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Committee Charge
Adopted September 2021
The Committee for Racial & Ethnic Equity considers the needs and priorities of Faculty of Color[1] and Students of Color in collaboration with student governance bodies i.e. Intercampus Student Forum (ICSF). The scope of this committee includes racially and ethnically minoritized faculty, including international faculty of color and indigenous faculty. Within this, our charge includes the following:
  1. Assessing and enhancing the CU community as it pertains to the inclusion and experiences of Faculty of Color. These issues include, but are not limited to, those related to advancement, productivity, recognition, compensation, and agency.
  2. Providing guidance on recruiting, retaining, and promoting Faculty and Students of Color.
  3. Developing support networks and recommending policy to address the needs and priorities of Faculty and Students of Color, including collaborating with other Faculty Council Committees.
  4. Speaking out against racism and other intersectional systems of oppression at CU and making recommendations/developing initiatives to combat them.
  5. Consulting, collaborating and educating with the CU community on race, racism, whiteness, and other systems of oppression and how they work individually and within the higher education system. 
[1] In a symbolic gesture to elevate and acknowledge People of Color, we choose to capitalize this phrase and its derivations.

Asian Community Solidarity Statement & Resources

We, the Faculty Council Committees for Racial and Ethnic Equity (CREE) and LGBTQ+, send a note of solidarity, love, and support to the Asian, Asian-American, women, and femme members of OUR COMMUNITY. The murders in Atlanta this week are just one incident in the long history of anti-Asian racism and violence against women which includes conspiracy theories, racial epithets, violent attacks, sexual violence, and murder. The recent escalation of these incidents reflects the links between the rhetoric of fear, racism, and sexism that are increasingly finding space in our society. It is important that we stand united in the face of white supremacy, patriarchy, and xenophobia. We must call it out in all its forms and wherever it is present. And we must combat it with our voices, actions, and love in solidarity. We stand with you and bind our plight with yours.
If you need to file a complaint:
If you are struggling, or just need someone to talk to, each campus has counseling services available:
Anti-Racism & Community Conversations:
Learn more about anti-Asian racist history and violence against women in Colorado:

Police Violence Letter

As the Faculty Council Committee for Racial and Ethnic Equity, we along with our colleagues on the LGBTQ+ Committee and Women’s Committee have now put out four communiques decrying racism and the police killing of Black people during the COVID-19 pandemic. We now lift up the name of Daunte Wright, who was killed by a police officer on Sunday, April 11th, approximately 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin was on trial for murdering George Floyd. We also uplift the name of Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old Latino child, killed by police in Chicago. Closer to home, we still await justice for the killing of Elijah McClain by police in Aurora.
We once again take this moment to encourage our fellow faculty members to hit the pause button for yourselves and with your students, to grieve, reflect, and (re)create community in the midst of the pain caused by white supremacism. We send our thoughts and love to the Black Community and other Communities of Color, in Minnesota, Illinois, and here in Colorado, along with a renewed commitment to racial justice. And, once again we say Black Lives Matter.
 
CREE Members, 2024-25
NAME
CAMPUS
SCHOOL/COLLEGE
TERM
Thomas Beck, Co-Chair
CU Denver
Auraria Library
Term 1, AY 2023-2026
Carlos Reali, Co-Chair
CU Denver
College of Arts & Sciences
Term 3, AY 2024-2027
Madiha Abdul- Maksoud
AMC
School of Public Health
Term 1, AY 2022-2025
Rosely Conz
UCCS
College of Visual & Performing Arts
Term 1, AY 2022-2025
Colin Mahoney
UCCS
College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences
Term 1, AY 2023-2026
Diane Stutey
UCCS
College of Education
Term 1, AY 2023-2026
Monica Yoo
UCCS
College of Education
Term 1, AY 2023-2026
*Benjamin Tyler
AMC
 
 
*Neal Chandnani 
AMC
 
 
* non-voting member
 
 
 
Vacancies:
 
 
 
CU Boulder -
3
AMC -
2
 
 
 
 
Meetings
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MINUTES
Thursday, October 31, 2024
1 - 3 pm
Zoom
 
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
12 - 2 pm
Zoom
 
Monday, December 9, 2024
1 - 3 pm
Zoom
 
Thursday, January 16, 2025
1 - 3 pm
Zoom
 
Thursday, February 20, 2025
1 - 3 pm
Zoom
 
Thursday, March 20, 2025
1 - 3 pm
Zoom
 
Thursday, April 17, 2025
1 - 3 pm
Zoom
 
Thursday, May 15, 2025
1 - 3 pm
Zoom
 
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MINUTES
Friday, September 8, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak
Friday, October 13, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
 
Friday, November 10, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
 
Friday, December 8, 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
 
Friday, February 9, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
 
Friday, March 8, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
 
Friday, April 12, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
 
Friday, May 10, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
 
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MINUTES
September 9, 2022
1 - 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak
October 14, 2022 
1 - 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
(MEETING CANCELED)
November 11, 2022
1 - 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
Minutes
December 9, 2022
1 - 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
Minutes
January 13, 2023
1 - 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
Minutes
February 10, 2023
1 - 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
Minutes
March 10, 2023
1 - 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
Minutes
April 14, 2023 
1- 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
Minutes 
May 12, 2023 
1 - 3 p.m. 
1800 Grant St. Room 402 Pikes Peak 
Minutes 
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MINUTES
September 10, 2021
1 - 3 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference
October 8, 2021
1 - 3 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference
Minutes
November 12, 2021
1 - 3 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference
Minutes
December 10, 2021
1 - 3 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference
Minutes
February 11, 2022
1 - 3 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference
Minutes
March 11, 2022
1 - 3 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference
Minutes
April 8, 2022
1 - 3 p.m.
Zoom Videoconference 
Minutes
 
 
 
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MINUTES
September 4, 2020
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Video Conference
October 2, 2020
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Video Conference
November 6, 2020
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Video Conference
December 4, 2020
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Video Conference
February 5, 2021
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Video Conference
March 5, 2021
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Video Conference
April 2, 2021
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Videoconference 
May 7, 2021
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Videoconference 
 
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MINUTES
September 6, 2019
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
October 4, 2019
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
November 1, 2019
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
Minutes
December 6, 2019
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
February 7, 2020
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
March 6, 2020
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
CREE Spring Retreat, CU Denver Campus
April 3, 2020
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Videoconference 
May 1, 2020
9 - 11 a.m.
Zoom Videoconference 
 
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MINUTES
September 7, 2018
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
October 5, 2018
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
November 2, 2018
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
December 7, 2018
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
February 1, 2019
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
March 1, 2019
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
April 5, 2019
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
May 3, 2019
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Pikes Peak Conference Room
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
MINUTES
September 1, 2017
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Denver Conference Room
October 6, 2017
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Denver Conference Room
November 3, 2017
December 1, 2017
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Denver Conference Room
February 2, 2018
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Denver Conference Room
March 2, 2018
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Denver Conference Room
April 6, 2018
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Denver Conference Room
May 4, 2018
9 - 11 a.m.
1800 Grant St, Denver Conference Room
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