Objectives

The Community Resource Advisory Group (CRAG) was created by the Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity as a collaborative initiative with the following objectives:
- Meet quarterly with the Office for Diversity and Equity (ODE) to explore issues that affect the University of Virginia’s interaction and relationship with the local community.
- Assist the ODE in facilitating a mutually respectful and symbiotic relationship between the University and the larger Community.
- Provide advice to the ODE on University-Community relations especially in the context of the University’s mission to embrace diversity in the pursuit of overall institutional excellence.
Members

| Mr. Rudolph Beverly |
Human Resources Director, Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA) |
| Mr. James E. Bryant, M.Ed. |
Professional School Counselor, Albemarle County Public Schools |
| Mr. Martin Burks |
Local Business Executive |
| Mr. Ray Carey, Sr. |
Retired, State Farm Insurance Company |
| Ms. Dottie Gardner |
Concerned Community Member |
| Ms. Kendra Hamilton |
Vice Mayor, City of Charlottesville |
| Mr. Timothy Heaphy |
Partner, McGuireWoods, LLP |
| Min. Eddie M. Howard, Jr. |
Men Program Support Coordinator, Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries |
| Mr. Rick Jones |
CPM, Vice Chairman, Management Services Corporation |
| Ms. Diane Long |
Concerned Community Member |
| Ms. Leah W. Puryear |
Director, Upward Bound, University of Virginia; City of Charlottesville School Board Member |
| Ms. Perri Rush-Brown |
Concerned Community Member |
| Mr. Gerald Terrell |
Vice President, Core Knowledge Foundation |
| Ms. Karen Waters |
Executive Director, Quality Community Council, Inc. |
| Dr. Bill Harvey |
Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity, UVA Office for Diversity and Equity |
| Dr. Marcus Martin |
Associate Vice President for Diversity and Equity, UVA Office for Diversity and Equity |
Meeting Materials

August 21, 2006
Meeting Minutes
March 2, 2007
Meeting Minutes
Materials: GEAR UP Presentation, handout
Art Exhibit
June 5, 2007
Meeting Minutes
September 25, 2007
Meeting Minutes
Materials:
Athletics Handout
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