Planning Teams
Implementation of a climate and student experience survey was recommended by UT’s Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) in 2015—a statewide group of faculty and staff tasked with identifying ways to enhance diversity and inclusion efforts. Support for the initiative is unanimous among senior leaders system-wide.
Planning teams at the system and campus levels are in place and responsible for—in consultation with Rankin & Associates Consulting—development, implementation and interpretation of the survey and acting on its results. Once goals for improvement have been set, teams will recommend specific and measurable actions to improve the climate experienced by UT’s students.
System-Wide Planning Team
Dennis Hengslter (Chair)
Chandra Alston
Ellie Amador
Noma Anderson
Michael Alston
Vincent Carilli
John Delaney
Lori Gonzalez
Joe Henderson
Claudia Kirk
David Rausch
Stephanie Rowland
Matthew Scoggins
Victoria Seng
John Stier
Margaret Toston
Janet Wilbert
John Zomchick
Campus Workgroups
UT Chattanooga
David Rausch (Chair)
John Delaney
Terri Denniston
George Heddleston
Solomon Puryear
Quentin Payne
Stephanie Rowland
UT Health Science Center
Lori Gonzalez (Chair)
Chandra Alston
Michael Alston
Noma Anderson
Sally Badoud
Alan Dupont
Sarah Wilkinson
UT Knoxville, Institute of Agriculture and Space Institute
Vince Carilli (Chair)
Melissa Goldberg
Carson Hollingsworth
Claudia Kirk
Patty McDaniels
John Stier
Shalini Yerukala
John Zomchick
UT Martin
Joe Henderson (Chair)
John Abel
Bud Grimes
Desiree McCullough
Victoria Seng
Margaret Toston
Janet Wilbert