The Asian Pacific American Faculty and Staff Council is an association of faculty and staff that helps create and foster a community within the IU Bloomington campus. The staff council is open to all IUB faculty and staff who are interested in providing a nurturing and supportive work environment and opportunities to make connections and enhance personal and professional growth.
About the APAFSC
Contact us
To reach the Asian Pacific American Faculty and Staff Council please email apafsc@iu.edu.
Goals of the APAFSC
The APAFSC's goals are:
- To foster fellowship with other Asian Pacific American faculty and staff across all IUB schools and campuses of Indiana University through programs.
- To work with university administrators, faculty, and staff members to promote the professional development of Asian Pacific American academic communities.
- To serve as mentors to students of Indiana University Bloomington.
- To advocate for an equitable and just resolutions to issues affecting Asian Pacific American communities at IU Bloomington.
Advisory Board
- Nikeetha Farfan D’Souza, Co-Chair
Associate Director for Student Support & Bias Response, Dean of Students, Office of Student Life - Arthur Luhur, Co-Chair
Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center Associate Scientist, Biology - Dani Castro, IU Field Hockey Assistant Coach
- Lingling Chen, Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Adin Kawate, Native Education and Programs Assistant, First Nations Educational & Cultural Center
- Daniel Mariyappa, Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
Associate Research Scientist, Biology - Babita L. Upadhyay, Academic Advisor, School of Public Health
- Fei-Hsien Wang, Associate Professor, Department of History
- Liana Zhou, Director of Library and Special Collections, Kinsey Institute