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DEI Fellows Program 

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The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Fellows program is designed to provide UNC鈥檚 faculty and staff with opportunities to develop competency & praxis in equity and inclusion. Fellows will design and develop a project for the fellowship year, culminating in a campus-wide training or initiative. Our community is committed to institutional change, and we hope this fellows program provides additional concrete ways of engaging in deep, meaningful equity and inclusion work.  


Requirements & Eligibility 

Fellowship is for two academic years (year one: September 1, 2024 through May 30, 2025; year two: August 1, 2025 through June 1, 2026) 

Fellows will be expected to commit to and complete both years 

Each fellow will receive a stipend of $2000 per year for their participation in the DEI Fellows program 

This will be paid as a PSA & paid monthly 

All full-time staff and faculty/adjunct/contract renewable are eligible to apply (i.e., tenure-track or tenure is not a requirement for application) 


Areas of Development 

We are specifically focused on five (5) areas of development in which our DEI Fellows can create, design & implement a project to serve the campus community:

Fellows Program Timeline & Anticipated Time Commitments

Friday, October 4, 2024, 10am-5pm*this event is required and date is firm

DEI Fellows Orientation 

Expect to dedicate 4-6 hours this week to Orientation.

October 21-25, 2024 

DEI Fellows Individual Meetings 

Expect to dedicate 1 hour this week to an individual meeting.

Last week of each month from October 2024 - April 2024 

DEI Fellows Cohort Meetings 

Expect to dedicate 3 hours that week of each month for the cohort meeting.

The 15th of each month from October 2024 - April 2024

DEI Fellows Individual Meetings 

Expect to dedicate 1 hour that week each month for the individual meeting.

Thursday, May 29th, 2025, 1pm-5pm*this event is required and date is firm 

Culminating

Event (Presentation

of Fellows Projects) 

Expect to dedicate 2-3 hours this week to that event. 

In addition,  expect to dedicate 10--15 hours per month to the completion of the Fellow Project outside of these times.  

DEI Fellows Inaugural Cohort

Dr. Chelsie Romulo (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor, Geography, GIS and Sustainability
Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)
 
PhD, Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University
 
website:
 
 
DEI Fellows Program 
Dr. Karen Barton (she/her/hers)
Professor, Geography, GIS & Sustainability
Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)
 
PhD, Geography, University of Arizona
 
website:
 
 
DEI Fellow: Dr. Karen Barton
Dr. Cindy Wesley (she/her/hers)
Associate Dean
Graduate School
 
PhD, History of Christianity, McGill University
 
 
DEI Fellow: Dr. Cindy Wesley
Courtney Caston, MM (she/her/hers)
Library Technician II, Skinner Music Library
University Libraries (UL)
 
Master of Music, Vocal Performance, University of Northern Colorado
 
website:
 
DEI Fellow: Courtney Caston
Hannah Conner, MA (she/her/hers)
Deputy Director, Social Research Lab
Adjunct Instructor, Gender Studies
Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
 
MA, Applied Sociology, University of Northern Colorado
 
 
 
DEI Fellow Hannah Conner
Dr. Jieun Lee (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor, Geography, GIS & Sustainability
Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
 
PhD, Urban and Economic Geography, Michigan State University
 
 
 
DEI Fellows: Dr. Jieun Lee
Kelly Langley Cook (she/her/hers)
Lecturer, History
Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)
 

MA, History, University of Northern Colorado

email: kelly.langleycook@unco.edu  

Read Executive Summary Project: The Work 

DEI Fellows: Kelly Langley Cook
Saeda Quist, MA (she/her/hers)
Retention & Outreach Coordinator, Advising & Success Center
Montfort College of Business (MCB)
 
MA, Higher Education Administration & Leadership, Adams State University
 
DEI Fellow: Saeda Quist
Dr. Teresa Buckner (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Nutrition & Dietetics
Natural and Health Sciences (NHS)
 
PhD, Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health
 

DEI Fellow: Dr. Teresa Buckner

Contact DEI Fellows Leadership 

Phone
970-351-1159