Gender Policies and Initiatives Council

President’s Charge

  • To review and assess issues affecting the campus climate and to plan programs and activities to improve gender climate.
  • To make recommendations to the President on policies that affect gender climate and to seek ways to achieve implementation.

GPIC Programs

  • Empowered Women Empower Women: A Gender Equity Program for Students - March 5, 2020
  • Conversation with the Cabinet - March 10, 2020
  • 2nd Annual SUNY Cortland Women Leading from Everywhere – May 22, 2020 - canceled

Accomplishments and Programs

  • All members of President’s Cabinet have Vice President title
  • Increased access to the administration through three Conversation with the Cabinet programs
  • Improved access to President’s Council by giving faculty and staff an opportunity to attend the meetings
  • Provided professional development by holding Women Leading from Everywhere Workshop for women campus-wide as well as for CSEA specifically
  • Facilitated gender equity discussions with the campus through two Equity Mountain events

Interested in Getting Involved?

Contact co-chairs Kathleen Burke or Carol Van Der Karr