Message from the PCORE Chair
Dear Visitor,
We wish to extend an enthusiastic welcome to all our new and returning PCORE members for the upcoming 2011-2012 academic year! The past year has been a historic and transformational year for PCORE and the Emory Community. The Commission was able to celebrate a landmark success with the issue of the Statement of Regret by the Board of Trustees on behalf of Emory University. In light of this accomplishment, the Commission seeks to attain tangible and action-focused outcomes in the coming years. Continuing on our mantra of COMMUNCIATION, COOPERATION and COLLABORATION will yield active engagement; PCORE's theme this year is The Arts: The language which unites us all. In addition to participating in and highlighting the arts, in accordance with the statement of regret, PCORE recommends the commissioning of a slave memorial on the main campus as well as an environmental diversity scan of the University. Emory has made such strides this year with the recent naming of the Hamilton Holmes Residence Hall; recognizing the first African-American student to enter Emory University's School of Medicine. PCORE is poised to facilitate and lead conversations on the myriad of challenges from within and outside the Emory Community as well as celebrate the richness of our diverse cultures.
PCORE is charged with making recommendations to the University's president on actions to improve the representation, development and success of the Emory community as it relates to race and ethnicity. By exploring the complex dynamics and issues of Emory's past, we deepen our understanding and appreciation to confront the new challenges and opportunities of the future.
Together, we endeavor to explore new ways of bringing our message to all members of the Emory's diverse community through all expressions of The Arts. We commit to work with our fellow commissions, PCSW (President's Commission on the Status of Women) and PCSGDQE (President's Commission on Sexuality, Gender Diversity and Queer Equality) to make Emory a destination university for cultural diversity! Please join us at our monthly meetings which are open to the Emory Community. We grow and learn from each other with enriched dialogue and sharing of ideas. We look forward to seeing you!
Best,
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Sheryl Heron Co-Chair, PCORE 2010-11 sheron@emory.edu |
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James Scott Co-Chair, PCORE 2010-11 jscot01@emory.edu |