Office of the Provost

Equity Task Force - Implementation Team

The creation of a campus wide implementation team was included as one of Purdue’s Next Moves initiatives under the Equity Task Force pillar at the April 9 trustees meeting, with financial support of $75 million over the next five years. The group represents various parts of the university. The Equity Task Force Implementation Team, representing various parts of the university, consists of the following:

  • Executive sponsors: Jay Akridge and John Gates.
  • Strategic advisor: Venetria Patton, head of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts.
  • Strategic advisor/provost fellow: Barrett Caldwell, professor in the School of Industrial Engineering and provost fellow for graduate/faculty initiatives related to the Equity Task Force.
  • Undergraduate experience and success: John Gates, vice provost for diversity and inclusion.
  • Undergraduate representation: Kris Wong Davis, vice provost for enrollment management.
  • Graduate, post-doc and professional students: Linda Mason, dean of the Graduate School.
  • Faculty and post-doc: Peter Hollenbeck, vice provost for faculty affairs.
  • Staff: Bill Bell, vice president for human resources.
  • Marketing and Communications: Katie Weismiller Ellis, assistant director of marketing strategy and Kate Walker, director of communications, Office of the Provost
  • Data/assessment: Molly Amstutz, assistant director of institutional data analytics and assessment.
  • Project coordinator: Christopher Munt, director of inclusive excellence in the Division of Diversity and Inclusion.

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