Getting Involved

Get Involved! We are always open to ideas, so please let us know if you have a group that we could reach out to!Even if you are not a member of the Office of Community Education and Diversity Affairs (OCEDA) council, you may attend any of the OCEDA-sponsored events listed on this website.  Come check out  any of the below OCEDA initiatives to see how worthwhile getting involved can be!  This page is but one way of highlighting all kinds of diversity initiatives in the making.  OCEDA invites you to explore the resources posted and to contribute in any way that you can to continue to introduce our students and the FSEHS family to information and experiences that are global in perspective. 

Diversity Training

Diversity training is planned and disseminated through OCEDA’s Diversity Training Sub-Committee. The purpose is to prepare organizations to take advantage of human resources on every level in order to compete in today’s expanding and competitive marketplace. As a result, new and more creative approaches to servicing customers is expected to result in an increase to the organization’s gross profit.

Ms.Michelle Gwira - Chair, Diversity Training - gwira@nsu.nova.edu

Recruitment and Retention

OCEDA is currently engaged in an initiative aimed at developing programs and services that will identify issues that are significant to a diverse population of students, faculty, staff, and administrators in an effort to maintain diversity capacity and to retain a diverse population by narrowing the competency gaps relative to diversity issues.

Dr. Diane Bryant - Chair, Retention - bryantd@nsu.nova.edu

Diversity Summit

This is a project that is designed to bring national leaders and learners together to discover strategies for success in creating and maintaining a diverse workforce.

Ms. Venches Papillon - Chair, Diversity Summit - venches@nsu.nova.edu

Celebrations and Ceremonies

OCEDA’s goal is to create awareness, pride, and appreciation of all elements of diversity. These effort will be reflected in planned celebrations as well through various channels of expression in the workplace.

Ms. Candy Fish - Chair, Community Events and Programming - fcandy@nsu.nova.edu

Dr. Lisa Jackson-Fuller, Chair, Website - ljfuller@nova.edu

If you are interested in serving on any of the sub-committees for each of these components, please contact Dr. Delores M. Smiley at smiley@nsu.nova.edu