of University Police  (chair)

•Steve Matthews '90 – Director, Housing and Residence Life 

•Portia Turco '05 – Coordinator, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

•Sue Welch '87 – Executive Director, Human Resource Services

Details on this, other steps, and updates for each are posted online at www.plattsburgh.edu.

John Ettling
President