COMMUNITY DEMANDS

Proposed in 2020

1. End Pioneers

2. Engage tribal communities

3. Honor the John Evans Report

4. Offer Native studies and curriculum 

Proposed in 2019

1. Create Native-American Studies Major/minor

Proposed in 2018

1. O-Week implicit bias test/training module and first assignment 

2. Providing an external space that allows historically marginalized groups to have a productive space. 

3. Change FSEM system to make it so that all first-year students must take a course on power, privilege, oppression, and cultural awareness. ON OUR CAMPUS!

4. Opportunities for Joint Council to be a part of the board of trustee meetings and the other important meetings that deal with big university decisions. 

Proposed in 2017

1. Remove the 'pioneer' moniker 

Proposed in 2017

1. Reconsider contract with Sodexo

Proposed in 2017

1. Establish DU as a sanctuary campus

Proposed in 2016

1. An institutional commitment to cultural heritage programming.

2. Strictly prohibit organizations with foundations, principles, or affiliations that do not align with the university's current values from existing and becoming a recognized organization on DU’s campus.

3. Mandate Inclusive Excellence workshops, similar to the B.O.S.S. training program.

4. Hire an external entity to assess and report on current campus climate and inclusion practices and a project manager to oversee the implementation of suggestions.

5. Create a review committee of diverse constituents, including students, faculty, and staff to review and improve the university’s honor code.

6. Require students to demonstrate commitment to/understanding of Inclusive Excellence during the admissions process to gauge levels of understanding and use that data to inform inclusive excellence initiatives on campus.

7. Recruit more full-time psychologists with demonstrated experience in multicultural competence, services and outreach.

8. Hire new faculty and support existing faculty willing to implement and facilitate Race, Inequality & Social Change (RISC) curriculum.

9. Establish Ethnic Studies department.

10. Create and implement mandatory online modules on race, similar to Alcohol Edu, to be completed before arriving on campus in order to prepare students to engage in discussions around race relations, inclusivity, and social inequality.

11. Increased transparency from the University of Denver and its administration when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

12. Hire more staff to lead and/or assist with diversity and inclusion initiatives.

13. The implementation of more inclusive visual markers and an assessment of current visual markers.

14. Strict elimination of Boone's presence at the University of Denver.

15. Student meeting with the complete Board of Trustees at least twice during an academic year.

Proposed in 2014

1. Enact a full, comprehensive and independent investigation of their partner, Aramark.

2. That the University reconsider their relationship and contract with Aramark while the 3rd party contractor is under investigation.

3. Investigate allegations of harsh working conditions that include under staffing, intimidation from supervisors, retaliation against employees that filed complaints and were later terminated, recently the denial of sick leave and paid time off, and other issues.

4. Announce that they are investigating these claims and release a report of findings once this investigation is complete. 

Proposed in 2014

1. Freeze any new investments in fossil fuel companies immediately.

2. Divest the endowment from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds by 2023.

3. Reinvest the endowment in renewable and sustainable ventures in order to substantiate claims of the University being a private institution dedicated to the public good.

Proposed in 2014

1. Publish (print and online) and widely disseminate the Committee Report among students, staff, alumni, faculty, trustees, and the general public.

2. Create an official Memorandum of Agreement implementing a formal, mutually understood relationship between the University of Denver  and the Sovereign Nations of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana, the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.

3. Sponsor open, facilitated public forums, on campus and off, to allow interested parties to respond to, critique, and discuss the report.

4. Update official DU histories to accommodate the key findings of the report.

5. Encourage all-campus participation in, and support for, the Sesquicentennial Sand Creek Healing Run and regularize institutional support for future years.

6. Create another “Day of Remembrance” on the academic calendar, to be observed while school is in session.

7. Consult with Cheyenne and Arapaho descendants on the nature and form of a permanent campus memorial that commemorates the conjoined histories of Sand Creek and DU and acknowledges DU’s existence on native land. The memorial could have permanence in space (a dedicated physical location) or time (the Day of Remembrance).

8. Establish an annual lecture or exhibition associated with the Day of Remembrance by a prominent Native American scholar, writer, or artist.

9. Provide a one-line statement on all official DU letterhead for all academic units, at the bottom of the page where all other locational information is provided, acknowledging DU’s presence on native land.

10. Incorporate the narrative of DU’s presence on native land in all official events (Pioneer Passage and other new student orientations, convocations, FSEM dinners, etc.)

11. Create forums for discussing the renaming of campus buildings, positions, and awards, where appropriate and without historical erasure.

12. Increase financial aid for all Native American students.

13. Establish a robust scholarship and support program (e.g., 15 scholarships) for recruiting and retaining Native American undergraduate and graduate students, including dedicated scholarships for Cheyenne and Arapaho students.

14. Create clinics through Law, Business, and other professional schools that support Native American students.

15. Establish endowed professorships and post- doctoral research opportunities for Native American scholars, through the university’s Interdisciplinary Research Incubator for the Study of (In)Equality (IRISE) and/or some other DU entity.

16. Target the recruiting of Native American faculty and staff in all academic units and plan to add at least six new faculty positions for indigenous scholars within the next five years.

17. Develop partnerships, consortia, and faculty/student exchange relationships with tribal colleges.

18. Create professional development opportunities for Native American educators through our Morgridge College of Education and other units, including the opportunity for Native educators to enroll in a certain number of DU courses (including University College and CWC courses) free of charge.

19. Create a Native American Studies Center and establish a Native American Studies major/minor.

20. Expand internship and service learning opportunities for all students to connect with agencies serving Native American interests in the Denver community.

21. Produce study materials, workshops, and a support system for DU faculty and staff who want to teach about Sand Creek and/or incorporate this history into their courses.

22. Create and regularly sponsor an on-campus Summer Teacher Institute for Colorado middle and high school teachers, run by DU and tribal scholars and representatives, to develop curriculum materials for teaching about Sand Creek and other topics related to Native American history.