In 2020, a student-led task force was developed to examine the policies, practices and initiatives necessary to achieve a true culture of respect on the CWRU campus. Seven (7), student-led committees were created which reported to an Executive Board who communicated updates to the President and the President’s cabinet. Each committee has provided a written proposal of recommendations which has been vetted by the Executive Board.
See the Proposals
Mission Statement
Our mission is to analyze gaps in support, find ways to systemically address and prevent discrimination against LGBTQIA+ students, both on an institutional level and interpersonally, and to provide feedback to the university about ways to further empower LGBTQIA+ students to reach their full potential by increasing institutional support, funding, and collaboration with other relevant offices.
View the Final Proposal
View the LGBTQ+ Committee's Final Proposal.
Committee Co-Chairs
- Spencier Ciaralli, Co-Chair, src101@case.edu
- Katie Toledo, Co-Chair, kit4@case.edu
Faculty and Staff Advisors
- Harry Hawkins, Assistant Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Center
- Liz Roccoforte, Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Center, liz.roccoforte@case.edu
Mission Statement
Our mission is to reduce barriers to mental health access by educating students on mental health resources, ensuring students feel comfortable reaching out for support, addressing mental health misconceptions, and facilitating the connection between students and a diverse counselor population.
View the Final Proposal
View the Mental Health Committee's Final Proposal.
Committee Co-Chairs
- Emily Van Pyrz, Co-Chair, eav37@case.edu
- Morgan Williams, Co-Chair, maw165@case.edu
Faculty and Staff Advisors
- Dr. Rich Pazol, Director, Counseling Services, University Health and Counseling Services Division of Student Affairs, richard.pazol@case.edu
- Kim Scott, Assistant Dean of Students & Case Manager Division of Student Affairs, kimberly.scott@case.edu
Mission Statement
Our mission is to maintain an environment that cultivates respect for community members to ensure an educational environment free of harassment. We will strive to develop collaborative and strong relationships across and between university offices, students, staff, and faculty to promote transparency and accountability, provide support for survivors of sexual misconduct, and make systemic changes through programs, advocacy, policy and resources to meet the needs of our campus community.
View the Final Proposal
View the Sexual Misconduct Committee's Final Proposal.
Committee Co-Chairs
- Lea Cazaudumec, Co-Chair, lxc501@case.edu
- Victoria Deng, Co-Chair, vjd17@case.edu
Faculty and Staff Advisors
- Dr. Darnell Parker, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Title IX Coordinator, darnell.parker@case.edu
- Gabrielle Lincoff, J.D., Associate Counsel, Office of General Counsel, gabrielle.lincoff@case.edu
- Megan Long, Student Advocate, University Health and Counseling Services, Division of Student Affairs, megan.long2@case.edu
Mission Statement
Our mission is to make Greek Life safe and welcoming for all Case Western students. We acknowledge that a lack of clear and effective communication between affiliated and unaffiliated students has fed into much of the tension related to Greek Life, thus, we aim to bridge the gap between affiliated and unaffiliated students in order to serve both those who participate in - as well as those who have felt excluded from - Greek organizations. Greek Life is exclusive in nature, and we aim to take this into account as we reshape these organizations in such a way that no student feels they “don’t belong”.
View the Final Proposal
View the Greek Life Committee's Final Proposal.
Committee Co-Chairs
- Morgan Hyun, Co-Chair, mnh49@case.edu
- Audric Wertz, Co-Chair, anw47@case.edu
Faculty and Staff Advisors
- Jessie Hill, J.D., Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, School of Law, jessie.hill@case.edu
- Amie Jackson, Associate Director of Greek Life Office, Division of Student Affairs, amie.jackson@case.edu
- Mark Starr, Director, Greek Life Office, Division of Student Affairs, mark.starr@case.edu
Mission Statement
The Gender Equality Committee is committed to promoting gender equality and equity on the CWRU campus. We will work to gather and listen to the campus community’s concerns with gender-based issues, then craft targeted recommendations for change on campus. Our work seeks to challenge assumptions underlying CWRU policies, practices and institutions, and embrace a broad definition of gender as it intersects with other elements of identity, including race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, disability, mental health, interpersonal violence, and others. In addition, we plan to work with other committees on overlapping issues within the community.
View the Final Proposal
View the Gender Equality Committee's Final Proposal.
Committee Co-Chairs
- Ellie Martin Elston, Co-Chair, eam190@case.edu
- Joelle Scott, Co-Chair, jvs44@case.edu
Faculty and Staff Advisors
- Luke Ahrens. Assistant Dean of Students & Case Manager Division of Student Affairs, luke.t.ahrens@case.edu
- Dr. Angela Clark-Taylor, Director, Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, axc954@case.edu
Mission Statement
Our mission is to improve the experience at CWRU for the disabled community, to increase access to reasonable accommodations, and to ensure equitable access to campus resources and infrastructures.
View the Final Proposal
View the Disabilities Resources Committee's Final Proposal.
Committee Co-Chairs
- Shatabdi Das, Co-Chair, sxd601@case.edu
- Brianna Olson, Co-Chair, bmo17@case.edu
Faculty and Staff Advisors
- Eboni Porter, Assistant Dean, Disability Resources Division of Student Affairs, eboni.porter@case.edu
- Kaley Smitley, Senior Assistant Director, Disability Resources Division of Student Affairs, kaley.smitley@case.edu
Mission Statement
Based on our core values as a top research institution with the power and resources to shape the world, we must take institutional action to eradicate systemic racism and foster a community of equity, inclusion, and opportunity. This institutional action must include fiscal and material support that moves beyond platitudes of seeing and hearing and toward intentional change that includes:
- Promoting and supporting anti-racist pedagogy and the use of anti-racist language throughout all learning and working spaces;
- Creating a culture that promotes and provides opportunity for dialogue related to individuals' racial experiences;
- Dismantling and revising inequitable policies, procedures, and programming of the university; and
- Advocating for inclusiveness in all course curriculums and all disciplines while deliberately expanding the selection of courses and diversity trainings to provide continued education and increased awareness around issues of race and racial justice.
We must make these four systemic changes in addition to those promoted in the Standing in Solidarity with Black Members of CWRU and Cleveland statement released in June 2020.
View the Final Proposal
View the Racial Justice Committee's Final Proposal.
Committee Co-Chairs
- Aliah Lawson, Co-Chair, trl30@case.edu
- Andrew Petracca, Co-Chair, agp54@case.edu
Faculty and Staff Advisors
- Gregory J. Harris, Senior Associate Dean of Students Division of Student Affairs, gjh45@case.edu
- Janetta Hammock, Diversity Program Manager, Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, jmh53@case.edu
- Dr. Anita Howard, Adjunct Professor, Weatherhead School of Management, axh67@case.edu