| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.35 |
| Liaison | Mary Lucus |
| Submission Date | March 14, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Belmont University
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Mary
Lucus Director, IR Provost |
Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee, office, and/or officer tasked by the administration or governing body to advise on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to diversity and equity on campus?:
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on one or both of the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Student diversity and equity | Yes |
| Employee diversity and equity | Yes |
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
The university is committed to diversity, and has adopted a multi-year “Welcome Home” initiative to increase the number of racial and ethnic minorities among faculty, staff and students. This undertaking is approached analogously to the university’s sustainability efforts. Instead of having a separate office and coordinator, the university expects the senior leaders, deans and directors to formulate and implement measurable goals for increasing racial and ethnic diversity.
The full-time equivalent of people employed in the diversity and equity office:
The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer is available:
Does the institution make cultural competence trainings and activities available to all members of the following groups?:
| Yes or No | |
| Students | Yes |
| Staff | Yes |
| Faculty | Yes |
| Administrators | Yes |
A brief description of the cultural competence trainings and activities:
On-line courses required with significant completion by all faculty and staff
New faculty orientation to include a diversity discussion with a diverse faculty member to co-facilitate the discussion
New staff orientation workshops include diversity components with open discussion
Departmental sessions for OCS and FMS on Harassment and Diversity
The website URL where information about the cultural competence trainings is available:
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