Senate Committee for Diversity
- supports the University in sharpening its profile in the area of diversity
- assists the University with implementing the diversity audit “Shaping Diversity” and strategically developing the thematic area of diversity by overseeing diversity-related monitoring processes (specifically the Stifterverband’s “Shaping Diversity” audit and the University’s own diversity climate survey) and provides feedback on diversity-related measures
- offers suggestions for introducing faculty-level diversity structures
- nominates a candidate for the Diversity Award (every two years)
The Senate Committee for Diversity replaced the Rectorate Committee for Diversity in April 2023 and assumed responsibility for its strategic and thematic scope.
The Senate Committee for Diversity convenes twice a year and is comprised of both women and men in equal number. In contrast to established gender equality conventions, the diversity categories as defined by GETA (e.g. age, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic background or race) are often invisible. And unlike the area of gender equality, there is currently no instrument that allows one to identify and classify others by such diversity categories as religion, sexual orientation etc. However, to ensure that the committee is as diversely constituted as possible, members of underrepresented groups are explicitly encouraged to participate in the Senate Committee.
The term of office for full members is two years (1 April 2025 – 31 March 2027), and for students, one year (1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027).
|
Chairperson: |
Dr Ludger Hiepel |
|
Deputy chairperson: |
Prof Dr Elsemieke Daalder |
|
Rectorate member: |
Prof Dr Maike Tietjens |
|
Committee members: |
|
|
Professors: |
|
|
Academic staff: |
Deputies: |
|
Students: |
Leyla Höller Deputies: |
|
Non-academic staff (MTV): |
Beate Tollkühn Deputies: |
| Coordination/Administrative contact: | Tanja Beck |