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“The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Riah Milton, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others have sparked large protests and brought renewed focus to the systemic racism that Black Americans face across the United States. We, as members of the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) community at University of Michigan (UM), grieve with those horrified by these tragedies and echo the calls for justice for people victimized by racism and police brutality across this country.” 

This excerpt comes from an open letter penned by student and postdoc leaders of our community that reinvigorated departmental efforts and commitment to address diversity, equity and inclusion in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department.

Change starts from within. The CEE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee recognizes a need to end the cycle of racism and social injustice that has particularly affected Black Americans. The committee will work to create a community (students, postdocs, staff and faculty) that is united behind addressing this need through self-reflection, awareness, education, opportunities and advocacy leading to a greater and equitable voice in the discipline of Civil and Environmental to diverse identities.

The Committee will create, maintain and implement a roadmap toward ensuring racial and social equity within the department, its curriculum and its programming. It will hold the members of the department accountable for progress along the roadmap via a continual, transparent evaluation process. The Committee’s ultimate goal is a culture of tolerance, acceptance and respect that spans our students, postdocs, staff and faculty.

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Meeting minutes

Read notes from the monthly committee meetings

Volunteer as a Contributing Member

If you want to be a contributing member of the DEI Committee, please email Katie Crawford (ktcrawf@umich.edu)! Anyone in CEE is welcome. Contributing members can attend meetings, design and help with committee projects, plan and host events, etc. There is no minimum time commitment. We’d welcome your voice and your energy.

  • Building and Valuing DEI Skills: Bridget Hegarty (hegartyb@umich.edu)
  • Enabling an Honest and Transparent Dialogue: Lissa MacVean (lissajm@umich.edu)
  • Creating a More Just Future by Transforming our Curriculum: Jason McCormick (jpmccorm@umich.edu)
  • Developing a Healthy and Safe Environment for Peer Mentoring/Sponsorship and Advocacy: Katie Crawford (ktcrawf@umich.edu)
  • Fostering a Strong, Connected and Successful Community of Scholars and Graduates: Patrick West (phwest@umich.edu)
  • Recruiting a Diverse Community: Ann Jeffers (jffrs@umich.edu)

Contributing Members

The committee also relies on several members of the CEE community who volunteer their time to assist with specific subcommittees:

  • Connie Hao
  • Kate Harrison
  • Jordon Horton
  • Renisha Karki
  • Lucinda Li
  • Juliana Marks
  • Tarrik Quneibi
  • Joey Ryan
  • Mohammed Dilshaad Uzair
  • Xiao Xiao Wen

Committee members

Below are the appointed members of the DEI Committee. Appointed members have voting rights on the committee and take on leadership roles.

Portrait of Hollie Adejumo

Hollie Adejumo

Graduate Student,

Civil Engineering

Eve Albalghiti Portrait

Eva Albalghiti

Graduate Student

Portrait of Michelle Ammerman

Michelle Ammerman

Assistant Research Scientist

mammer@umich.edu


Portrait of Jeremy Bricker

Jeremy Bricker

Associate Professor

jeremydb@umich.edu

(734) 647-1843

2016 GG Brown

Portrait of Herek Clack

Herek Clack

Associate Professor

hclack@umich.edu

(734) 763-6830

169 EWRE

Portrait of Katie Crawford

Katie Crawford

DEI Program Manager

ktcrawf@umich.edu


Portrait of Aline Cotel

Aline Cotel

Arthur F. Thurnau Associate Professor

acotel@umich.edu

(734) 763-1463

119 EWRE

Portrait of Ann Jeffers

Ann Jeffers

Associate Professor

jffrs@umich.edu

(734) 763-6832

2052 GG Brown

Portrait of Ethan Kennedy

Ethan Kennedy

Electronic Technician

eckenned@umich.edu

(734) 764-9132

GG Brown 1171


Portrait of Joyce Kennedy

Joyce Kennedy

Senior Administrative Assistant

joykenne@umich.edu

(734) 764-6024

EWRE 117

Portrait of Dianna Kitt

Dianna Kitt

Graduate Student, Environmental Engineering

dkitt@umich.edu

Portrait of Dan Li

Dan Li

Graduate Student,

Civil Engineering

kency@umich.edu


Portrait of Lissa MacVean

Lissa MacVean (Chair)

Lecturer IV

lissajm@umich.edu

(734) 764-7148

113 EWRE

Andrew Schweers Portrait

Andrew Schweers

Undergraduate Student,

Environmental Engineering

Portrait of Atiyya Shaw

F. Atiyya Shaw

Assistant Professor

atiyya@umich.edu

2040 GG Brown


Alex Song Portrait

Alex Song

Graduate Student

Portrait of Aleksandra Szczuka

Alex Szczuka

Assistant Professor and Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow

aszczuka@umich.edu

Portrait of Hongrui Yu

Hongrui Yu

Graduate Student,

Civil Engineering

yhongrui@umich.edu


Kuang Zhu

Kuang Zhu

Postdoc

kuangzhu@umich.edu

EWRE 211

Neil Ganju

Alumni

Updated 10/25/22

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