DIVERSITY & EQUITY OFFICERS COMMISSION (DEOC)

The purposes of the Commission are:
- To provide leadership and learning to WACTC on the importance of the role of diversity and equity officers and issues related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- To propose goals for and support the development and implementation of policies and procedures, programs, and practices, as established by a consensus of the membership or assigned by WACTC.
- To work collaboratively with and support WACTC commissions and councils, in order to promote, integrate, and advance equity, diversity, and inclusion goals across the CTC system.
- To support the advancement of a system-wide infrastructure of equity, diversity and inclusion training and professional development at all levels of the community and technical colleges in Washington.

Thank you for reaching out and engaging with the DEO commission in a way that honors and respects the work and skillsets of our members! We are excited to collaborate in ways that help empower your work to support racial and social equity and student success across our system.

The questions below are design to identify our DEO member(s) whose skillsets best match your work in an effort to help you achieve your goals. In dismantling normative culture norms and practices for work capacity, a practice that the commission has implemented is to assign two members to each request to ensure continuity in our work and to engage in the passing of knowledge in community. Due to the newness and capacity (we don't have a full membership like other commissions), we will not be able to fulfill every request, but seek to support our system as well as possible.