President’s Commission on the Status of Women Mission Statement

Mission Statement: 

The President’s Commission on the status of women is a campus-wide 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