The University of North Florida appointed Whitney Meyer as the university’s vice president of diversity and inclusion.
She is responsible for advising on diversity, inclusion and racial equality related to strategies and policies, learning and research, community relations and the recruitment, retention and admission of faculty, staff and students of color.
“This elevated position has been created to affirm UNF’s unreserved commitment to student success within a diverse and supportive campus culture,” said UNF President David Szymanski in a news release.
Meyer will oversee the UNF’s new model for diversity and inclusion, facilitate sharing of best practices and identify opportunities for greater alignment and more unified efforts across campus. She also will supervise the Commission on Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Diversity Initiatives, LGBT Resource Center and OneJax.
Meyer is a Jacksonville native and UNF graduate. She previously worked in the president’s office managing programs to promote diversity, including the Community Alliance for Student Success program and the Fearless Woman initiative.
UNF has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award for five years and is recognized as a Diversity Champion by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.