| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.49 |
| Liaison | Julia Angstmann |
| Submission Date | Dec. 20, 2021 |
Butler University
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Jamie
Valentine Assistant Director CUES Biological Sciences |
Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
In fall 2020, Butler announced the establishment of a Hub for Black Affairs and Community Engagement in partnership with Professor of Political Science Dr. Terri Jett as Faculty Director. This is one of many DEI initiatives, and one in which the University is allocating notable financial resources, that are being implemented as part of Butler’s broader commitment to create an intentionally diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environment.
The Hub will serve as an institutional command center to address systemic racism and Black oppression, with its work beginning this academic year. Components of the Hub include and advisory group, Black faculty and staff affinity groups, Black student support, visiting Black intellectuals, and faculty collaborative fellows.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Diversity & Affordability
Wellbeing & Work
Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
The Social Justice and Diversity (SJD) Vocation Fellowship is a faculty development program designed to help faculty adapt an existing course or create a new course that aligns with the Social Justice and Diversity core curriculum student learning outcomes and infuse that course with vocational reflection strategies for students. The goal is to build firm connections between the project of learning about SJD topics and the process of students exploring a life of purpose, meaning and contribution. By learning about issues of injustice, the need for social change, and confronting oppression, students are given the opportunity to explore how their own life may be used to encounter and improve upon some of the issues learned about in an SJD designated course. Faculty meet six times a year for a total of 12 hours and by the end they are required to submit their course for SJD designation and provide a deliverable like a syllabus, assignment, teaching strategy, or other outcomes that demonstrates vocational reflection showing up in the course. The Fellowship started in 2018, funded by a Vocation Across the Academy grant through the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) with funding from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Lilly Endowment, Inc. The project is continuing in its fourth year.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Diversity & Affordability
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
In an initiative developed through the President's Office, faculty are collaborating with third-party experts to conduct a review of the campus police department (BUPD) to assess how the BUPD fits with the University's goals for community. To glean the experiences and feelings of the campus community, an in-depth survey was developed to elicit feedback from students, faculty, and staff. Feedback from the campus community is currently being assessed and will culminate in recommendations to the President's office about BUPD's presence on campus.
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Wellbeing & Work
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For third point:
Black Onyx Report: https://www.butler.edu/sites/default/files/butler-report_0.pdf
Butler Advisory Group Report: https://www.butler.edu/sites/default/files/bupd-advisory-group.pdf
For third point:
Black Onyx Report: https://www.butler.edu/sites/default/files/butler-report_0.pdf
Butler Advisory Group Report: https://www.butler.edu/sites/default/files/bupd-advisory-group.pdf
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