Advisory Committees

Shortly after Dr. Rufus Glasper was appointed Chancellor in September, 2003, he authorized the establishment of Community Advisory Committees.

Five Community Advisory Committees were established, as follows:

• The African American Community Advisory Committee;
• The Asian Pacific Islander Community Advisory Committee;
• The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLCT) Community Advisory Committee;
• The Latino Community Advisory Committee;
• The Native American Community Advisory Committee.

The purposes of the Chancellor's Community Advisory Committees were to:

• Convene representatives of a particular community;
• Obtain counsel and candid input from the members individually and collectively concerning the Maricopa Community Colleges and the role they play in the Greater Phoenix area;
• Strengthen the relationships between and among the colleges and particular communities;
• Encourage Committee members to invite college and district representatives to interact with their community and participate in their community's activities.

Committee members were charged with the following:

• Attend meetings regularly;
• Provide counsel and candid input on issues;
• Identify issues of concern and discuss them with Committee members and the Chancellor;
• Communicate regularly with others in their community and the colleges;
• Assume other responsibilities/take actions, as appropriate and on a voluntary basis.

Each Committee meets two to three times per year with the Chancellor. Once or twice each year members of all five Committee meet together to hear a special message from the Chancellor or to discuss an issue of particular concern to all Committee members.

More information concerning the Community Advisory Committees may be obtained by reading the annual Diversity Monitoring Report or by contacting Donna Schober, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, at 480.731.8121 or donna.schober@domail.maricopa.edu.