President’s Commission on the Status of Women Mission Statement

Mission Statement: 

The President’s Commission on the status of women is an appointed committee that helps ensure equal parity for women in all aspects of campus life for students, staff, faculty and administrators. Comprising of a collective body of faculty, student, staff, and administrative representatives, the commission’s charge is to:

Inform the President of the needs and concerns of women students, staff and faculty;

Promote campus-wide awareness of changing lifestyles, professional opportunities and rights of all women employees in a timely manner;

Investigate campus conditions negatively affecting women’s working environment, professional opportunities and salary;

Propose methods to alleviate such negative conditions and inequities;

Sponsor programs, events and speakers that increase the visibility of women’s achievements and women’s issues in the workplace;

Maintain an active liaison with university departments and university groups concerned with equity in pay, creating and maintaining a sexual harassment-free learning and workplace environment, and developing professional opportunities for women