Advisory Council

Mission

The UC San Diego Advisory Council works with the Vice Chancellor for Organizational Transformation to advise the Chancellor on issues across campus with a focus on institutional access and representation, campus climate and intergroup relations and institutional transformation. The council’s work supports campus efforts to become a more equitable, inclusive community where all feel welcome, supported and able to thrive.

Charge

Through the Vice Chancellor for Organizational Transformation, advise the Chancellor on the appropriate equity and accountability goals to which UC San Diego should aspire in creating a diverse campus community and assess progress toward achieving those goals.

• Identify programs that can have the greatest positive impacts on campus diversity and advise on how our resources might best be utilized and coordinated to achieve the campus diversity goals.
• Identify the barriers to achieving greater diversity at UC San Diego and provide recommendations on how to overcome those barriers.
• Review annual reports and other data regarding the state of student, faculty and staff diversity and efforts to improve diversity at UC San Diego.
• Assess how the UC San Diego Principles of Community and related campus regulations and policies are being applied, and make recommendations on how to improve the communication of the principles to faculty, students and staff.
• Act as a resource for the Chancellor, vice chancellors, directors and others for advice on programs and initiatives designed to improve UC San Diego.
• Provide a forum for the discussion of diversity-related issues through dialogue Examine and provide advice on best practices in academia.