Dear Faculty and Staff:

I hope that you and your family enjoyed a nice long weekend.

After working with members of the campus community and leaders in the local area, it is now my privilege to share information on the new President’s Council on Race and Diversity.

The purpose of the newly formed Council is to bring together key community leaders with faculty, staff, and student representatives to discuss how St. Charles Community College can advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. As an advisory group to the President, the Council will identify possible strategies, policies, and procedures that may eliminate barriers to racial equity and diversity, while helping make SCC a more welcoming campus culture and community.

Members of the 2020-21 Council include:

Community Representatives

Chief George Sheets
Fire & Emergency Medical Services at City of Saint Charles

Dr. Curtis Cain
Superintendent of the Wentzville School District

Ms. Linda Luera-Sanchez
Director, Riviera Too, LLC

Dr. Stephen Thompson
Publisher/Owner of FocusOn Magazine, St. Charles County

Faculty and Staff Representatives

Ingrid Casillo, Lead AEL Instructor
Boyd Copeland, Executive Dean of Student Life
Chris Hubbard-Jackson, Director of Institutional Research
Martha Garcia Kampen, Chief Diversity & Compliance Officer
Ranya Taqieddin, Instructor of Biology
Marvin Tobias, Professor of Psychology

Student Representative
Alexis Finney, SCC Sophomore, Biology major

As a reminder – next week the very popular and well-organized Democracy Days begins on Monday, Sept. 14. This is the 20th year for this very successful event. Please review the schedule and take time to participate in one or more sessions.

Here is this week’s COVID-19 Update:

Location	Positive		Cases Deaths
	August 31	Sept. 7	August 31	September 7
Missouri	84,697	93,434	1,530	1,658
St. Charles County	5,691	6,146	108	112
St. Louis County	19,432	20,574	729	760

Have a great week!

Barbara