Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Committee

Welcome to the Public Relations Division's DEI Committee Blog Page! 

The DEI Committee is responsible for the following:

● DEI PROGRAMMING – Liaise with all PR Division Committees, particularly PF&R,  Teaching, and Research Committees, to develop and support teaching, research, and service programming that eradicates social and racial injustice to foster a more equitable community for PR scholars, students, and professionals. 

● PAPER COMPETITION CALL – Develop and distribute the yearly PR Division call for the  Race & Ethnicity Research Paper Competition. With the DEI team, review submissions for the paper call and select one paper competition winner. 

● FINANCIAL SUPPORT – Work to raise funds for the Race & Ethnicity Paper Competition award and raise funds to support other relevant DEI initiatives across the PR Division.  

Committee

Chair / Rosalynn Vasquez / Suffolk University / rosalynn.vasquez@suffolk.edu
Vice Chair / Jiun-Yi (Jenny) Tsai / University of Oklahoma / jiunyi.tsai-1@ou.edu
Committee Member / Chuqing Dong, Michigan State University / cdong@msu.edu
Committee Member / Nick Eng, University of Georgia / nicholas.eng@uga.edu