The IANR Leadership Team has organized a group of faculty, students, and staff to advise them on efforts to nurture a welcoming and inclusive environment within IANR.
The group has been charged to:
- Help us tell our story about why diversity inclusion matters to agriculture and to IANR.
- Explore the impact of policies, procedures, and practices on access to education and employment and on our ability to nurture a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone’s contributions are sought after, encouraged, and valued.
- Ensure that our conversations continue about inequity and discrimination, that these conversations are inclusive of all forms of human diversity, and that they lead to action resulting in greater equity and inclusion.
- Provide feedback on the strategic direction of IANR.
Committee Members
Gina Matkin
Professor
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication (ALEC)
Deepak Keshwani
Associate Professor
Biological Systems Engineering (BSE)
Lord Ameyaw
Assistant Professor
School of Natural Resources (SNR)
Roberto Cortinas
Associate Professor of Practice
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Loren Giesler
Head
Plant Pathology
Carrie Gottschalk
Engagement Zone Coordinator
E27
Rebecca Roston
Associate Professor, Biochemistry/Associate Director
Center for Plant Science Innovation
Baishakhi Biswas
Doctoral Student
Food Science and Technology
Julie Peterson
Associate Professor, Entomology/Associate Director
West Central Research, Extension and Education Center
Elijah Riley
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communications Major/Fisheries and Wildlife Major
Cardinal Farrington
Facilities
Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center
John Porter
Associate Extension Educator, EZ9/Program Leader for Horticulture, Landscape & Environmental Systems
If you have any questions about the advisory group please reach out to Rich Bischoff rbischoff2@unl.edu.