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Connecticut optimistic
"I think the results are
valuable. When consumers are
confident, they spend money,"
Connecticut Business
& Industry Association
economist Peter
Gioia reacting to a new survey that shows
consumers in the state are optimistic about
Connecticut's economy.
Donald C. Sawyer III
| Chief Diversity Officer, Quinnipiac University
By Sean Teehan
steehan@HartfordBusiness.com
Donald C. Sawyer III is interested in people's
stories.
As a photographer who runs an independent
photography business he documents them, and
as associate vice president and chief diversity
officer at Quinnipiac Uni-
versity, he works to assist
students through their col-
lege and life's journey.
The New York native was
appointed to his Quinnipiac
post in April. Chief diversity
officer is a position that has
become more prevalent at
companies and on campuses
nationwide as organizations
look to recruit and retain talent and students
from varied backgrounds and cultures.
In addition to other responsibilities, Sawyer
is charged with creating a strategic vision for
inclusive excellence at all three campuses of the
Hamden-based university.
Are there any issues surrounding diversity on
college and university campuses that are spe-
cific to, or more prevalent in Connecticut?
I believe there are similar issues across the
nation related to diversity and inclusion. I just
returned from an institute for diversity offi-
cers across the nation, and many of us shared
the same concerns: political climate, changing
demographics of the college-going population,
diversifying the curriculum, recruiting and re-
taining diverse faculty/staff/students, creating a
diverse and inclusive campus, etc.
What do you see as the most important issue
with regard to diversity facing universities?
Once of the main challenges is articulating
what diversity and inclusion means for an insti-
tution. Diversity has become a buzzword with
multiple meanings. The focus is shifting from rep-
resentative diversity to more active engagement
and inclusion of diverse communities on campus.
What is your first priority in terms of academ-
ics, and your first priority in terms of diversity
at Quinnipiac?
My first academic priority is to continue to
work with faculty senate to diversify course offer-
ings in our general curriculum. As far as diversity,
I will be working with campus partners to create a
new diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
As a photographer, what are your favorite sub-
jects to shoot?
I like shooting portraits of people and asking
others to look at the captured faces and write
down the stories they tell.
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Taking flight
"This grant is a down
payment to ensure Bradley
International Airport remains
an economic engine as
demand grows."
U.S Transportation
Secretary Elaine L. Chao on a $13.2 million
federal grant awarded to Bradley Airport for
taxiway and other improvements.
