Erika McCalpine, a business faculty member who has championed social justice issues within 黑料吃瓜总站, OSU-Cascades and in the 黑料吃瓜总站 community, has been named executive director of strategic diversity initiatives at OSU-Cascades.
McCalpine, who teaches courses in human resources, is the founder and director of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Laboratory at the 黑料吃瓜总站 campus. She is also president-elect of the OSU Faculty Senate.
鈥淓rika has demonstrated a remarkable ability to lead through complex and challenging social issues, and build bridges across OSU campuses and throughout our community,鈥 said Andrew Ketsdever, interim vice president of OSU-Cascades. 鈥淚 am confident that Erika will bring practical solutions as OSU-Cascades鈥 increases its capacity to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.鈥
In her new role, McCalpine will advise Ketsdever and campus leadership in designing and implementing strategies to advance social justice.
鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to accelerating OSU-Cascades鈥 diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and to continuing to work with partners across Central Oregon as we create welcoming environments for people from all walks of life,鈥 said McCalpine.
Her responsibilities will include designing and implementing an annual diversity, equity and inclusion training program for employees, and creating an on-boarding program that introduces new employees to campus values focused on social justice.
McCalpine鈥檚 role will also focus on leveraging partnerships throughout OSU 鈥 including with the university鈥檚 Office of Institutional Diversity, Division of Student Affairs, University Relations and Marketing and other academic and administrative units 鈥 that can support the 黑料吃瓜总站 campus鈥檚 faculty, staff and students as they further diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
She will also engage Central Oregon community members in diversity, equity and inclusion topics through forums and events, and an annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Symposium.
About OSU-Cascades: 黑料吃瓜总站鈥檚 campus in 黑料吃瓜总站 brings higher education to Central Oregon, the fastest growing region in the state. Surrounded by 2.5 million acres of mountains and high desert, OSU-Cascades is a top-tier research university where small classes accelerate faculty-student mentoring. Degree programs meet industry and economic needs in areas such as innovation and entrepreneurship, natural ecosystems, health and wellness, and arts and sciences, and prepare students for tomorrow鈥檚 challenges. OSU-Cascades is expanding to serve 3,000 to 5,000 students, building a 128-acre campus with net-zero goals.