{"id":6604,"date":"2018-04-03T17:16:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T22:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=6604"},"modified":"2018-04-03T17:16:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T22:16:41","slug":"nicholls-dean-to-serve-on-uls-diversity-and-inclusion-task-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/03\/nicholls-dean-to-serve-on-uls-diversity-and-inclusion-task-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls dean to serve on ULS diversity and inclusion task force"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6605\" style=\"width: 532px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2018\/04\/0307-bonnie-bourg-womens-history-luncheon-2017-007.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2018\/04\/0307-bonnie-bourg-womens-history-luncheon-2017-007-540x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Misty Leigh McElroy\/Nicholls State University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; A Nicholls State University dean will have a voice in recommending changes to diversity and inclusion policies and practices for the University of Louisiana System. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dean of Student Services Dr. Michele Caruso will serve on the 5-member ULS Workplace Inclusion Task Force that aims to update and strengthen existing workplace policies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Together, the task force will review existing inclusion and diversity policies, complaints and cases from the system and its member institutions to create recommendations to change existing practices or create new, proactive policies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy goal is to make substantive changes and I\u2019m confident it will happen,\u201d Dr. Caruso said. \u201cAs a system, we have an obligation to do everything we possibly can to provide environments where our students can learn to be future leaders.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to Dr. Caruso, the task force includes ULS attorney Winston Decuir Jr., Northwestern State University Human Resources Director Veronica Biscoe, ULS Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jeannine Kahn and Southeastern Louisiana University EEO and ADA Compliance Officer Gene Pregeant. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time for Nicholls because, in addition to having a member contribute on this important task force, our president, Dr. Jay Clune, has his own vision for diversity and inclusion to Nicholls,\u201d Dr. Caruso said. \u201cThe final product is going to have a positive impact on the UL System and the students that we serve in terms of making inclusion the norm both at work and in the classroom.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April 3, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">jacob.batte@www.nicholls.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; A Nicholls State University dean will have a voice in recommending changes to diversity and inclusion policies and practices for the University of Louisiana System. 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