Diversity Committee

Diversity Committee Goals

1. Make recommendations to faculty, staff, and administration on diversity-related issues.
2. Organize Decolonize and Diversity Speaker Series.
3. Provide diversity-related events, workshops, and trainings on campus.

Butte College Decolonize! is a four-day event focused on hosting workshops and activities that are key to our campus strategic initiative to enhance a culture of inclusiveness. The overall intent is to inform and inspire current and future actions by offering sessions that provide attendees with knowledge, training, and inspiration.

The ultimate goal is to provide students with an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion as they advance in their education, careers, and as they become leaders on campus and in the community.

Decolonize! events can include opening and closing ceremonies, keynote speakers, guest speakers, discussion panels, workshops, art gallery installations, movies, food, and interactive projects. Sessions are facilitated by local, regional, and statewide experts, including BC faculty, community members, and national leaders in equity, inclusiveness, and diversity-related topics. Decolonize! events are open to all students, staff, faculty and community members.

DECOLONiZE! Committee Chair:
Tray Robinson - robinsontra@littletatanka.net 

DECOLONiZE! Preview schedule 2024

Past Years Schedule
2023 - Schedule
2022 - Schedule
2021 - Schedule
2020 - Schedule
2019 - Schedule
2018 - Schedule
2017 - Schedule
2016 - Schedule
2015 - Schedule
2014 - Schedule
2013 - Schedule
2012 - Schedule

The Diversity Speaker Series brings speakers to our campus who have important messages or practices to share. These speakers may include artists, professionals in their fields of study, and other innovative thinkers or organizers from our community and beyond.   It is the intention that these speakers/presenters will have diverse identities and perspectives that are timely, progressive and challenge status quo thinking.

Diversity Speaker Series Chair:
Amy Antongiovanni: Antongiovanniam@littletatanka.net 

Past Diversity Speaker Flyers

Membership

More information to be shared at the beginning of Fall 2023.

Name	Subcommittee	Department	Email address
Tray Robinson	Diversity Committee, Chair. Decolonize, Chair.	IDEA	robinsontra@littletatanka.net
Gary Harris	Academic Senate Liasion	Automotive Technology	harrisga@littletatanka.net
Amy Antongiovanni	Diversity Speaker Series, Chair	English	antongiovanniam@littletatanka.net
Christina Dahl	Diversity Speaker Series. Curriculum Committee Liasion.	English	dahlcr@littletatanka.net
Monica Brown	Decolonize!	SEA	brownmo@littletatanka.net
Malcolm J. McLemore	Decolonize!	Student Belonging and Empowerment	mclemorema@littletatanka.net
Tasha Spirk	Diversity Speaker Series	Health Occupations	spirkta@littletatanka.net
Alan Raetz	Diversity Speaker Series	Institutional Research	raetzal@littletatanka.net
Melody Schmid	Diversity Speaker Series	Biology	schmidme@littletatanka.net
Mandeep Grewal	Decolonize!	Biology	grewalma@littletatanka.net
Scott Giannini	Diversity Speaker Series	Math	gianninisc@littletatanka.net
Amanda Runyan	Decolonize!	English	runyanam@littletatanka.net
Madeline Christopher	Decolonize!	Environmental Horticulture	christopherma@littletatanka.net
Carrie Roberson	Decolonize!	ECFS	robersonca@littletatanka.net
Shaun-Adrian Chofla	Diversity Speaker Series	Family & Community Services	choflash@littletatanka.net
Cecilia Romero	Diversity Speaker Series	CASA	romeroroblesce@littletatanka.net
Selena Lee	Decolonize!	HR	leese@littletatanka.net
Tom Grothe	Decolonize!	CMST	grotheto@littletatanka.net
Jordan Rodrigues	Diversity Speaker Series	Communications	rodriguesma@littletatanka.net
Brenda Rodriguez	Diversity Speaker Series	Undocucenter	rodriguezbr@littletatanka.net
Shannamar Dewey	Decolonize!	Biology	deweysh@littletatanka.net
Dillon Carroll	Diversity Speaker Series	SCS/History	carrolldi@littletatanka.net
John Dahlgren	Decolonize!	Drafting Technology	dahlgrenjo@littletatanka.net
Raquel Holmstrom	Decolonize!	Welcome Center	holmstromra@littletatanka.net
Fiona Chin	Decolonize!	Art Academics	chinfi@littletatanka.net
Claire Yang	Decolonize! & Diversity Speaker Series	Counseling	yangcl@littletatanka.net
Logan Ziegenmeyer	Decolonize! & Diversity Speaker Series	Advanced Manufacturing	ziegenmeyerlo@littletatanka.net
Ashley LaCroix	Decolonize! & Diversity Speaker Series	IDEA Office	lacroixas@littletatanka.net
Heather Springer	Diversity Speaker Series	English	springerhe@littletatanka.net

Diversity Committee Meeting Schedule

The Diversity Committee meetings are held on the 1st Monday of the month at 3 PM. Participants can join the meeting online using Zoom. Please email the IDEA office to get the meeting ID. We hope to see you there.

If you would like to add an item to the Diversity Committee meeting agenda, please complete the Agenda Item Request Form no later than 11 AM on the Tuesday prior to the meeting you wish to be heard.

Meeting Date	Meeting Agenda	Meeting Minutes
August 14, 2023	08/14/23 Agenda	08/14/23 Minutes
September 18, 2023	09/18/23 Agenda	09/18/23 Minutes
October 2, 2023	10/02/23 Agenda	10/02/23 Minutes
November 6, 2023	11/06/23 Agenda	11/06/23 Minutes
December 4, 2023	N/A	N/A
February 5, 2024	02/05/24 Agenda	02/05/24 Minutes
March 4, 2024	03/04/24 Agenda	03/04/24 Minutes
April 8, 2024	04/08/24 Agenda