ComArtSci Includes All
We advocate on behalf of our community—ComArtSci students, faculty and staff—to ensure equity and opportunity. We work to foster an environment that empowers and includes all.
Our Mission
Members of the Inclusiveness Committee represent a diverse cross-section of our college and are committed to creating a community of excellence, one built by a diversity of faces and thoughts. We work to ensure individuals feel safe, heard and have equal opportunities for success. The committee provides leaders in the college with guidance on college policies especially in areas of inclusion and diversity and plans activities that will create a better understanding of our community and our world.
What's Happening
At ComArtSci and WKAR, we encourage debate and discussion through events that open our eyes to new perspectives and allow us to learn more about our community and world.
The ComArtSci Inclusiveness Committee meets on the third Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. in room 184 unless otherwise stated.
September 16, 2018, 7:30 a.m. Hawk Island Park, Lansing, MI. Capital City Dragon Boat Race: A warm up Tai Chi workout will kick off the day-long event at 7 a.m., followed by the race at 7:30 a.m. The day will consist of an awards ceremony, parades, fashion show, and other family friendly games and activities. Event Organizer: Women’s Center of Greater Lansing. More information can be found here. If interested in being part of ComArtSci’s racing team, please email Julie Fusi.
September 18, 2018: Wilson Hall Auditorium C102 from 7:00pm-9:30pm. Director Miao Wang will screen and discuss "Maineland," a documentary film "that follows two affluent and cosmopolitan teenagers as they settle into a boarding school in blue-collar rural Maine." Wang, a former Chinese international student, will share the production processes and her own stories about acclimating to America.
October 11-13, 2018 : Global Africa à la ComArtSci. A three-day event featuring films and visual arts by, for and about individuals on this continent. Organizer: Henry Brimmer, AD+PR Professor of Practice.
Date and time TBD (Homecoming Week). Tanae Howard Panel. More information to come.
Date and time TBD (Homecoming Week). Civil Rights Documentary screening with WKAR. More information to come.
October 19, 2018 9-10:30 a.m. Room 148. RP&T Expectations & Strategies 2.0 Ask your Chairs and Director: This panel will feature Lucinda Davenport, Teresa Mastin, Jim Dearing, Johannes Bauer and Dimitar Delinski. Tenure-track faculty, this is your opportunity to ask and learn about the reappointment, promotion and tenure process.
Date and time TBD. Say it in 6: Undergrad Edition - Ask Your Chairs. More information to come.
For more info, go to http://comartsci.msu.edu/includes-all or contact Lauren McKenzie or Geri Alumit Zeldes alumitge@msu.edu
Resources
We are here to serve our community and empower individuals with resources to ensure our community feels healthy, safe and supported.
Meet the Committee
Inclusiveness Committee members want to hear from you on ways to further improve our community.
- Jeana-Dee Allen, Media Sandbox Project Event Coordinator
- Jessica Francis, Ph.D. Candidate in Information and Media Studies
- Joe Grimm, School of Journalism
- Lauren Gaines McKenzie, ComArtSci Coordinator of Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs
- Karl Gude, Media Sandbox Director
- Ken Levine, Department of Communication
- Amol Pavangadkar, Department of Media & Information
- Wei Peng, Department of Media and Information
- Matthew Phillips, Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
- Lou Schiavone, Department of Advertising + Public Relations
- Janine Slaker, Ph.D. Candidate in Media and Information Studies
- Nicole Szymczak, ComArtSci Communications Office
- Stephanie Steinhardt, Department of Media and Information
- Brant Wells, WKAR
- Pierce Wiselogle, Undergraduate Representative
- Geri Alumit Zeldes, School of Journalism
Get Involved
Faculty
Geri Zeldes
Professor & ComArtSci Faculty Excellence AdvocateDepartment
JournalismGeri Alumit Zeldes, Ph.D., is a tenured professor in MSU’s School of Journalism and the Faculty Excellence Advocate for the College of Communication Arts & Sciences. Her anthology includes journal articles, documentary films, radio documentaries, book chapters and a comic book - many works recognized by international communication associations such as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Broadcast Education Association.
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