Membership Information

Membership on the commission is open to current faculty, staff, and students of the University and its affiliates. The Office of the President appoints members from a list of nominees submitted to the nominating committee of the commission. Members of the Emory community may nominate themselves. All persons may submit nominations using the nomination form.

The commission shall consist of thirty-one members. Of these, twenty-seven are voting members and four are ex-officio members of the commission. Voting members are comprised of nine students, nine staff/administrator, and nine faculty. The Vice-President of the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs (or his/her designee), the Assistant Dean of Campus Life and Director of the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Chair Emeritus of the commission, and the President of the University shall serve as the four ex-officio members to the commission.

The Presidents of the Black Student Alliance (BSA), Latino Student Organization (LSO), and Students in Alliance for Asian-American Concerns (SAAAC) shall be automatic student members to the commission.

Student members are appointed for a term of one academic year. Faculty and staff/administrator are appointed for a term of three academic years. One-third of faculty and staff members shall roll off each year leaving six vacancies on the commission to be filled each year in addition to the nine student vacancies equaling a total of fifteen members to be appointed each year.

Voting members may only acquire 2 abscences without notice from regularly scheduled general body meetings.

Each year, the commission shall also appoint alternate student, faculty, and staff/administrator to serve the commission as non-voting members. Alternates may temporarily obtain voting privileges in the case there is not a quorum to conduct business or take a vote. In the case a voting member must resign or is unable to complete their term, an alternate will be used to replace that member to complete the term and assume all rights and privileges of voting members.

Members and alternates shall be eligible for reappointment to the commission at any time.

Membership Nomination Form

We accept nominations in early January and should be submitted no later than March 6th, 2009. Please complete all sections of the membership nomination form and submit to:

PCORE Nominating Committee
c/o Provost's Office of Community and Diversity
305 Administration Building

Or click here to access and submit the nomination form electronically.