BAM 2.

0 List of Demands
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Since its founding in 1809, Miami University has failed to conceive a culture that is welcoming and
receptive for its Black students. Historically, the actions taken by administration, while recognized,
simply are not enough. We, The Black Action Movement 2.0 (BAM 2.0), on behalf of Miami University’s
Black community, are holding administration accountable for effectively combating the issues plaguing
its Black students. Therefore, these are our demands.

1. We demand that Miami University identifies space on campus for the construction of a new
building to serve as the Office of Diversity Affairs (ODA) including:
- An open and safe community area where students can comfortably express their identities and
host cultural programs. This space is to remain open 24/7
- Specific affinity spaces for a variety of marginalized student groups
- Office spaces for staff of the Office of Diversity Affairs
- A room dedicated to educating the broader Miami community of the history and culture of
minoritized groups on Miami’s campus
This space must be identified by August 31, 2018.

2. We demand a considerable uptick in the number of racially diverse students, faculty, and staff
populations of Miami University’s Oxford Campus through:
- The student population reflecting the demographics of comparable Ohio public universities: 9%
Black students, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian (domestic), 2% Native American by 2025
- Increase the percentage of ethnically diverse faculty to 25% by 2028
- The expansion of the Cincinnati Scholars Program to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Chicago
by 2022
- The reconstruction of the Bridges program by implementing qualifications for attending the
program based on marginalized identities, including first generation for academic year 2018-19

3. We demand a comprehensive report from Dr. Ron Scott, Associate Vice President for
Institutional Diversity including:
- The initiatives and accomplishments of his office from academic year 2013-14 through 2017-18
- A copy of the job description of Dr. Ron Scott, Associate Vice President for Institutional
Diversity
This demand must be met by April 6, 2018 via email to bam1998collective@gmail.com.

4. We demand Miami University revise the “Discrimination & Harassment” section of the Code of
Conduct to:
- Further define discrimination and harassment to include “written/electronic communication”,
towards an “individual or group”, and seen as “objectively offensive”
- Impose a rehabilitation program for those adjudicated for discrimination and/or harassment
This demand must be met by June 1, 2018.

5. We demand Miami University creates a sanctioned adjudication process to address acts of racism
and discrimination with clearly defined disciplinary actions for reported students, staff, and
faculty.
This demand must be met by June 1, 2018.
6. We demand that Miami University send a notice of adjudication to the student responsible for
posting the offensive, derogatory, and direct remarks via Snapchat regarding Black students who
were engaging in lawful protest on March 26, 2018.
This demand must be met by June 30, 2018, pursuant to demand 5.

7. We demand Incident Reporting Forms to be more accessible and visible to students, faculty and
staff by:
- Having the Dean of Students Office include discussion on discrimination and harassment during
their summer orientation session revolving around “community expectations, personal
responsibility, and student safety”
- Training faculty, staff and student employees to navigate to incident reporting forms
- Requiring Resident Assistants to inform residents of the process of accessing incident reporting
forms
- Spelling out the “Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity” on the MyMiami homepage as a
Quick Link.
- Administering a quick and efficient means of educating all current Miami students - on all
campuses - on how they can access this link
This demand must be completed by April 13, 2018.

8. We demand the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for all incoming students,
current students, and faculty and staff on all Miami University campuses (Oxford, Hamilton,
Middletown, West Chester and Luxembourg).
This training will include:
- Required Blind Spots training for all members of the Miami community
- Adding bystander intervention training to residence halls opening weekend safety programming
- A required, semester-long course in all colleges on campus that dissects the intersection of race,
identity, and the discipline of study
- Required micro-aggression training of staff and faculty
This demand must be implemented by the beginning of academic year 2018-19.

9. We demand transparency in the form of monthly reports from the University on the updates of
the following initiatives:
- Dr. Coates’ “2017 Presidential Task force on Diversity and Inclusion”
- The search process for the next Dean of Students
- Council on Diversity and Inclusion (CODI)
- BAM 2.0 demands
- This demand shall be emailed out to the student body by the last day of every month of the
academic school year.

10. We demand a meeting in Armstrong Student Center with the following people:
- Dr. Greg Crawford, University President
- Dr. Ron Scott, Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity
- Dr. Jayne Brownell, Vice President of Student Affairs
- Dr. Mike Curme, Dean of Students
- Dr. Kelley Kimple, Director of the Office of Diversity Affairs
The date for this meeting will be determined by BAM 2.0 and an invitation will be emailed to all
parties by April 6, 2018.