2024-2025
Committee Roster
Victoria-Lola Leon Guerrero, Guam (victorialola AT triton DOT uog DOT edu)
Milo Brooks, Florida
Kate Danser, Princeton
Craig Gill, Mississippi
Mary Lui, Toronto
Shalini Nanayakkara, British Columbia
Carah Naseem, Rutgers
Porsha Perry, Library of Congress
Yelba Quinn, Brookings
Board Liaison
Walter Biggins, Pennsylvania
Central Office Liaisons
Brenna McLaughlin
Trevor Nau
Charge
General Objective:
- Support the development and implementation of programs and resources that uphold the Association’s core value of equity & inclusion and that increase equity, justice, inclusion, and belonging throughout the AUPresses community; prioritize support for BIPOC colleagues and those from other under-represented communities.
Specific Charges to the Equity, Justice, Inclusion, & Belonging Committee:
- Organize collaborations and events for members and work with other committees to embed equity, justice, inclusion, and belonging in their work. Sponsor up to three webinars, with disability and/or class as the focus of one of them.
- Consult as requested with the Acquisitions Editorial Committee in their effort to develop a plan for incorporating best practice guidelines for peer reviewing work about Indigenous communities and other marginalized groups into the AUPresses’ best practices handbook.
- Review the recently released C4DISC survey on workplace equity in scholarly communications, taking stock of where we are, what has worked, and identifying areas for improvement.
- Host a Fall meeting for committee liaisons to EJIB.
- Continue to evaluate the AUPresses’ list of EJIB resources to ensure that links are live and the latest resources are available.
Common Charges to All Committees of the Association:
- Submit reports on Committee activities to the Association Board in time for its October, March, and June meetings. Interim reports are due on 24 October 2024, and 28 February 2025; final reports that recap all committee activities for the year and are shared with the membership are due 23 May 2025. Follow guidelines for preparing reports found in the Chair Handbook in the Committee and Task Force Chairs Group on UP Commons.
- Follow all guidelines and requirements published in the AUPresses Chair Handbook, including those regarding the use of UP Commons, inclusion of board and staff liaisons, and any research or survey projects.
- Appoint a member of your committee to serve as a liaison to the Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee. This role provides updates on your committee’s efforts in support of equity and inclusion, seeks information, support, or guidance on EJIB matters as needed, and attends a Fall meeting for liaisons hosted by EJIB Committee.
- Review your General Objective and Specific Tasks at the end of the service year and recommend changes for next year to the Executive Director.