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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVERSITY OFFICERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION (NADOHE) APPROVES FIRST TWO PROVISIONAL AFFILIATE ASSOCIATION (PAA) CHAPTERS

CONTACT: Debra S. Nolan, CAE

NADOHE
561-472-8479
dnolan@nadohe.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – August, 2010 – Glen Jones, President, NADOHE, announced the approval of the first two Provisional Affiliate Association (PAA) Chapters, The Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (TADOHE) and the Virginia Diversity Officers in Higher Education (VDOHE). This announcement comes just four months after the board of directors approved the acceptance of Provisional Affiliate Association Chapters in collaboration with the national association. 

“We are honored to welcome TADOHE and VDOHE into the extended NADOHE family and we look forward to collaborating with them as we strive to meet our mutual objectives,” noted Jones. 

This recent development marks a critical juncture in the ongoing efforts of NADOHE’s mission to increase awareness of inclusive excellence within institutions of higher education. It also demonstrates the diligent efforts of those wishing to take concrete steps forward in following this mission for their regional communities.      

“I am thrilled that the chief diversity officers in Virginia will formally convene to strategize on how we can minimize barriers to the implementation of inclusive excellence at colleges and universities in the Commonwealth. Our designation as a Professional Affiliate Association of NADOHE is definitely a step in the right direction for the diversity and inclusion agenda in Virginia,” said Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Interim Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and VDOHE affiliate.   

PAA’s are being offered to existing and newly established state, regional, and special interest associations interested in becoming permanent partners. TADOHE and VDOHE are the first to gain approval and have thus achieved affiliate status during a period when NADOHE’s guidelines remain relatively open in regards to PAA’s.  

“The Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (TADOHE) is pleased to be one of NADOHE’s first professional affiliate associations.   We believe this relationship will provide much needed resources, guidance, and support to Higher Education Diversity Practitioners throughout this great state and assist us in realizing our goal to ‘close the gaps’ in participation, success, and educational research.  It is both a privilege and honor to be a part of such an historical endeavor and to contribute towards ensuring academic excellence for all college and university students by capitalizing on our fortuitous diversity,” noted Lonica L. Bush, Executive Director of Diversity and Equity for the College of the Mainland (Texas City, TX) and TADOHE’s representative.  

Guidelines for permanent chapter status are being drafted and, upon approval of the membership at the next annual meeting, March 2011, are scheduled to be implemented by June 2011. The current interim period affords interested associations or potential organizations the opportunity to organize regional and local area associations for affiliate status until this happens.   

Inquiries about the process and implementation of NADOHE chapters can be directed to Roger Worthington, chair of the NADOHE Chapter Committee at WorthingtonR@missouri.edu.

For more information about NADOHE, please call 561-472-8479 or visit www.nadohe.org.  

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVERSITY OFFICERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS FOR PROVISIONAL AFFILIATE ASSOCIATION (PAA) CHAPTERS

CONTACT: Debra S. Nolan, CAE

NADOHE
561-472-8479
dnolan@nadohe.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – June 8, 2010 – Glen Jones, President, NADOHE, announced today that NADOHE is now accepting applications for Provisional Affiliate Association (PAA) Chapters. This is a much anticipated step forward toward establishing permanent chapters, which is expected to be available within the next 10-12 months.

This initial step forward is being offered to existing and newly established state, regional and special interest associations of diversity officers as an opportunity to become affiliated with NADOHE within a set of relatively open guidelines.

Forming PAAs will provide a useful launching pad for newly established and existing state, regional and special interest associations that are interested in becoming permanent chapters. It provides an interim period under which PAAs can organize institutional and individual members into a fully functioning chapter. The interim period will end June 1, 2011.

Rigorous guidelines for permanent chapter status are currently being drafted. At the end of the interim period, PAA Chapters will be expected to meet the more stringent guidelines (e.g., a minimum of 8-10 institutions to form a chapter; a minimum requirement for 100% institutional or individual membership in NADOHE).

NADOHE members will receive information this coming August about the content of the guidelines for permanent chapter status. At that time, NADOHE members will have an opportunity to review the revised bylaws and provide comment. All proposed changes to the bylaws will be voted upon by the membership at the next Annual Business Meeting at the NADOHE Annual Convention in 2011.

Further inquiries about the process and implementation of NADOHE chapters can be directed to Roger Worthington, chair of the NADOHE Chapter Committee at WorthingtonR@missouri.edu.

For more information about NADOHE, please call 561-472-8479 or visit www.nadohe.org.