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SUNY Canton appoints faculty and staff members to help lead efforts to foster campus diversity

Posted 8/9/16

CANTON -- SUNY Canton has appointed one faculty member and one staff member to help lead efforts to foster diversity on campus. Lashawanda Ingram, the college’s director of diversity and new …

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SUNY Canton appoints faculty and staff members to help lead efforts to foster campus diversity

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CANTON -- SUNY Canton has appointed one faculty member and one staff member to help lead efforts to foster diversity on campus.

Lashawanda Ingram, the college’s director of diversity and new student orientation, and Professor William T. Jones, who teaches in the Business Administration and Legal Studies programs, have both been selected to serve as the college’s co-chief diversity officers.

“Lashawanda has a well-established connection with our students,” SUNY Canton President Zvi Szafran said. “She has played a lead role in providing resources on issues related to cultural diversity and mentoring students on advocacy, sensitivity and leadership.”

Ingram has been with the college for approximately 10 years working directly with the Residence Life and Student Activities offices to schedule programs, events and guest presentations.

Jones has established himself as one of the college’s top advocates for Native American students. He helped orchestrate the first-ever statewide round table discussion with members of the Six Nations tribes last year and is the faculty advisor for the newly formed Native American Student Association.

“He has played a key role in establishing and developing the college’s relationship with the Mohawk Nation, and in supporting Native American students,” Szafran said.

In their role as co-chief diversity officers, both Ingram and Jones will report directly to Szafran while maintaining their positions on campus. They will meet regularly with the president’s steering committee on diversity, which includes many of the college’s top administrators, and will be involved with the Student Government Association.

“Our unique and diverse student population is by far one of our greatest assets,” President Szafran said. “I strongly believe that our two newest executive-level positions will expand on our strengths and reinforce our campus mantra ‘Everyone is Welcome Here.’“

A new diversity center for students is slated to open during the fall 2016 semester. The Admissions Office has also made it easier for non-native English speaking families to file relevant information by providing Spanish translations of pertinent admissions forms.