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Records of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG7-07-001

Content Description

This collection contains the records of McDaniel College’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The collection covers the years 1998-2016. It is arranged into six series. The first series contains programs, posters, receipts, and planning notes from the Office of Multicultural Services/Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs' (ODMA/OMA) events. This series contains four sub-series: Diversity Week, Multicultural Leaders Banquet, Student Organizations, and Event Posters. The first two subseries contain programs, receipts, budgets, and planning notes related to both annual events from 1999-2015. It is arranged in reverse chronological order. The Student Organizations subseries contains flyers, programs, and receipts from events hosted by student groups on campus. This subseries is arranged by student group in alphabetical order. The final subseries contains 8.5 X 11 and oversized flyers advertising events sponsored by ODMA & OMA.

Series 2 covers meeting minutes, correspondence, and planning documents from the Campus Diversity Council. The series also contains copies of the Teagle Report, a Diversity Action Plan Evaluation, and notes from the College Task Force on Diversity. It is arranged in reserve chronological order and covers the years 2001-2012.

Series 3 contains brochures, applications, and event planning documents from the Sankofa mentoring program. It is arranged in chronological order and covers the years 1999-2016. Also in this series is a copy of the results of a campus-wide student diversity survey conducted in 2015.

Series 4 includes budget information for ODMA/OMA from 2008-2010. It is arranged in chronological order.

Series 5 covers administrative documents from ODMA/OMA. This includes staff meeting minutes, job applications, and a copy of the Human Issues Programming binder from 2001.

Series 6 contains photographs related to ODMA/OMA activities. It is arranged into four subseries: print photographs, digital photos, photographic negatives, and undeveloped film. The print photographs are arranged chronologically and by subject. This subseries also contains panoramic photographs and a photo album. Digital photographs have been transferred from the original external media to cloud storage. The photographic negatives are mostly unidentified and unarranged.

Dates

  • 1998 - 2016

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

Papers may be copied in accordance with the McDaniel College Archives' usual procedures.

Biographical / Historical

The first diversity efforts supported by the college administration were established in the early 1990s and overseen by staff on a part-time basis. The first dedicated position was the Area Coordinator/Coordinator of Minority and International Programs which later became the Senior Admissions Counselor/Coordinator of Multicultural Student Services. The Office of Multicultural Student Services was established at Western Maryland College in 1997 under the division of Academic Affairs. James Felton served as its first full-time director. In 1999, Mary Grace Almandrez stepped into the directorship followed by Zephia Bryant in 2002. In 2008, the office rebranded as the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. Mahlia Joyce became the director in 2010. Three years later Jennifer J. Maraña joined the staff as the new director. As part of a college reorganization, OMDA moved to the Division of Student Affairs in 2015. In 2016, the office changed its name again to the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion to reflect a broader effort to engage with students, faculty, and staff. José Moreno took over the position as director that same year. Two years later the office rebranded again as the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and in 2020 it became the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The department also expanded to include an assistant directorship position. In 2021, Richard M. Smith was appointed to the newly created position of Associate Provost for Equity and Belonging. Martha Smith was named director of ODEI in 2022.

Extent

6.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Box List

Box 1
  • Files 1-30


Box 2
  • Files 31-63


Box 3
  • Files 64-117


Box 4
  • Files 118-144 (Includes Panoramic Photos)


Box 5
  • Oversized Event Posters
  • Student Musicians Photo Canvas


Box 6
  • Print Photographs
  • Digital Photograph CDs
  • Undeveloped Film


Box 7
  • Photographic Negatives


Box 8
  • Photographic Negatives


Box 9
  • Photo Album

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Records of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion were transferred to the Archives in July 2022.

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Record Groups

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Records of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 1998-2016
Status
Completed
Author
Gwenlyn Coddington & Lauren Portis
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the McDaniel College Repository

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