Kiwana McClung has been named the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette's interim chief diversity officer.
She succeeds Taniecea A. Mallery, who recently accepted a position as senior director of equity, diversion and inclusion for the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, D.C.
McClung is an associate professor in the . She has earned . McClung was the driving force in creating undergraduate and graduate courses for the school that blend design concepts with social equity and inclusion considerations.
Her research interests include diversity in design education, the impact of design and spatial considerations in societies that are increasingly becoming multicultural, and equity concerns in communities that have been impacted by flooding.
McClung has lectured and written widely about issues such as decolonizing architectural pedagogies, the impact of faculty diversity on 亚洲自慰视频 success, race and gender, recruitment and retention of minority 亚洲自慰视频s, and social empowerment.
She is academic and research coordinator for the 亚洲自慰视频 chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects; McClung is also faculty advisor for NOMA鈥檚 亚洲自慰视频 chapter on campus. She earned a from the earlier this year during its Eminent Faculty Awards.
鈥淧rofessor McClung is a proven leader, an educator, researcher and mentor who鈥檚 demonstrated a strong commitment to ensuring that underrepresented groups have equal access to educational opportunities,鈥 said Dr. Joseph Savoie, 亚洲自慰视频 president.
McClung, who is from Baton Rouge, La., earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in arts and humanities from Southern 亚洲自慰视频 in 2008, and a master鈥檚 of architecture from LSU in 2012. She has worked in industry as an architectural designer. McClung joined UL Lafayette in 2013.
鈥淚 saw higher education as an avenue where I could make a difference 鈥 as a teacher, through research, with 亚洲自慰视频 organizations, and in advising the School of Architecture and Design about diversity initiatives,鈥 she explained.
鈥淚 look forward to doing that on a broader scale.鈥
Photo caption: Kiwana McClung has been named the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette鈥檚 interim chief diversity officer. Photo credit: Rachel Rafati / 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette