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Feel Welcome, Safe and Supported
The Vice President for Inclusion (VPI) ensures a university-wide commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Our office promotes a spirit of inclusion and appreciation for diversity so you feel welcome, safe and supported during your time at A&M-Commerce.
Promoting Inclusion
Our office works hard to promote a campus environment where everyone feels welcome and respected. To achieve inclusive excellence at A&M-Commerce, we are committed to:
- Developing and implementing the university's strategic plan for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
- Collaborating with every entity at A&M-Commerce to align and coordinate DEI efforts
- Ensuring that our university's commitment to DEI is reflected in all areas of the university
- Implementing processes and strategies to create a university community that represents the diversity of Texas
- Addressing recruitment and retention initiatives for under-represented groups (students and employees) at A&M-Commerce
- Providing informational resources that support DEI efforts
- Assessing and monitoring the campus climate to determine DEI-related needs
- Supporting and promoting DEI efforts in whatever way is needed on campus
Defining DEIA
A&M-Commerce operates from a set of institutional definitions for diversity, equity, inclusion and access.
Diversity
The A&M-Commerce community defines diversity as both similar and different lived experiences, perspectives, and social identities (race, gender, disability, etc.), acknowledging both the unique and intersectional values and histories which represent our collective humanity.
Equity
The A&M-Commerce community defines equity as apportioned access— prioritizing greatest needs—to resources, infrastructures (buildings, decision-making bodies, organized groups, etc.) and opportunities for the advancement of all, identifying and eliminating systemic barriers to full engagement and participation.
Inclusion
The A&M-Commerce community defines inclusion as the intentional practice of facilitating opportunities for full engagement of all, actualizing the advantages of a diverse and collaborative community.
Access
The A&M-Commerce community defines access as both admittance to and usage of resources, infrastructures (buildings, decision-making bodies, organized groups, etc.) and opportunities, fostering inclusive and equitable communities for all.
News Spotlights
Garth Fagan and Dancers Wow Sold-Out Audience at A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce welcomed premier choreographer Garth Fagan and Garth Fagan Dance to the university’s Performing Arts Center on February 23. The sold-out crowd witnessed powerful numbers and major feats of strength, all orchestrated by the famed choreographer of the smash Broadway hit, Disney’s “The Lion King.” Utilizing the Fagan Technique™, which centers movements on […]
Hispanic and Latinx Student Union Founded at A&M-Commerce
Hispanic and Latinx students at Texas A&M University-Commerce have banded together to form a new student union with the goal of providing unity and a sense of identity across all Hispanic and Latinx peoples at the university and beyond. Founded in the Fall 2022 semester, the Hispanic Latinx Student Union is led by an executive […]
A&M-Commerce Hires First-Ever VP for Inclusion
Texas A&M University-Commerce has recently hired Dr. Cephas Archie as the institution’s first vice president for inclusion. The hiring comes after a national search and was announced to the university community on March 1. Archie comes to A&M-Commerce with more than 15 years of higher education administration experience. He received both a bachelor’s and master’s […]
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- Vice President for Inclusion
- 903.886.5655
- [email protected]
- P.O. Box 3011
- Commerce, TX 75429-3011