Promoting Community and Strengthening Student Diversity

INTRODUCING THE ENVOYS

Who are the Envoys?

The Envoys are a group of approximately 20 Masters students at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) chosen to participate in an effort to promote and strengthen diversity within the student population of the school.

What is diversity?

Diversity is a broad term that can have a multitude of definitions. The University of Michigan promotes efforts to be inclusive and accepting of people from a wide variety of racial, ethnic, religious, cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds. Diversity also includes the free expression of sexual orientation, disabilities, etc. The SNRE Envoys fellowship program consists of a group of students who are traditionally under-represented in environmental fields and other STEM disciplines, first-generation college students, students from under-represented geographic areas, low income, former Peace Corps volunteers, and veterans.

How was this group formed?

The 2012-2013 school year will be the second year for the Envoys. This group began in 2011 as part of a university- and school-wide effort aimed at increasing the diversity in graduate programs. A group of SNRE faculty and staff worked on a proposal to develop the program. The program is funded jointly by SNRE and the Rackham Graduate School.

Envoys fellows work closely with other diversity allies in SNRE and around the university. Diversity allies are students who are interested in diversity but who are not part of the Envoys fellowship program.

How can I help support the mission of the Envoy's?

If you are interested in helping in the Envoy's mission, contact one of the current Envoys.

Current Envoys

View the Envoy's profiles
Please contact any of the Envoys with questions, concerns, recommendations, etc.!

Class of 2013 SNRE Envoys:
Kinsey Brock kbkinsey@umich.edu

Class of 2014 Erb Envoys:
Wesley Allred –wallred@umich.edu
Daniel Gerding  dgerding@umich.edu
Daphne Medina  dcmedina@umich.edu
Leah Zimmerman  leahzimm@umich.edu

Class of 2014 SNRE Envoys
Karen Azeez  kazeez@umich.edu
Elizabeth Baskerville  emarieba@umich.edu
Katy Hintzen  khintzen@umich.edu
Michelle Mabson  mtmabson@umich.edu
Juliana Pino  Julipino@umich.edu
Anis Ragland  aragland@umich.edu
Louis Vayo  lvayo@umich.edu

Class of 2015 Erb Envoys
Stephen Ahn  ahnst@umich.edu
Ursula Jessee  ujessee@umich.edu
Kenneth Johnson  kenajohn@umich.edu