Appalachian State University
PA-6: Assessing Diversity and Equity
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.88 / 1.00 |
Jim
Dees Data and Assessment Specialist Office of Sustailability |
Has the institution engaged in a structured assessment process during the previous three years to improve diversity, equity and inclusion on campus?:
A brief description of the assessment process and the framework, scorecard(s) and/or tool(s) used:
The Office of Diversity is committed to the principles of accountability and transparency. We produce annual reports of our activities and conduct periodic surveys of faculty, staff and students to assess and improve our DEI campus climate.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Climate Survey
App State’s DEI Climate Survey is a valuable tool that helps the university better understand the perceptions of employees and students regarding their experiences at App State. Survey results will help App State measure overall progress on our DEI campus climate, identify the university’s strengths and areas for improvement, and shape our future DEI goals and programming.
Annual reports for UNC System
Following are the Office of Diversity’s annual reports to the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the UNC Policy Manual Sections 300.8.5 and 300.8.5[R], “Regulation on Diversity and Inclusion,” which requires institutions to present annual reports on diversity and inclusion operations and activities to their boards.
Does the assessment process address campus climate by engaging stakeholders to assess the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of employees and students, including the experiences of underrepresented groups?:
Does the assessment process address student outcomes related to diversity, equity and success?:
Does the assessment process address employee outcomes related to diversity and equity?:
A brief description of the most recent assessment findings and how the results are used in shaping policy, programs, and initiatives:
Underrepresented students, faculty and staff are concerned about micro-aggressions against them on campus, and understand some are unconscious and others are not. These groups are concerned about low numbers of underrepresented students, faculty and staff on campus.
a. We are doing more implicit bias trainings.
b. We are asserting our efforts in underrepresented student, faculty and staff recruitment and retention work.
c. We have initiated the Inclusive Excellence that formally rolled out in August 2018.
d. We assembled an Inclusive Excellence team
e. Student Affairs have Diversity training for staff and students
f. The Office of Multicultural Student Development provides training for students, staff and faculty for greater cultural awareness.
Relavent links:
- Inclusive Excellence Team: https://today.appstate.edu/2018/08/28/inclusive-excellence-team
- About Inclusive Excellence: https://cae.appstate.edu/inclusive-excellence
- AppState's Diversity and Inclusion Profile with links to programs and initiatives: https://www.higheredjobs.com/articles/DiversityProfile.cfm?AccID=14194
Are the results of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment shared with the campus community?:
A brief description of how the assessment results are shared with the campus community:
We share the information with the Center for Academic Excellence and Student Affairs, specifically Multicultural Student Development.
Additional information on AppState's diversity and inclusion profile, programs, initiatives, demographics, and current job openings can be found below: https://www.higheredjobs.com/articles/DiversityProfile.cfm?AccID=14194
Are the results (or a summary of the results) of the most recent structured diversity and equity assessment publicly posted?:
The diversity and equity assessment report or summary (upload):
Website URL where the diversity and equity assessment report or summary is publicly posted:
Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity assessment efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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