Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council

Participated in a DEI Workshop?

We'd like to hear about any DEI workshop or training that you've taken this year. Please fill out this brief form to tell us about any workshop participation (including BUILD, SafeZone, NCBI, as well as off-campus workshops or trainings).

The College of Engineering is committed to fostering a welcoming equitable and inclusive environment for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to the College. To lead our efforts in this area, in November of 2018 the College established a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council made up of faculty, staff, and students. The Council meets monthly throughout the academic year.

DEI Council Charge

Provide leadership within the college to promote and achieve a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially racial/ethnic and gender diversity, as evidenced by COE policies and practices;
Lead the college’s engagement in the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program and the creation of the college’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plans; and
Provide ongoing feedback and recommendations on proposed new and current DEI related functions to promote a cycle of progress for a more effective DEI and anti-racism infrastructure across all areas and units of the college.

DEI feedback

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Council Members (2023-2024)
Name / Title	Status	Unit Represented
Sarah Vigmostad Interim Assoc. Dean for DEI	Faculty	DEI Council Co-Chair
Diane Fountain Senior Human Resources Director	Staff	DEI Council Co-Chair
Emmanuel Akor	Student	Engineering Grad Student Council
James Ankrum Associate Professor	Faculty	Biomedical Engineering
Josh Atcher Director, Academic Resources & Support	Staff	Engineering Student Success Team
Jatin Dhamrait	Student	Engineering Student Council
Jennifer Fiegel Professor	Faculty	Dean's Faculty Fellow
Sandy Gerard Program Coordinator	Staff	IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
Nicole Grosland Associate Dean for Academic Programs	Faculty	Academic Programs
Amanda Jensen Department Administrator	Staff	Engineering Staff Advisory Council
Andrew Kusiak Professor	Faculty	Engineering Faculty Council
Joshua Lobb Assistant Director of Graduate Programs	Staff	Graduate Programs
Dawn Marshall Research Manager	Staff	Driving Safety Research Institute (DSRI)
Dan McGehee Associate Professor & Director, DSRI	Faculty	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Betsy Montiel	Student	Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Palin Narsian	Student	Engineering Student Council
Basil Saeed	Student	National Society of Black Engineers
Jerry Schnoor Professor	Faculty	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Phil Thompson Associate Prof. of Practice	Faculty	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rachel Vitali Assistant Professor	Faculty	Mechanical Engineering
Lucinda Williamson	Student	Engineering Grad Student Council
Shaoping Xiao Professor	Faculty	Iowa Technology Institute
Kalyn Zitsch	Student	Society of Women Engineers