January 30, 2013
TO: Deans,
Department Heads and Directors
FROM: President Santa J. Ono
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Bleuzette
Marshall as Interim Chief Diversity Officer, effective Feb. 6, 2013. A University of Cincinnati alumna, Bleuzette
has worked at UC and the UC Foundation for nearly 21 years, starting in Ethnic
Programs and Services and at the African American Cultural and Resource Center,
and most recently in development at the UC Foundation. Since 2004, her work at
the Foundation has taken her from Director of Development to Senior Director of
Development. Since the inception of the
position of Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) in 2007, she has assisted the CDO and
the President's Diversity Council.
As a respected member of the UC administration with over
two decades of experience in advancement, alumni affairs, diversity and
inclusion, facilitation, organizational development, project management,
student affairs and teaching, Bleuzette has gained an awareness of UC culture
that will be essential in moving our university forward as we continue to
implement the Diversity Plan and build upon the accomplishments of the
university's first CDO, Mitchel Livingston, who retired at the end of 2012.
Bleuzette has led several successful fundraising initiatives benefiting the
Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program, developed an affinity-based giving program
for African American alumni, and served as a key organizer of the Onyx &
Ruby Gala - a formal recognition ceremony honoring distinguished alumni of
color. She also developed a system of accountability to enhance diversity and
inclusiveness practices throughout the university, designed and co-chaired the
university-wide diversity conference for three years, and conducted and
analyzed a university-wide diversity assessment.
Bleuzette holds three degrees from UC, including a BA in
psychology (1992), a Master of Education (2001) and PhD in educational studies
(2009).
Louis Bilionis, Dean of the College of Law and former
chair of the Diversity Council, will chair a national search for a permanent
CDO at the beginning of the 2013-14 academic year. This position will continue
to report to the President and serve on the President's Cabinet, but is now
separate from the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services.
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