MSU Women of Color Community
Michigan State University’s Women of Color Community or WOCC was founded in fall 2018 by members of the Institutional Diversity: Excellence in Action or IDEA coordinators team. It was established as a social, networking and professional resource for women of color on MSU’s campus. WOCC is meant to be a unifying term and is inclusive of Black, Arab, Asian, Chicana/e/x, Latina/e/x, Native, Indigenous, Pacific Islander and biracial/multiracial identities. This community is open to all administrators, faculty, academic specialists and staff colleagues.
WOCC hosts several events throughout the year including:
- Fall Welcome
- Annual conference
- Book club
- Quarterly meetings with full body and MSU Administrators
The focus of all these meetings and events is to discuss issues related to the recruitment, retention and advancement of WOCC on campus. The meetings are formatted to share the time, space and learning process equitably, so that all can participate and benefit from being together. WOCC is expanding its efforts by collaborating with other women’s communities on campus to include professional development opportunities for its members. Funding support is primarily through solicited donations and grants such as Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants or CIEG at Michigan State University.
General Body Meetings
All meetings held on Zoom
Sept. 16, 2021, 12:00 p.m. ET
Dec. 16, 2021, 12:00 p.m. ET
Mar. 17, 2022, 12:00 p.m. ET
Meetings with Administration
All meetings held on Zoom
Meeting with Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer – Oct. 5, 2021, 9:00 a.m. ET
Meeting with Human Resources and Academic Human Resources – Oct. 11, 2021, 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Meeting with Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer – Jan. 4, 2022, 9:00 a.m. ET
Meeting with Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer – Apr. 5, 2022, 9:00 a.m. ET
3rd Annual WOCC Conference
Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Vritual (via Zoom)
Register at this link: https://bit.ly/3annualWOCC
Registrations close by Jan. 28, 2022
WOCC Reading Group:
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Zoom
Book: Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams
Thursday, Oct. 7 Chapters 1- 3 (pages 1-78)
Thursday, Oct. 28 Chapters 4-6 (pages 79-150)
Thursday, Nov. 18 Chapters 7-9 (pages 151-207)
WOCC Listserv
Subscribe to our listserv to receive updates. Email mdelrio@msu.edu if you would like to join the WOCC Listserv.
2021-22 Planning Committee
Dr. Amber Benton bentonam@msu.edu
Melissa Del Rio mdelrio@msu.edu
Audrey Bentley bentley@msu.edu
Karen Corley
Ann Crain
Melissa Del Rio
Dominique Devereaux
Dr. Elizabeth Lyons
Dorali Rebollo
Kimberly Steed-Page
Jennifer Watson
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