Racial Justice Advisory Committee

Leadership

RJAC relies on a collaborative structure comprised of the Core Team, Subcommittee Chairs Team, Whole Committee Meetings, and Subcommittee to fulfill the charge. More information about each of these elements is detailed below.

Core Team

Members: Executive Champion, Administrative Support, Chair, Co-Chair

Scope of Responsibilities:

Facilitate work of RJAC
Report to Board of Trustees and Cabinet
Advocate for Resources
Amplify Work to Promote Real Change
Communicate transparently and often
Support Subcommittee chairs in their roles

Whole Committee

Members: Appointed WMU Faculty, Staff, Administrators, Students and Alumni

Scope of Responsibilities:

Engage in RJAC meetings
Contribute to formation of cohesive actions and recommendations across subcommittees
Form culture of change actions steps
Honor community engagement agreement

Subcommittee Chairs

Members: Chairs and Co-Chairs from each subcommittee

Scope of Responsibilities:

Facilitate RJAC Subcommittee meetings
Engage with RJAC Core team and Subcommittee chairs to identify areas of overlap but also themes arising across teams
Provide feedback on topics prior to taking them to the whole committee for discussion

Subcommittees

Members: Assigned RJAC members

Scope of Responsibilities:

Regularly attend subcommittee meetings and be actively engaged
Form recommendations and related accountability measures related to assigned topic area
Engage content experts as needed
Present recommendations to whole committee