Cultural Heritage Celebration Committee
June 13, 2022
We are pleased to announce a campus-wide committee that will provide leadership for all Purdue Northwest celebrations of cultural heritage. This committee will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing campus celebrations like Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, and Women’s History Month.
The Cultural Heritage Celebration Committee is an evolution of the Creating a Culture of Inclusion Team (CCIT). We thank those who have served on CCIT and appreciate all their efforts to enhance diversity, inclusion, and belonging at PNW.
The members of the Cultural Heritage Celebration Committee are:
- LaVada Taylor (Chair)
- Catalina Rodriguez (Chair)
- Kristin Lewis (Co-Chair)
- Iris Sanchez (Co-Chair)
- Maceo Raney
- Scott Iverson
- Britt Hudson
- Kale Wilk
- Tim Griffin
- Taryn Eastland
- Li Tan
- Jane Thomas
- Natalie Jarrett
- Naomi Gomez
- Collette Morrow
- Linda Knox
- Ronald Rabello De Castro
- Thomas L. Keon, Chancellor and the Senior Leadership Team