The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts are led by Associate Dean Seyeon Lee. The college’s DEIA committee includes the following members:
- Rachel E. Dubrofsky, professor and chair, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies
- Alix N. Ferrer-Yulfo, professor of practice of museum studies, School of Design
- Micaiah John ’25, acting major/disability studies minor, Department of Drama (student representative)
- Loren Loiacono, assistant professor of composition and theory, Setnor School of Music
- Emily Nolan, professor of practice, Department of Creative Arts Therapy
- Ricky Pak, assistant professor of acting, Department of Drama
- Niki Swackhamer, career advisor, Office of Academic and Career Advising
- Ekaterina Vanovskaya, assistant teaching professor of studio arts, School of Art
- Rebecca Ruige Xu, professor of computer art and animation, Department of Film and Media Arts
For more information about diversity and inclusion initiatives at Syracuse University, visit diversity.syr.edu.
Featured image: The Inclusive Music Recording Studio is a two-week summer camp hosted at SubCat Studios in Syracuse that brings youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities together with music education graduate students to collaboratively operate a recording studio. The studio was developed by Setnor School of Music faculty members Jim Abbott and John Coggiola.