Equity Action Council

Our Mission

The Equity Action Council is a shared governance body that helps facilitate campus wide development and support, engagement, implementation of programs, evaluations, policies and procedures that are in line with De Anza College's vision of equity, social justice, and multicultural education. The council helps meet the goals and objectives of equity at De Anza and in particular, the Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education.

(The EAC logo was created by student alumni Megan Jerbic)

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Meetings

The Equity Action Council meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, from 2:30-4p.m. Meetings are currently being held via Zoom.

Our next meeting dates are in the Fall 2024 Quarter.

De Anza College's Equity Action Council [EAC] strives to make campus engagement and participation accessible to everyone and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you need sign language interpreters or other accommodations for this activity, please contact the Office of Equity at EquityOffice@deanza.edu and or at 408-864-5636 by 12:00 p.m. the Friday before the EAC Meeting date to ensure time to review and arrange accommodations.

agendas and minutes

Equity Champion Awards

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2024-2025 Membership

Students

• DASG Rep: Joshua Madrid
• ICC Rep: Kaung Lett Yhone

Classified

• Deborah Armstrong
• Shaila Ramos-Garcia 
• Maritza Arreola 

Faculty 

• Steve Nava
• Joe D'Agostino
• Vernon Gallegos

Administrators

•    Yvette Alva Campbell
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At Large 

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Office of Equity

• Michelle Hernandez
• Adriana Garcia

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Our Charge

• Promote a climate of humility, equity, and appreciation for diversity and inclusiveness in all aspects of the college
• Support the work of the Equity Office
• Advise on equity and inclusion issues to the college shared governance groups
• Assist with the development of a campus climate survey every 3 to 5 years to assess the equity environment and explore opportunities for growth and development
• Advocate for the development and implementation of policies and procedures that facilitate the success of our diverse student body, faculty and staff. Specifically, the committee works to identify existing or emerging equal opportunity and equity issues, advising college leadership in the development of responsive policies, and analyzing and recommending action based on relevant research and practices.
• Advise and actively promote the development and implementation of policies, procedures and employee development that facilitates the transformation of our workforce and environment into a community that is more inclusive, socially just, knowledgeable about the diverse array of cultures which comprise our community, and skilled in facilitating the growth of the entire campus.

The Equity Action Council (EAC) helps facilitate campus wide development, engagement, support and implementation of programs, evaluations, policies and procedures that are in line with De Anza College's vision of equity, social justice, and multicultural education.  The Council helps meets the equity program goals at De Anza College and in particular, the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education.

With the supportive input and commitment of the Equity Action Council, the Equity Office strives to meet the demands of the campus and the critical charge of the office. The Equity Action Council helps facilitate campus wide development and support, engagement, implementation of programs, evaluations, policies and procedures that are in line with De Anza College's mission and vision of equity, social justice, and multicultural education. The Council helps meet the goals and objectives of equity, social justice, and multicultural education at De Anza and in particular, the Equity Office. Thus, the Equity Office works closely, and is aligned with, the larger goals and objectives of the EAC.

Recommended Reading

• "From Equity Talk to Equity Walk" by Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon and Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux
• "The Purpose of Power" by Alicia Garza