Academic & Clinical Leaders Advisory Council (ACL-AC)
The purpose of the ACL-AC is to:
We would like to thank the inaugural Academic & Clinical Leaders Advisory Council members for their insights and willingness to serve on this important council.
Cynthia Dupureur, Faculty Fellow for Faculty Success and Professor, Member-at-Large
Michael Elliott, Interim Dean, College of Business Administration
Jaleh Fazelian, Associate Dean, University Libraries
Miriam Jorge, Allen B. and Helen S. Shopmaker Endowed Professor, College of Education
Vanessa Loyd, Dean’s Fellow for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Associate Teaching Professor, College of Nursing
Ed Munn Sanchez, Dean, Honors College
Matthew Taylor, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
Brittany Wright, Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Optometry
ADVANCE affiliate groups:
The mission of this Association is to enable women staff and faculty at the University of Missouri – St. Louis to connect with and empower each other as we work to serve, collaborate with, and support the diverse groups that make up the UMSL and St. Louis community. We will identify, advocate for, and provide opportunities and resources that advance and enhance professional development, wellbeing, inclusivity, and equity.
The Association provides a forum for women faculty and staff to discuss relevant topics, support women’s careers and lives, and generate measures that serve UMSL women and the larger community. It provides vital input to university leaders regarding decisions that affect women across campus and in the surrounding community. It identifies and advocates for women-centered action, inclusive initiatives, and gender equity, and informs policy-making at the university.
The purpose of the Black Faculty and Staff Association is to assist the University of Missouri-St. Louis in accomplishing its mission as an urban institution by addressing the concerns and issues identified by Black faculty, staff, and students and to establish an effective line of communication between UMSL administration and these groups; further, to work toward greater participation of Blacks in decision-making processes which affect their well-being.
Hispanic/Latino Faculty and Staff Network
The purpose of the Hispanic/Latino Faculty & Staff Network is to assist the University of Missouri – St. Louis in achieving its mission while complementing Inclusive Excellence initiatives in UMSL’s strategic plan and its NSF ADVANCE program. The HLFSN provides a university-wide forum for the discussion of ideas and mutual concerns of Hispanic/Latino faculty and staff. This forum serves as a key resource from which the administration can gain vital input regarding policies that affect Hispanics/Latinos across campus. Also serves as a key resource to support and elevate Hispanic/Latino students, and disseminates relevant information enhancing the professional development of Hispanic/Latino faculty and staff.
