Campus Collaboration
TAMIU encourages leadership and structure across campus in order that we may continuously engage in and assess diversity, equity and inclusion, in addition to efforts focused on increasing the effectiveness of existing or developing programs and services. In all these efforts, TAMIU is dedicated to providing access that builds consensus to drive and support equitable and inclusive outcomes.
Campus Committees
ADA Committee
Purpose
The ADA Committee members represent various stakeholders across campus who are involved in the implementation of disability services for students, reasonable accommodations for employees, and ADA compliance for third parties at the University. The ADA Committee discusses issues as they arise across campus, making recommendations to the President for necessary changes towards compliance.
Committee Mission Statement
The ADA Committee is dedicated to fostering a more accessible University rooted in the core value of providing a quality education that is free from barriers and open to diverse individuals of different abilities. The ADA Committee of TAMIU is comprised of representatives from TAMIU who are committed to servicing students and employees with disabilities by ensuring equal access to the benefits of the University’s education, policies, programs, activities, and facilities.
ADA Contact Information
Call ADA Committee 956.326.2855
Email ADA Committee lorissam.cortez@tamiu.edu
Location Icon Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library, Room 159
TAMIU Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (TIDE) Committee
Charged by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, TAMIU’s Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Committee (TIDE) is committed to The Texas A&M University System’s normative principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is further committed to advancing the cause of these principles by pursuing cross-cultural exploration, inter-cultural relationship building, and mutual learning and growth through events and activities that celebrate the unity of cultures in a democratic environment. By pursuing its mission, it aspires to serve as a foundation for faculty, staff, and students’ success in a complex and culturally diverse society.
For additional information, contact TIDE Committee co-chairs, Dr. Peter Haruna, Professor of Public Administration, or Mika Akikuni, Associate Director of Marketing.